/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Some examples of my mom's cooking:

>"Chili"
It's literally tomato soup with red kidney beans, white mushrooms, green bell peppers, onions, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and ground beef. Our family obviously does not come from a background that does a proper chili, but even the canned chili you see in supermarkets would be more accurate than this. It's very clear that it's not chili, but it's what she calls it. She's been making this for over 20 years. Sorry if I sound extra salty here, but I had to eat it growing up, and it was awful.

>"Burritos," ver. 1
White flour tortilla stuffed with canned chili (not even the homemade "chili" from earlier) and slices of medium-aged cheddar cheese. In her defense, this is pretty close to what you'd find in a microwavable burrito that you'd see in the frozen foods aisle. The only real difference is that it costs more, and it takes more time to prepare; no real improvement in flavor. Props for using real cheese, I guess.

>"Burritos," ver. 2
White (sometimes multigrain, sometimes spinach) flour tortilla filled with grilled teriyaki chicken, sauteed onions, carrots, bell peppers, and lettuce. This is closer to a fajita, but she calls it a burrito anyway.

>Steak
Her steaks are 2 levels higher than what she actually claims it to be. So if you ask for Rare, she'll give you a Medium.

>"S'mores"
She uses stoned wheat thins instead of Graham crackers. And she'd use a microwave instead of an open flame. She'd assemble the ingredients first & melt them in the microwave.

What's crazy is that she used to work at a restaurant.