Survey - Can you cook?

The only thing I haven’t made is grits.
I’m not ‘murican 😉

HAVE YOU EVER?
1. Made biscuits from scratch? Yep. Different recipes but I love my fluffy biscuits!
2. Fried fresh okra or squash? Zucchini... sliced, breaded and fried. Good stuff!
3. Made Homemade soup? Chicken noodle, tomato and others.
4. Fried chicken? Whole? I've fried chicken but not much fun! lol
5. Made spaghetti sauce from scratch? Always. It's better!
6. Made Homemade rolls or cinnamon rolls? Yes...and doughnuts!
7. Baked a cake from scratch? For sure!
8. Made icing from scratch? Yep...
9. Cooked a pot roast with all the veggies? Easy and good! Yes
10. Made chili from scratch? Uh huh... different ways too.
11. Made a meatloaf? Yes! Changed it up slightly in the last couple of years
12. Made scalloped potatoes? Yes...not many appreciate them here. lol
13. Made mac/cheese from scratch? I love it compared to box crap.
14. Made a jello salad? yes
15. Made Chicken pot pie? yep...and beef pot pie
16. Made fudge? That's one I make but not often
17. Made cookies from scratch? All kinds of cookies! I have even shared by mail. lol
18. Cooked a pot of beans from dried beans? Yes. Hardest part is remembering to soak them over night.
19. Cooked a pot of greens? Love them straight from the garden... farmer market is second best.
20. Made bread from scratch? Yes! Different kinds too!
21. Make a pie dough from scratch? I have and can... may not be perfect, but it's all good. lol
22. Cooked a whole turkey? Yes...usually for Thanksgiving.
23. Snapped green beans and cooked them? Yes
24. Made mashed potatoes from scratch? Yep... switching up how they are seasoned, etc...
25. Prepared a meal for guests? Nothing fancy... come to my fire pit and hang out. :)
26. Made homemade dumplings? So many kinds of dumplings to be made! YES!
27. Made pancakes from scratch? Simple and yes
28. Roasted vegetables in the oven instead of boiling them? Often
29. Made Homemade baked apple pies? Oh yeah!
30. Made pudding from scratch? My favorite is chocolate peanut butter but also love the banana pudding...with or without the cookies.
31. Made tuna or chicken salad? Quite often
32. Made homemade lasagna? That is a favorite and I've been asked to make it quite often. :)
33. Made baked beans? That one is harder for me... Maybe because I try to make them like my mom did and never get it quite right.
34. Made ice cream from scratch? Another great one and so many flavors. Yes.
35. Made jam or jelly? Uh huh... I was surprised how much sugar goes into it all!
36. Zested an orange or lemon? yes
37. Cooked grits? not yet... no real interest, I guess.
38. Made an omelet? I love omelets! Yes... I get to add what sounds good to me! lol
39. Made homemade pizza? The crust is not perfected, but it's good enough. lol Yep. love home made much better.
40. Lived in a house without a dishwasher?
I've never lived in a house with a dishwasher. If I did, I'd remove it.

Yes I can cook - I draw inspiration from my Chinese heritage and French cuisine 🐼🥢🙂

Plenty of people have eaten my cooking and gone on to lead normal lives.

Yes, I can cook. Your list is rather southern US oriented. No, I've never made "biscuits" but I've made popovers. I've cooked chicken multiple ways, but never fried a whole one. I honestly don't know what a "a pot roast with all the veggies" is, but I've roasted various cuts of beef & pork. My potatoes are au gratin, not scalloped; sorry. Never a jello salad, I'm proud to say. I've cooked plenty of vegetables, some of them green. Is that the same as "a pot of greens?" How are dumplings different from biscuits? I've cooked "slow" oatmeal, but never grits.

Chocolate cake with chocolate icing from scratch (24 oz of dark chocolate total) from my mom's recipe is one of my specialties. Apple pies from scratch are another of my specialties - I use a mix of braeburn & cortland. So is chili from scratch. So is home made lasagne with sausage & artichoke hearts. We do a home made deep dish pizza in a cast iron pan. I've grilled, roasted, and pan fried various vegetables; pan fried asparagus is one of my specialties.

