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Originally Posted by spindles
Lastly - my wife says one of my strengths (cooking wise) is being able to see what I can cook with a set of given ingedients...
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When my husband was still a working chef (he's retired from the line, working as a general manager of a chain of bars/restaurants), he participated in several competitions. There's a particular type of competition, one that the show Iron Chef is based on, called Mystery Box... You have a pantry of common ingredients, and a surprise set of ingredients that form the basis of what you have to work with. Each chef has exactly the same stuff, and they have a time limit to get it done.
My hubby's strength is this competition, and that's because he has what you've got.... An ability to look at a bunch of seemingly unrelated ingredients and picture how they can go together to make a meal. Its one of my favorite things about when he feels like cooking... I don't have to go to the grocery store, he just opens the fridge and takes care of business, lol.