Like to cook?

Anyone besides me actually like to cook????   I'm starting this thread to make a nice list of healthy but goood tasting recipes to make the diet part of bodybuilding actually enjoyable...

Post your favorite bb friendly recipe...i'll add some of mine later....gtg to class!

I love to invent new recipes and cook them up to see how they turn out. 

hey.. it's good to hear that i'm not the only wannabee chef at DB!
 
i love to cook, and have lots of different influences in my cooking. Because i am bulking for the most part i eat alot of pasta, rice, red meat and chicken. So alot of my diet is based around indian, italian generally food which has alot of flavour. I particularly like italian becuase you can dress up a simple plate of pasta into a quick nutritious snack or a gourmet plate of food, both of which can be conducive to building qualty muscle and aid recovery.
 
I don't really follow recipes, but if i try something new i'll find out whats in it and make it myself, so if i post a recipe but don't specify quantities, it's just trial and error, which i think is the best way anyway, as everybody's taste and pallets differ.
 
Will post some of my favourites later on.....i'm goin to throw some iron around:)
 

woodmeister

age: 24 as of 02/07

weight: 170

bench max: 8 @ 270

leg press: 8 @ 450

Squat: 5 @ 315

ya, i like to cook. Actually, Ive been cooking in restaurants for 4-5 years now and I am currently in culinary school.
 
A decent recipe/dish I created during our nutrition lab included:
 
-grilled salmon(poached or roasted would work just as well)
 
-wild rice pilaf (used chix stock as the cooking liquid and added diced veggies for color and flavor)
 
-sauted green beans (use extra virgin olive oil as the fat, add garlic and other healthy ingredieants to add flavor--such as almonds, pepper, etc.)
 
-I created an orange glaze to top the salmon with. Remove skin from orange sections, added orange juice, then thickened with a slurry)
 
Everything was very healthy, tasted great, and went well together. This is an excellent tasting and nutritious dish. It provides protein from the salmon, healthy fats from the evo oil and salmon, and decent carbs from the wild rice. The orange glaze really sets it off. No extra sugar added, just those naturally found in the orange and orange juice.

Age: 19
Weight: 165
Squat: 300 x 1
Bench: 245 x 1
Deadlift: 315 x 4
Powerclean: 185 x 1; 135 x 12

Watching my calves grow is like watching a pot of water come to a boil... 

http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/megaman77/

Cookings fine, not bad or anything, I like it I guess, but I don't beg to do it you know what I mean?

Red PittBull's Log.

sounds good megaman...i love roasting food, i feel it brings out the best flavor...have any good recipes for roasted potatoes and winter vegetables??  I always toss red potatoes with olive oil and garlic and roast in the oven , but i'm looking for some variations.

I seriously cook.
 
I will go back through the nutrition foum, one of these days, and put the recipies I have listed in various threads all in one place, here if you would like.
 
They just take to long for me to type out.
 
But I swear alot of these guys need a begining cooking primer or something, because healthy food doesn't have to be poached chicken breast and steamed brocoli with a yam, dry FFS.

haha seriously...if i had to eat dry tuna out of a can and steamed rice for every meal like some of these guys do i wold NOT be in this sport....But i've managed to get great results and at the same time eat some bada$$ food...afterall, you only live one life, might as well eat good!

I love to cook.. one thing in particular I enjoy is trying to figure out recipes.. like Chic fil A.... I've actually figured out how to make their chicken nuggets..

There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing

 

ORIGINAL: smoundzou

I love to cook.. one thing in particular I enjoy is trying to figure out recipes.. like Chic fil A.... I've actually figured out how to make their chicken nuggets..

 
HAHA, I'm courrently trying to crack the code for a ginger carrot salad dressing they serve at my local Jappanese resturant.
 
grated carrot, ginger, rice wine vinegar, drizzle soy sauce over the greens...... but there is one more thing, I haven't figured out, and they won't tell.

thehardway:
-the obvious ingredient not listed is oil but im sure you know that
 
I havent tasted this but I believe what you are most likely missing is miso (fermented soy beans). Comes in a package, soft texture, light brown/tan. You can prolly find it at your nearest asian market.
 
-also, sambal chili sauce would add spice if that is missing
-plus, you could add a citrus flavoring liquid such as ponzu to add more acid/give it a citrus taste.

Age: 19
Weight: 165
Squat: 300 x 1
Bench: 245 x 1
Deadlift: 315 x 4
Powerclean: 185 x 1; 135 x 12

Watching my calves grow is like watching a pot of water come to a boil... 

http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/megaman77/

Absolutely not oil, one of the reasons I like it is no fat, which means I can use fat somewhere else ; )
 
 There is no heat. It is just very very clean and bright flavor, with a wonderful texture.  
 
You might have it with the miso though, ponzu I have never heard of, it's a possibility as well. Maybe a combo.
 
Hmm, the dressing is not very acidic at all, so if ponzo would add acidity, than that is probably not the case. Miso on the other hand is very soft, and soothing, that could balance out the rice wine vinegar.
 
It is the balance plus texture that makes that dressing so wonderful!
 
Megaman, if that does it then you have made many people so happy. I have promised numerous tampopo salad dressing devotees, that I would figure out how to make it, and I think you just did for me.
 
I'll let you know.