I've never made fudge, but I know how to temper real chocolate, and I've made chocolate covered fresh blueberries and chocolate covered fresh raspberries - they need to be eaten within about 12 hours of making. I've made chocolate souffle. I've made ice cream from scratch with a hand crank mixer while adding rock salt to the ice bath. I've lived in a couple houses without dishwashers, but not in decades.

I've also grilled swordfish, baked salmon, and pan fried sole and bluefish and tuna and bass. I've cooked scallops and mussels and oyster stew. I've cooked lobster and shrimp in various ways. I've cooked both omelettes and frittatas.

I’ve done all those things. I’ve been cooking and baking since childhood. When my first wife got cancer I took over all the cooking for our family of six. One of the jobs I had in college was as a baker in a bakery.

A Christmas dinner with a dozen dishes and pies is not a problem. I’m a firm believer that if you can’t cook you might one day find you can’t eat.

HAVE YOU EVER?
1. Made biscuits from scratch? - Yes
2. Fried fresh okra or squash? - Yes
3. Made Homemade soup? - Yes
4. Fried chicken? Whole? - Yes Yes
5. Made spaghetti sauce from scratch? - No
6. Made Homemade rolls or cinnamon rolls? - No
7. Baked a cake from scratch? - Yes
8. Made icing from scratch?- No
9. Cooked a pot roast with all the veggies? Yes
10. Made chili from scratch? Yes
11. Made a meatloaf? No
12. Made scalloped potatoes? Yes
13. Made mac/cheese from scratch? No
14. Made a jello salad? Yes
15. Made Chicken pot pie? No
16. Made fudge? No
17. Made cookies from scratch? Yes
18. Cooked a pot of beans from dried beans? Yes
19. Cooked a pot of greens? Yes
20. Made bread from scratch? No
21. Make a pie dough from scratch? No
22. Cooked a whole turkey? No
23. Snapped green beans and cooked them? Yes
24. Made mashed potatoes from scratch? Yes
25. Prepared a meal for guests? Yes , multiple times
26. Made homemade dumplings? Yes
27. Made pancakes from scratch? Yes
28. Roasted vegetables in the oven instead of boiling them? Yes
29. Made Homemade baked apple pies? No
30. Made pudding from scratch? No
31. Made tuna or chicken salad? Yes
32. Made homemade lasagna? No
33. Made baked beans? Yes
34. Made ice cream from scratch? No
35. Made jam or jelly? Yes
36. Zested an orange or lemon? Yes
37. Cooked grits? No
38. Made an omelet? Yes
39. Made homemade pizza? Yes
40. Lived in a house without a dishwasher? Yes

HAVE YOU EVER?
1. Made biscuits from scratch? y
2. Fried fresh okra or squash? y
3. Made Homemade soup? y
4. Fried chicken? Whole? y / why
5. Made spaghetti sauce from scratch? y
6. Made Homemade rolls or cinnamon rolls? y
7. Baked a cake from scratch? y
8. Made icing from scratch? y
9. Cooked a pot roast with all the veggies? y
10. Made chili from scratch? y
11. Made a meatloaf? y
12. Made scalloped potatoes? y
13. Made mac/cheese from scratch? y
14. Made a jello salad? yuck
15. Made Chicken pot pie? y
16. Made fudge? y
17. Made cookies from scratch? y
18. Cooked a pot of beans from dried beans? y
19. Cooked a pot of greens? y
20. Made bread from scratch? y
21. Make a pie dough from scratch? y
22. Cooked a whole turkey? y
23. Snapped green beans and cooked them? y
24. Made mashed potatoes from scratch? y
25. Prepared a meal for guests? y
26. Made homemade dumplings? y
27. Made pancakes from scratch? y
28. Roasted vegetables in the oven instead of boiling them? y
29. Made Homemade baked apple pies? y
30. Made pudding from scratch? y
31. Made tuna or chicken salad? y
32. Made homemade lasagna? y
33. Made baked beans? y
34. Made ice cream from scratch? y
35. Made jam or jelly? y
36. Zested an orange or lemon? y
37. Cooked grits? y
38. Made an omelet? y
39. Made homemade pizza? y
40. Lived in a house without a dishwasher? n

My "old school" mother taught me to cook before leaving for college. I love cooking from scratch. One reason I bought this house is the lavish kitchen.

