(1) What brought you to the Pillsbury Community?

my job

(2) Who taught you how to cook?  Who do you cook for now?

life taught me to cook and my stomach...after awhile you teach yourself...but every once in a while Ill call moms up for a recipe

(3) Biggest time saver in the kitchen for you?

my george forman grill

(4) Name some top ingredients that are the most often bought (and most often used) in your refrigerator and cupboard. 

cajun seasoning, lemon pepper, and chicken

(5) Anything else you want to share!

Im a great cook, I want to learn to make the perfect pecan pie and i work for Safeway

Hi Everyone!

4kidsmommy: I love to make everyday sandwiches feel different with assortments of breads. So you have 4 young ones? I just asked this question on the boards and I would love to know your thoughts! What do you do in a pinch when the all the neighborhood kids are over playing? http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/10/780/3141

layne1228: I think the trial and error way of learning can be one of the most rewarding ways to learn about cooking and baking. Do have a great dinner casserole that you can make the night before? I would love if you could share it here: http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/9/625

gismos: Thank you for sharing your story! I’ve had the opportunity to work with some moms who have kids in the military- and I learned they are some of the strongest women I know!  We have a Cooking for Two Section on here- I would love to know your thoughts on these posts! http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/12

Moirakris: So happy you are here! Three teenage daughters, eh? What are they doing this year to celebrate dad this year for Father’s day? http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/29/735

Lady Vicki: I like to hear about that tag teaming! My husband and I do the same thing! What’s your favorite way to prepare grilled chicken? http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/27/775

treazured: Cordon Bleu eh? It’s an honor to have you here! (I just read the Julia Child book, and she went there also!)

We do have some veggie friendly meals on here!

http://www.pillsbury.com/search/searchresults.aspx?terms=Vegetarian+&tab=All

Here are some other ideas, http://www.bettycrocker.com/search/searchresults.aspx?terms=Vegetarian and

http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/search.aspx?criteria=Vegetarian

Do have some great picnic foods ideas? We would love to read them here!

http://www.Pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/27/737

judiu: I see one of your most bought ingredients is pasta! Can you please let us know what you do to make your pasta night special? http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/9/675

bwid: We have a whole Cooking for Two Category on here! Please check it out when you have a chance. http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/12 Please ask you questions- we are here to help!

snippets: What a sweet gift of love! My sister made me a cookbook when I was getting married. It had all the family favorites! It was one of my favorite gifts!

I love, love, love Mexican food also. Would love your recipe. Please feel free to post it here:

http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/9/

Or in the creative cooks corner:

http://www.pillsbury.com/Products/Rolls/Refrigerated/RecipeCreations/ideas.aspx?group=21

frenchtoastlvr: So you are making a pecan pie for work? We have a fair amount of Pecan Pies on here… I hope these cause inspiration! http://www.pillsbury.com/search/searchresults.aspx?terms=pecan+pie&tab=All

Sincerely, CC

(1) What brought you to the Pillsbury Community?

I have some questions I need answered about the altitude differences in the mixes.

(2) Who taught you how to cook?  Who do you cook for now?

I learned to cook Cajun and Italian from a Cajun fellow in Franklin Louisiana.  I cook for myself and my pitiful wife who only knows how to cook with salt and pepper.

(3) Biggest time saver in the kitchen for you?

I have a food processor that is a life saver for me.  It is a KA with all attachments.

(4) Name some top ingredients that are the most often bought (and most often used) in your refrigerator and cupboard

I have recently been diagnosed with Diabetes 2 so most often used and purchased are diabetic foods. 

(5) Anything else you want to share!

 I believe that is about all I have to share at this moment.  I recently survived an MRSA (in the lungs) attack that left me hospitalized for a month.  (VA for 14 days in a coma on Life Support) then I was transferred to an Infectious Disease Hospital for the final portion of the month of March.  This is the reason I watch my diet very close and use caution when purchasing food.  I also check the infectious disease rating of any medical clinic I go to through the CDC.

