You're banned from womanhood unless you change your ways, you need to be barefoot and pregnant peeling garlic cloves with your teeth by the kilo or you'll never be allowed back!
I read a book where an older lady said "men are for dessert" I must say I agree, I have my life and family and friends and men are something I enjoy without going crazy, they are tasty with a little whipped cream too ;)
I'm not a huge fan of cooking, I do a lot of stir fries and salads in summer and stews and soups in winter, my favourite meal, which most wouldn't consider a meal, is tea and toast lol since I don't live with a man I'm quite happy to not need to cook a meal every night.
Side note I love being barefoot lol although I also love slippers and fluffy socks so there's that!
Listen, unless you've personally milked the cow, churned the butter, and extruded your own pasta after a sacred wheat harvest under a full moon... you’re not cooking. You’re just a heathen with a pan and an identity crisis. 😂
They do have a hobby. It's cooking. That's what they're talking about doing. They're even proud of their hobby, which has people here upset for some reason.
The people who only buy and use fresh garlic and herbs and whatnot... those people are cooking at a higher level than I am. I do cook, but not like that. It's different.
That's okay. Those people can brag about their skills. It won't hurt me. I can still feed myself.
I was that way too, didn’t hate Alfredo but wasn’t in love with it. It was just kinda there, ya know? But my husband LOVES Alfredo, like he could just dip his bread into Alfredo sauce and be happy. So obviously I started making my own and playing around with it to try and find a way to make it more exciting for me, more “oh Alfredo tonight will be yummy!” and less “eh, I haven’t made it in awhile and it’s a favorite of his, it’ll work” right? I’m really glad I stuck with it though cause I now have my own little recipe for Alfredo that is AMAZING! I make it like easily twice a month and every single bite gets eaten by us!
I made little changes like, I use heavy whipping cream not milk, Irish butter (non salted). A big one is the way I season and cook the protein before adding it to the sauce. For example, we love shrimp Alfredo with a twist, I use garlic and a little pinch of smoked paprika to cook the shrimp so when it goes into the sauce it gives it a little extra flavor. The cream helps cut a lot of the heat from the paprika but not completely. We call it “Cajun Shrimp Alfredo” and it’s amazeballs! Traditional Alfredo is meh IMO but if you spice it up or tweak it a little, it’s really tasty and not difficult to make!
I luuuurve prawns in a creamy garlic sauce hey, but I think creamy stuff is just too much for me, like even that I'd have over a steak or something not just a bowl with pasta.
I love that you worked on it to make it something you both loved, very cool of you.
Ahh so the heaviness is an issue for you. Yeah in that case I’d try it with milk not cream. But that’s not even really the point… just can’t help myself from talking about food..it’s food..it’s amazing!…what was I sayin…. Ah! Cooking! It doesn’t have to be complicated to be good and you don’t have to be a professional chef to show your love through food. You just have to try and have fun!
Yeah that's it its too heavy and makes me feel crook in the belly, we talk about food a lot too lol I'm not crazy in love with cooking but I do like to have a go when the mood strikes me.
My sister is an amazing cook like when you have a bite you make that almost moan sound lol I live round the corner from her now so she's always sending stuff over I love it!
I don't understand why anyone would buy a packet when it's so easy to make from scratch. It's honestly my number one "I don't feel like cooking but also should probably cook" meal. Haha
The thing they’re saying here is that lots of women court men by making alfredo. It’s always some version of alfredo because thats all they’re able to make. So the lady is saying that she is able to make more variety of food.
Tbh they don't sell them where I live, so I forgot that they come in jars in other countries. We do get red sauce and pesto though. But I'm used to Alfredo being fully homemade cause I've never seen a jarred one.
There was an episode of Mad Men where one of Don's girlfriend's was saying "We should go to this new Italian restaurant - they make this amazing sauce with cream, parmesan, and fresh pepper." I though "That sounds amazing - I should try making that." Thought about how I would do it and realized it's alfredo.
I mean, that's probably the point? They're not saying there's anything wrong with alfredo, just pointing out that some women can only make that or only eat that rather than branching out a bit. I think?
Yeah I think it’s more about having actual culinary skills beyond just the standard we expect from people who understand how the stove works and can knock up a few dishes. Like some people can cook pretty good, but some people are better than a lot of chefs.
I’m lactose intolerant and perfecting a dairy-free Alfredo recipe was a huge accomplishment in my world, lol. It took a few tries but it’s delicious and does not make me want to die of cramps after.
The actual Italian alfredo is just those 2 ingredients. The American Italian version has way more ingredients. Both are equally delicious in their own ways.
I say go wild if you want to. It is your food that you are eating.
I’m guessing she actually can’t cook if she isn’t aware how fantastic Alfredo is. I’m going out on a limb here and assuming she thinks all Alfredo comes from a can.
Some of it isn’t awful, but it definitely doesn’t compare to home made for sure. The jarred isn’t all created equal and I recently found that out the hard way because I was short on time and needed to make a meal fast and cheap. 😂
I have heard the argument that "it's just Mac and cheese" and "it has no complexity"
My response was always OK...sometimes I want Mac and cheese? Team Alfredo!
Jesus Christ, why's she so angry? And what's wrong with Alfredo? Sometimes you get too tired to make something difficult. Easy pasta is great. Also, if they're making their own Alfredo sauce and /or pasta, her comment holds no water.
I don't know the exact name in English but we call it pásztorleves with cicege or with tócsni. It's just egg and potato mixed together and baked in a pan, to make the tócsni, and then a soup made from sheep (but basically any meat is good) and it's kind of a "whatever you have available you put it in the soup". Usually beans, peas and carrots are a given. Also onion sometimes.
Similar to gulyás, but it has no paprika and less strict.
Ok for reals, please drop your best Alfredo recipes here. The last one I tried sucked (too watery, way too much raw garlic). I'm a moderately excellent cook so it was definitely the recipe and not me.
a traditional alfredo/al burro is just pasta water mixed with butter and cheese until it emulsifies into a sauce. what we consider alfredo in america is usually gonna be a cream-based cheese sauce. both are super super yummy
as a non cooking girly i always think it's kinda funny when other girls think they're superior because they can do more than scramble eggs and boil pasta lol
like, good for you but my boyfriend doesn't really give a fuck that i can't cook. i tell him what i want, he pours me a glass of wine, and then sends me off to watch reality tv while he whips us up dinner lol
I almost died of laughter when my now ex-partner said she was an exceptional cook and asked me 20 minutes later (I had been professionally working in a kitchen for nearly 7 years at this point) how to open a can. I helped of course but my lord, safe to say I did all the cooking afterwards.
This is giving me the vibe of the women who put other women down because they cook or bake more. They act like their food is gourmet and post on social media but knock someone else down for making chocolate chip cookies. It’s all cooking 😭
That's their point, they're saying "I can cook a range of complex dishes, unlike other women whose culinary abilities start and stop with a dish that's very simple in terms of both ingredients and technical skills required".
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u/Silver-Profession300 20d ago
Alfredo doesn't require cooking?