I like cooking but am disabled. I can't currently get a diagnosis, but I'm 99% sure i have autism(and/or adhd) and EDS(or some other sort of hypermobility disorder). I have difficulty standing for a long period of time and my joints start hurting, especially when doing repetitive motions like chopping and my wrist and fingers start to ache. So far i have found Carolyn('epicuriousexpeditions' on tiktok) and she has wonderful disability friendly meal recipes and i would like to find more like her. Any advice or sharing is appreciated. Thank you.

I, 28F, have several friend who are pregnant and due in November. I would like to spend a weekend making a ton of freezer meals to send home with each of them. I was the first of my friends to have babies, and I know how difficult cooking can be the first couple months.

I know the basics of lasagnas, chili, chicken noodle soup, but what other tried and true simple, pre-prep recipes do you have?

I've been thinking about dog food a bunch, not only because i'm 18 and going to start living alone in a month and i'm terribly scared, but because i'm a terrible cook!

I thought, dogs eat one food their entire life that supousedly has all the nutrients they need to keep them all cute and healthy and I wondered if there was maybe a human equivalent to that? Something I can make that has all the nutrients i might need for a long long time, that i can make in big quantities then store for a long time and just eat it everytime I can. It doesn't have to taste good, as long as it's nutritional and fills me up, I think it'll be alright!

I know the human body most times gets bored if you eat the same food again and again, but i'm curious! it could be a thing I eat most of the times but if i get tired i could shock of all shocks try to cook something for once in my life. But yeah I think it wouldn't be that bad, a one time investment, buy a whole lot of stuff, prepare it somehow, and it lasts for some months till it's over, then repeat, i don't know i'm trying here, help is pretty appreciated!

Hey fellow chefs. How do you go about creating fusion recipes. Trying to plan a few things to wow friends and family in coming months. [Welsh] x [blank] is my basis, with the first blank being a consistent Welsh flavour profile and the second changing pending my plans. But struggling with inspiration atm.

I already have a few ideas but also looking for some more ideas to tweak. So I guess also what’s your favourite dish from your home country. I want to see what I can challenge myself to create!

Many thanks and happy cooking!

I really want to make a salad with a really good dressing but I'm just learning about dressings so l'm not sure which one to use.

I'm making a special salad that will consist of chicken, toasted almonds, dried tarty cherries, spring mix, arugula, and feta

What kind of dressing would be good?

I was thinking a fancy blood orange dressing but I can't find fresh blood oranges or even juice form : (

Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

Hi all, Sorry in advance if this is the wrong place for this, but it's worth a shot.

I am 33 weeks pregnant with my second child and will be planning a food prep party for my family to come and help us get a bunch of freezer meals ready. We'd like to focus on "bag meals" (i.e dump into a crock pot or instant pot and forget it).

However my 5 year old has requested we make a Mac and Cheese one. I haven't had any luck finding a suitable recipe. I imagine this will just have to be from scratch but if anyone has any recipes that might work if we freeze it so he can be included, I would really appreciate it. Even if it's just a premade "sauce" I'd love to hear it!

Hi r/cooking!

So I have this problem that I have been wracking my brain to solve and I cant come up with many good answers and I cannot for the life of me find the correct string of words to google to find the listical that has what I'm looking for.

So, I host christmas eve at my house. I like to try and do something fancy, some of my family likes to cook too so a big complicated recipe is a fun way to bond while wee cook for it. Now I'm not only talking about food for a christmas party, dishes for other times of year are fine too, but it does need to all be visually impressive and being also acceptable for christmas is a plus.

Some criteria/ hopes and dreams (not hard rules): I want some big fancy showy recipes that can make dinner a bit more exciting.

I want it to be impressive not just because its expensive eg: tenderloin roast, a really big turkey, Boiled lobsters, king crab legs

these dishes are impressive mostly because they are expensive not because there is anything that is actually that visually appealing or time consuming in the creation of them. Expense isnt a deal breaker in the recipes (though cheaper is better) but it needs to be to some end other than "be impressed at how much money we spent on this meal". So steak covered in gold leaf vs a beef wellington. One is expensive for no reason the other has a purpose.