I have done 18 of these. There are several in the list that I would not make but that is just my personal preference.
I do enjoy cooking and baking

I'm the one who cooks in my home and also since I was taught by my grandmother how to cook and bake since I was a teen, I've done all of these pretty much all my life except for the following:

22. Cooked a whole turkey- my brother likes celebrating Thanksgiving even if we live in Europe now (we're not Americans but we lived in the US for many years and there's always so much to be thankful for too ☺️) He's in charge of making it since we celebrate it at his place.

37. Cooked grits - I've never made them, I've never had grits.☺️

I have not made pudding from scratch.Can honestly say I've nailed everything else on the list.
I am no slouch when it comes to kitchen chores.Made 40 orders of chicken pot pie today at the food bank.Yes,with store bought crust,sigh. It was delish. Hobos were smacking their lips all over town.

I don't imagine anyone frying a whole chicken...maybe that is a 2 part question.
Nothing on this list is super challenging,particularly with a bit of practice.

I've done quite a few from that list. I live in the South so a lot of them are staples here

I've done every single one of them

And I have no dishwasher lol

HAVE YOU EVER?

Yes
1. Made biscuits from scratch?
2. Fried fresh okra or squash?
3. Made Homemade soup?
4. Fried chicken? Whole? not whole
5. Made spaghetti sauce from scratch?
6. Made Homemade rolls or cinnamon rolls?
7. Baked a cake from scratch?
8. Made icing from scratch?
9. Cooked a pot roast with all the veggies?
10. Made chili from scratch?
12. Made scalloped potatoes?
13. Made mac/cheese from scratch?
15. Made Chicken pot pie?
16. Made fudge?
17. Made cookies from scratch?
18. Cooked a pot of beans from dried beans?
20. Made bread from scratch?
21. Make a pie dough from scratch?
22. Cooked a whole turkey?
23. Snapped green beans and cooked them?
24. Made mashed potatoes from scratch?
25. Prepared a meal for guests?
26. Made homemade dumplings?
27. Made pancakes from scratch?
28. Roasted vegetables in the oven instead of boiling them?
29. Made Homemade baked apple pies?
30. Made pudding from scratch?
31. Made tuna or chicken salad?
32. Made homemade lasagna?
33. Made baked beans?
34. Made ice cream from scratch?
35. Made jam or jelly?
36. Zested an orange or lemon?
38. Made an omelet?
39. Made homemade pizza?
40. Lived in a house without a dishwasher?

These are the nos ....but i think these are american foods
11. Made a meatloaf?
14. Made a jello salad?
19. Cooked a pot of greens?
37. Cooked grits?

I don't buy any pre-prepared meals.
I cook all meals from fresh ingredients.
I aim for a combination of looks good, smells good, tastes good and is good for you (nutritionally well balanced at every meal).
We don't have a dishwasher and the only electric tool is a blender.
I love cooking; it's an act of creativity and love.
I also love the eating.

I can, I think I’m a pretty good cook too.
The only things I haven’t done is make homemade jam/jelly or cooked grits.

I have cooked a lasagna entirely from scratch on a barbecue while camping. Impressed the shit out of everyone! ☺️

I'm a great cook and I have successfully made 4 of the things on the list - #3 - #10 - #23 and #33. Our son must have inherited his cooking skills from me - he is a professional baking chief. Cheers!

i said yes to 29 Qs maybe cuz its my first time living myself but also bc im indian so ive never heard of many dishes on the list, kinda intimidating lol

Quite a list . Love that you do your own thing . Homemade 🌹✨❤️ Don't like dishwashers . I do that myself too 🦋

I can cook.
As for 40, grew up that way and removed one from my house.

