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sconk · 10-15-2009, 05:55 PM

Well I am getting married in about 10 months and I hate to cook. DF is deploying so I have decided I am going to start cooking and by the time he gets back I should be a pretty damn good cook.

mrs.wachtman · 10-15-2009, 05:57 PM

What do you hate about cooking?

kann007 · 10-15-2009, 06:58 PM

I love cooking

thejibstah · 10-15-2009, 07:15 PM

I used to hate cooking too. What I've found that helps is to find cookbooks that you really like. I love the Williams-Sonoma cookbooks, because most of them show a picture of all the recipes. I've found that I'm not very likely to cook something that I can't see a picture of. Also get a good "starter" cookbook. something that will teach you the basics of foods, chopping, different methods of cooking etc. That will help out a lot because you'll be familiar with all the terms used in recipes and won't have to go look up what something means.

bb1982 · 10-15-2009, 07:32 PM

I used to hate cooking too. But when I decided that I needed a lifestyle change and needed to start eating healthy, I took cooking on as a challenge. Now I love seeing how I can modify and revamp old recipes to make them low cal/low fat/healthy and still good. I have made some great meals and some crappy ones, but because I have a goal in mind when I'm cooking now, I really enjoy it. It's so satisfying when I know I've made a great meal AND it's good for me!

But I agree that the best way to start getting comfortable with cooking is to use recipes and cookbooks. Cookinglight.com is a great website with yummy foods that give you all the nutritional values for everything.

UST82 · 10-15-2009, 08:11 PM

I agree. Cooking Light is awesome! you can sometimes get really nice cook books in TJ Maxx or Marshalls. Thats where i got my cooking light books and the recipes aren't bad at all. its kinda nice because the ingredients are stuff that you know of and can find them.

kwickham · 10-15-2009, 11:53 PM

Watch Food Network

seriously though, you will learn a lot watching them prepare ingredients (and its a lot more fun than just reading the concepts in a book) I would start off with some magazines, like cooking light, cuisine at home, better homes and gardens special publications, most of them are themed so its easy to pick something you are interested in (like fast meals, cooking for 2, etc)

10-15-2009, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
sconk engaged to my hero Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cherry Point Posts: 940 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 79% Longevity: 16%	My new hobby that I HATE LOL Well I am getting married in about 10 months and I hate to cook. DF is deploying so I have decided I am going to start cooking and by the time he gets back I should be a pretty damn good cook. __________________

10-15-2009, 05:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
mrs.wachtman Family is complete again :) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Fort Wainwright, Alaska Posts: 3,610 Classifieds: (3) Activity: 39% Longevity: 24%	What do you hate about cooking? __________________ Shop my Stampin Up! e-store Want creative ideas, view my blog

10-15-2009, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
kann007 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ft. Meade, Maryland Posts: 1,135 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 38% Longevity: 12%	I love cooking __________________ DH-"Your're a weirdo, but you're my weirdo"

10-15-2009, 11:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
kwickham Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 189 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 15% Longevity: 16%	Watch Food Network seriously though, you will learn a lot watching them prepare ingredients (and its a lot more fun than just reading the concepts in a book) I would start off with some magazines, like cooking light, cuisine at home, better homes and gardens special publications, most of them are themed so its easy to pick something you are interested in (like fast meals, cooking for 2, etc) __________________

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10-15-2009, 07:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
thejibstah Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Saratoga Springs, NY Posts: 3,353 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 39% Longevity: 55%	I used to hate cooking too. What I've found that helps is to find cookbooks that you really like. I love the Williams-Sonoma cookbooks, because most of them show a picture of all the recipes. I've found that I'm not very likely to cook something that I can't see a picture of. Also get a good "starter" cookbook. something that will teach you the basics of foods, chopping, different methods of cooking etc. That will help out a lot because you'll be familiar with all the terms used in recipes and won't have to go look up what something means.

10-15-2009, 07:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
bb1982 just call me Brando Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: soon to be Kbay, Hawaii!! Posts: 1,706 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 35% Longevity: 12%	I used to hate cooking too. But when I decided that I needed a lifestyle change and needed to start eating healthy, I took cooking on as a challenge. Now I love seeing how I can modify and revamp old recipes to make them low cal/low fat/healthy and still good. I have made some great meals and some crappy ones, but because I have a goal in mind when I'm cooking now, I really enjoy it. It's so satisfying when I know I've made a great meal AND it's good for me! But I agree that the best way to start getting comfortable with cooking is to use recipes and cookbooks. Cookinglight.com is a great website with yummy foods that give you all the nutritional values for everything.

10-15-2009, 08:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
UST82 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Me: Boston, MA Him: Vilseck, Germany Posts: 146 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 8% Longevity: 4%	I agree. Cooking Light is awesome! you can sometimes get really nice cook books in TJ Maxx or Marshalls. Thats where i got my cooking light books and the recipes aren't bad at all. its kinda nice because the ingredients are stuff that you know of and can find them.