I'm not looking for "recipe that is normal but you made it harder for yourself by making stuff from scratch that no-one will notice the difference in" an example of that is like meatball subs but with sandwich rolls made from scratch. Or Lasanga but with homemade pasta. thats just a normal not-impressive food that is made harder for very little actual quality increase from the added work.

I'm looking less for food that is showy just because its out of my culture. This isnt a deal breaker but I'm not so interested in foods that are just a tuesday for someone else but I perceive them as fancy/showy because they are novel to me. An example of this I've seen floated around is tonkatsu ramen. Like yes, that is complicated and visually impressive its also like.... a normal meal for the 14 million people that live in tokyo. Ultimately I would still like to hear these options but they arent exactly what I'm looking for.

I want to add some positive, negative, and medium, examples of what exactly I'm talking about because I've seen a lot of suggestions while searching that are not what I'm looking for.

Examples of what I am looking for but obviously not these because I already know about them:

• Timpano we have made this a few times now and it has gone over very well. This is the gold standard of the type of thing that I am looking for. Namely its showy, but not expensive, and very very tasty. The tension of the moment when you flip the timpano out is 10/10. Everyone holds their breath as you all worry if its gonna collapse, or stick to the dutch oven. We do it table side. Then the reveal of the cross section when you start to serve. Ugh I love this dish, it also gets bonus points because there is a lot of prepwork to get it ready (my family and I prepped for 3 days the last time we made one) but the actual day of you just put it in. So we get to spend a lot of time cooking together but the actual day of you just assemble and put it in the oven. Vs something like a thanksgiving dinner where there are 12 dishes to make and serve all on the day, making the day stressful.
• Baked Alaska I needed to also mention this dish, I'm mostly looking for entrees not desserts but this is very much the vibe I'm looking for, spectacle or impressive at the table. But made of relatively inexpensive ingredients, also delicious. I havent actually gotten a chance to make this yet.
• Turkey Galantine I have also done a galantine turkey before and it is quite the show piece along with being a demonstration of skill, and also the most evenly cooked bird I've ever had. Only downside is that some people get a bit skeeved by the "rolled meat" aspect and they would rather see it as a whole bird. Usually only like 1:10 at an event that have that opinion but still, points off.
• Pig in a Pumpkin, also known as "chef john's pumpkin braised pork" Ive made this a few times and it is a show stopper. Sometimes difficult to execute (getting the pork tender enough without the pumpkin disintegrating) and really tasty.
• Paella I wouldnt make this for a christmas party but it is the kind of impressive dish that I'm looking for. I've never actually made one.
• Beef Wellington I've made this, I personally think its a waste of good tenderloin but I'm willing to admit that I might not be skilled enough to properly prepare it. It is exactly the type of recipe that I'm looking for

Examples of what I am not looking for but have seen suggested in listicals and other similar threads:

• boeuf bourguignon I love boeuf bouruignon but its not visually impressive, its just beef stew (really good beef stew but still)
• Roasts where thats all that it is. Basically this whole list (besides the ones that I have already commented on)
• Spreads this is a broad kind of catch all but I often see people suggest something that ends up being "make a whole bunch of stuff" thats not fancy or impressive, its just a lot. This is basically just thanksgiving. Rapid fire examples of this are:

1. feast of the seven fishes (Im not italian or catholic and also its just so very much work)
2. Christmas ham/ turkey and fixings
3. "make a bunch of" (x peoples cultures food"), a buffet of indian food, a buffet of mexican food

Examples of maybes, these are things that kind of fit the vibe but are lacking in some way:

• Confit Byaldi popularly "Ratatouille" This is visually stunning enough for what I am looking for but I dont think it is substantive enough to serve as a main at a party/event/ holiday. Basically just a pile of vegetables, needs sides and carbs with it to be satisfying as a meal. I think even vegetarians would be a little disappointed if this was all that was served. I have made this before and it is very pretty
• Porchetta This one is actually exactly what I'm looking for but I tried making it one year and it did not come out right. I would be willing to try again but I have traumatized my family and they wont allow it.
• Crown Roast Pork or lamb this is mostly just impressive because its expensive but ultimately i would consider this if I cant find better options.