38 was my first recipe, as a teen.

Honestly, yes, all of them and many more! True story. 😊🌺

40 yes, I do (but most houses don't have one in this part of globe, it's not common out here)

Except 22 i.e. Whole turkey, I have cooked almost all the items, or something similar to that. Something more difficult at some questions
Why isn't rib-eye included ? I make a mean Cajun ribs

im not American so a few of those i have never eaten so would never cook or bake or prepare
but i cook almost daily from scratch
and refuse to have a dishwasher
ive never owned own and never will

I’m not that great. I need practice cooking but I do know how to cook. That being said, I don’t think I’m a great cook. I do make some homemade things like gravy, lol

I have never
Cooked grits
Made pudding
Made jello salad
Fried okra or squash


I basically cook most things from scratch most of the time.

Yes to all except a pot of greens, pudding from scratch, and how do you fry a whole chicken?

I was a assistant chef and was going to be head chef at a former employer. So yeah I fancy myself a somewhat of a good cook

Ohh.. TLDR.. I've done quite a few of them, I can handle myself in the kitchen. I do like to bake on occasion and my breakfast spread is tight!

I have done 90% of all these cooking aspects and have neve lived without a dishwasher.
Sally💋

i cant bake at all.. anything with dough is a failure.. but yeah i can do the cooking and roasting stuff

I can when I am in the mood but most of the time dont see the point when I live on my own

There's a short list of things I've cooked but if I get the urge to do something I'll figure it out. I have baked bread a few times and made cookies... I must not be too bad at it, my mom seems to enjoy my fresh baked bread. Beyond that I've cooked wild game, it's been a few years but I'm sure I still can. During a power failure I once made stew in a cast iron pot on the wood heater and let it cook all day.

1 yes
2 no and I would never -- hate that stuff.
3 yes
4 yes
5 yes
6 no
7 no
8 yes
9. yes
10. yes
11. no
12. no and don't like them
13. yes
14. no and don't like
15. no and don't like
16. yes
17. yes
18. sorta, did that INTO a dish a few times
19. no and don't like
20. yes
21. no
22. yes
23. yes
24. yes
25. yes
26. sorta
27. yes
28. yes
29. no and no desire to
30. no
31. no and don't like
32. yes
33. no and don't like
34. yes
35. no
36. orange, yes
37. no and don't like
38. yes
39. yes
40. yes

American diner food? sure.

Let's do something a bit more challenging.

Started cooking for myself over 50 years ago.

Yea to a lot no to a lot. Some of these foods I dislike 👎

I can honestly answer yes to all 40 questions

Mmhm, every single one of them.

I got 19 total on the list.

Mine is a no to most of those. Grew up on a Mediterranean diet 🤷‍♀️

Yes 🙌. Love to cook 👨‍🍳

Everything except 35, at least once. I’ve never had a dishwasher since I left home.

I do cook and know how. A lot of that food is not in my general diet as I’m a vegetarian, that is lactose intolerant and has Celiacs 💀 I only haven’t prepared food for guests because I don’t invite people over (I don’t like guests).

I am not a baker, but I can cook a dinner or lunch from scratch and know how to follow a recipe. I just dont see the value in making cookies, cakes or pies. But know my way around pastry sheets and pancake mix of course.😷

Yes

I have done most of these, except I don't know if I have ever made a jam or jelly. I did live in house without a dishwasher, but it was when I was very young.

The rest of these I have done.

1, 3, 5, 6 (they weren't the best though), 7, 17, 23, 24 (how else?), 25, 26, 40 (never had a dishwasher..I'm the dishwasher...my grandma even makes us to wash the dishes in the bowl to save heated water 😖)

I cook, but haven't made half that stuff. I haven't made chicken or egg salad. Never baked bread or apple pie. I have made beer bread once. The beer was the yeast. I currently have no dishwasher.