(1) What brought you to the Pillsbury Community? Looking for a forum that focuses on the home cook more than than professionals.

(2) Who taught you how to cook?  Who do you cook for now? I learned how to a cook by watching my father, and by the basic necessity of having a working mother when I was growing up. If we wanted to eat before 7:00 at night, someone besides mom had to get dinner on the table. So, I started making simple meals when I was about 11 and have been cooking ever since. After cooking for a family of 4 for 20 years, I now cook for just me and my husband.

(3) Biggest time saver in the kitchen for you? My Santuko knife. For some reason I find it much faster to use than a chef's knife (or a food processor for that matter). Also my Kitchenaid mixer.

(4) Name some top ingredients that are the most often bought (and most often used) in your refrigerator and cupboard. Extra virgin olive oil, garlic, lemon, cheese (romano, parmesan, cheddar, feta, and swiss), pasta, pork chops/pork tenderloin, italian sausage.

(5) Anything else you want to share! I spent the first 17 years of my working life managing restaurants and would love to get back to that environment. My experience there was largely front of the house, so I don't consider myself a professional cook by any stretch of the imagination. Still, I feel like there must be a way to share what I know with a whole generation of people who never learned to cook. To that end, I'm finding create ways to use my love of "all things food". I recently landed a job as a cookbook reviewer at cheftalk.com, and am developing a business plan for providing personal, at home cooking instruction and general kitchen coaching.

Hi Everyone! :) So happy you are all here! 

# hearts1: Thank you for sharing more about yourself! I think cooking for one or two can be tough (Coming from a bigger family, It’s a tough challenge for my hubby and me). Do you have helpful tips and tricks? We would love to hear them! http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/12/690/2811

# thfonz: So we have a man with alittle spice in his life? I like it! Do you have a healthy Cajun grilled chicken recipe you can share with us? http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/27/775

# chefm0m: I loved reading your intro. Now, do you think the home influences restaurant or vice versa? This is one link I would love you to read. http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/27/611

Sincerely, CC

Greetings!

I made some roast chicken yesterday and I wanted to use the leftovers...so Chicken Pie came to mind and I'm going to buy the Pillsburry Crescent rolls on my way home to make it...after visiting this website and seeing all these great recipes, i was compelled to join.

My mother was a tremendous cook.  Simple, uncomplicated dishes from scratch.  She never measured, so when I began my interest in cooking, I would go over and write down what she told me.  I've been at it seriously for the last 20 years and I don't think I'll ever be as good as her, but I'm trying.  She was also a very "clean" cook and taught me the importance of "cleaning as you go".  I now cook for my parter of 32 years.

Biggest time saver?   "garbage bowl"...a salad bowl I line with a plastic grocery bag that I throw anything in while I'm prepping.,Tongs, citrus juicer, mini-prep food processor, blender, salad spinner, egg-slicer.  

Extra Virgin Olive oil, butter, whole peeled garlic, 1/2 & 1/2, dry sherry, dried mushrooms, onions, carrots, celery, shallots, leeks, lemons and limes, lettuces,pillsbury crescent rolls, refrigerated pie dough, Soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, Oyster sauce, Hoisin sauce, canned chicken broth, boxed chicken broth, cream of mushroom soup, Knorrs vegetable dip, Onion soup mix, pasta, rice, pinto beans, lentils, great northern beans, bacon, smoked ham hocks, Italian parsley...spices, Thai curry paste, tomatillos, tomatos...Jello, pudding mixes...canned tomatos, tomato paste

Nice to be here, thank you for having me!

Greetings Everyone,

I am new to the community, and happy to be here!

I have always loved to cook. I started cooking at a young age, helping my grandmother in the kitchen, and then my mother. Gradually I learned to cook not only from the women in my family, but also the cookbooks my mother collected, which were always fascinating reading to me.