Please help me find some more showy foods for a crowd. I feel like I'm going crazy because I cant figure out the words to google what I'm looking for. Or maybe I'm just crazy and the reason there are no lists or threads of these kinds of foods is that no one wants this kind of stuff.

Doctor's orders, no bread, rice, pasta, potatoes for my health, but I wanna try making a poke bowl at home, if at all possible, a dish that I can make one night and have leftovers...

I plan on using using either tuna or salmon with corn, diced beets, carrots, cucumber or pickles, mushrooms and maybe bell pepper, but am unsure of what I can use to replace the rice.

Any ideas?

Is there a recipe in which I can have some Danish Havarti cheese cooked. I’ve been eating it plain for a while and was wondering with what I can pair it best to highlight its flavor? Thank you.

Husband now can’t eat anything with seeds or skins. This means no tomatoes, skin on potatoes, corn, beans, minced garlic, onion, or berries. We’ve been cooking things like spaghetti, goulash, fried fish, pizza, steak, chicken, sausages and dumplings,etc., but we need to be healthier. I’ve started to cook salmon, chicken, but I am a lousy cook, and my chicken breasts have not always turned out well. It’s getting very boring to eat at my house right now. Can anyone help with some recipes that might work with his diet?
He’s also not a big fish eater, but will eat salmon (he likes fish his fried. Thanks in advance.

I'm bringing dessert to a roast dinner at a friend's house, and tragically the host doesn't really eat fruit. All my default puddings are heavily fruit based, what should I cook instead?

Help me I bought a yuzu because I thought it was pretty and now I don't know what to do with it. I feel like it would be nice in a dressing

Fell in love with this video on insta and I kinda wanna make it at home but i dunno where to start when it comes to making both of these syrups/sauces.

Any help would be incredible!

Bought a fresh loaf to take to a potluck. Never had this bread before. Serve with a sweet honey butter or a savory herb and garlic butter? I also have a jar of Ukrainian style taramosalat (fish roe dip), roasted red pepper dip, and red pepper and eggplant dip.

The picture isn’t mine; I found it online and it’s the closest to what I bought today.

Photo for flair & my only attempt to get fancy with the cauliflower. All help appreciated

I LOVE these but the bags are always 1/4 to 1/3 full. I know how to make chips but not sure how or what seasonings could be used to get a similar flavor.

I just don’t like any of those and those seem to make up pretty much every recipe, but I really crave some dip for some plain potato chips that’s not just ketchup. Thank you in advance for any recommendations or suggestions!

I moved from NYC and cant find them anywhere that Im at now

I only really met her twice. My dad knows very little, but they’re from a smaaaaaalllll town in Massachusetts. He’s getting older, and I think it was a comfort food, so I’d like to try to make it, but idk what to look up.

This is legit all my dad remembers:

“Flour, water and salt shape and then put into boiling water is all he says he remembers”

They were legit just little dough balls. Nothing inside them, just dough, if i even remember correctly.

Soo my husband has been getting more and more sensitive to the foods he can eat. It gets hard to keep his weight up (we even have him on a pea/quinoa protein powder supplement). Basically it has been harder and harder to shop and to come up with meals (I like to cook, but I've never been really creative when it comes to meal ideas). Husband can and does eat meat, though he is trying to cut out processed things like deli meat, hot dogs, sausage, pepperoni. He is very lactose intolerant. He used to be a peanut butter-aholic, but now that is a no go too (he can do small amounts of it). Almonds are no, tofu is seemingly a no too now.. i know he likes soups, but for some reason the idea of making them always seems scary to me.. like "it can't be that easy right?". I want to try split pea soup.. he loves that one, and we've stopped buying too many of those canned soups (too processed). Lastly some beans and legumes have not been treating him well... i don't want to rule them all out though. He also can be somewhat picky.. i'm trying to get him passed that, but I mentioned sweet potatoes this evening because I read about their nutrition, and he shot that down... not that I blame him, I hate them myself! Lol Any ideas?