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Question for the guys in here who cook
02-21-2011, 01:13 AM
If you had to recommend a good cookbook to learn the basics, which would you advise?
I know how to cook some easy things like make a steak with some vegetables and a baked potato, that's pretty simple, but I don't really have any creative dishes to step it up to the next level. I'm looking to get that skill handled.
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02-21-2011, 06:47 AM
Have you ever thought of advertising it on your local community (using craiglist for example). Last time i advertised on it and someone came to teach me new dishes, it was a good experience, its good to know that some people out there just want to help other people without gaining anything back and i bet you will find those people on that site, check out craiglist if you are in the USA at the moment.
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02-21-2011, 09:37 AM
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02-21-2011, 09:54 PM
Check out the Alton Brown series on the Food Network. He's really good at explaining a lot of things. His recipes are also online.
As for good dishes to try making, I recently made Ratatouille and it was really good!
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03-04-2011, 02:57 PM
buy a Asian fusion cookbook. Easy to cook and tasty
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Question for the guys in here who cook
03-04-2011, 08:04 PM
Forget the cookbooks, just experiment in the kitchen. My fave dish to cook is salmon, add spices, wrap in foil and cook in the oven for 25 minutes. Then you can cook a fancy rice dish by adding peas or cook the rice with frozen veggies that come in the bag. Do you like sweet potato? Just put in the oven for an hour and your good.
Girls will dig it, trust me.
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05-23-2015, 01:25 AM
Try some of the Jamie Oliver books.
I liked "Ministry of Food"
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05-23-2015, 01:42 AM
record some cooking shows, try the recipes out of yourself, there's no better way to learn how to cook than by watching someone do it and trying it for yourself. take notes as you're watching.
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Question for the guys in here who cook
05-23-2015, 07:07 AM
I cook to help keep my macros up.
Here are some basic tips:
1. Get good ingredients.
2. To make any food taste amazing add the following:
Butter, olive oil, lard, garlic, and gratuitous use of spices.
3. Learn to use your gut when adding spices. Never measure out amounts. When baking however always measure out exact quantities.
Good recipes online are hard to find. Stick to food network and food & wine for good recipes.
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05-23-2015, 09:35 AM
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05-23-2015, 09:37 AM
This is a great one, still in print but Dutch:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wann%C3%A9e_Kookboek
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The cookbook was originally written as a text book on cooking for the Amsterdam Domestic Science Academy. Here, girls were trained (boys were not allowed) as housekeepers or maids, or prepared for their traditional role as a housewife"
As it is continually adapted to the latest findings of nutritional science and to the changing tastes of the times, the book remained in high demand for generations. Due to Amsterdam’s colonial trading history (Dutch East India Company), the Amsterdam Cookbook favours well-seasoned dishes.