I like to prepare good home cooked meals for my husband and I, our grown children, grandchildren, and friends, as well as organizations we belong to.

I am trying to prepare more items strictly from scratch. Years ago I used to be quite good at making bread from scratch, and I am going to start experimenting with that again. However, I still enjoy time saving casseroles and ingredients that make for an easy, quick meal.

Since our granddaughters do not live near us, but visit several times a year, I got the idea each time they visit, we will stage a little "event". They are set to visit in August and we are going to surprise them with a luau complete with tiki decor and grass skirts!!

CateC_Pillsbury_MOD:

Hello Everyone:

We are happy you are here!  Thought it would be helpful to have an area for members to introduce themselves. It’s nice to know a bit more about the person behind the post.  

These are some things we would love to know about you:

 

(1) What brought you to the Pillsbury Community?

(2) Who taught you how to cook?  Who do you cook for now?

(3) Biggest time saver in the kitchen for you?

(4) Name some top ingredients that are the most often bought (and most often used) in your refrigerator and cupboard. 

(5) Anything else you want to share!

 

Sincerely, CateC and ErinD

 

Hi everyone! Happy you are here, and I look forward to reading your future posts!

#Oliveloahf — So glad you joined! Loved your biggest time saver idea. I know you got on here looking for a chicken recipe, so we would love to have you take one our our polls about grilling chicken!
http://communityadmin.pillsbury.com/forums/p/775/3192.aspx#3192

#ValSB I love your event ideas for your granddaughters! Sound like so much fun. Head on over to our Kid-friendly Fun in the Kitchen section - there are some great ideas there, and the community would love to hear yours!
http://www.pillsbury.com/CommunityForums/forums.aspx/10

—Erin D.

Hmmmmm... I'm going to have to think this over before I answer. I didn't know there was going to be a pop quiz!

  Swede

Hello sqdog here just starting to try and really cook

Hi I am Anita. Although I live in NW Indiana now and have for 30 years I was born and raised in Louisiana. That makes my cooking style really varied. I have been married to my wonderful hubby for 23 years and have 2 great kids. Keith is 20 and living in Japan with the US Navy, Kaitlyn is 18 and about to be a Senior in High School.

 (1) What brought you to the Pillsbury Community? Reading the back of a cake mix box lol.

(2) Who taught you how to cook? Mom, Grandma, Grandpa.  Who do you cook for now?My family

(3) Biggest time saver in the kitchen for you? My dishwasher!!

(4) Name some top ingredients that are the most often bought (and most often used) in your refrigerator and cupboard. Ground Beef, Chicken, staples

(5) Anything else you want to share!

I love to keep a well stocked pantry

I like to try new dishes

I hate eating leftovers!!

Chicken wings are my favorite food!!

I make a really mean Gumbo!!

# SwedePower — Happy to see you on here! Looking forward to you coming back and telling us more about yourself!

# sqdog — Great to hear that you are learning to cook. What kinds of things are struggling with, or what are your recent cooking successes? Would love to learn more about you!

# NavyMom2007 — Hi Anita! It's nice to meet you! Being from Louisiana, I bet you do make a mean Gumbo! Do you have any other specialties? I'd love to get a great southern-cooking discussion going on in the community!

Also, If you love chicken wings, you might like to try this recipe: http://www.pillsbury.com/Recipes/ShowRecipe.aspx?rid=17541

Thanks for joining the community and introducing youself! Hope to you see you around! :)

— Erin D.

Hi everyone!

My name is Fran and I am from Pennsylvania, but originally from Italy.  Been here for over thirty years.

I came to Pillsbury community by accident really. I was searching for some recipes.

I learned to cook from my mother mostly, italian cuisine of course.  I cook for my family, husband and three children, one in college, so I don't get to cook for him much.

Biggest time saver for me is prep ahead of time.

Top ingredients in my kitchen are of course pasta, chicken.

I always look for new ideas and new recipes.  My favorites are desserts recipes.

That is about it!

Thanks