As people know I post a lot of recipes. I go on the basis that there are people here who are much better cooks than I am. For myself I wouldn’t know where to start with 95% of them. They usually seem rather complex and/or involve rather ‘exotic’ ingredients. It seems there is little thought as to the fact that some of us are lacking in the culinary skills department , and/or can’t afford the array of ingredients needed to make a dish.
I wish online magazines and newspapers would cater more for that section of the population that aren’t good cooks/can’t afford to cook fancy foods but need to add to their limited stock of recipes they can cook.
Hmmmm…you’re looking in the wrong places…I get it that most magazines have retarded ass recipes but go online…you’ll find plenty depending on what type of meal you want . I just put a quick recipe on your salmon thread
I don’t have a particular diet. I mainly nowadays eat something + pasta in sauce/microwave rice or ready meals. If I cook ‘proper’ stuff then I’m very much a one utensil cook ie casserole dish,frying pan,saucepan etc and lump it all together. I have pasta and rice because I’m not good at peeling and cutting potatoes(and other veg).
Hey, there’s websites titled: “simple recipes” or “easy recipes”.
Cooking isn’t some mysterious, impossible thing. Recipes list plainly what ingredients you need and how much of each. Then it lists the exact step-by-step instructions, in order, of how to put together everything.
You don’t always need fancy ingredients. It takes practice to cook but after you have made several dishes it will become easier. I think people get intimidated by cooking when it doesn’t really have to be that hard. After you cook awhile you will eventually have your favorite recipes and you will be able to throw it together easily from making it so much.
Most supermarkets carry in stock almost anything you need to make good (and healthy) dishes.
@77nick77 No one’s saying cooking is impossible but cooking skills does come into play. Some are naturally good cooks while others of us aren’t . I struggle with dishes that require a lot of instructions/preparation/timings. Confidence, at least for me,does come into play too. I’m very much someone who needs a recipe written down to follow rather than having it all stored in my head.
Along with the confidence comes the question of motivation. Motivation is a biggie for me. Far easier to shove a piece of meat or sausages in the oven and microwave some pasta in sauce or rice,. Still I’m doing better than I was ie a takeaway about every fortnight instead of 6-8 a fortnight.
I’m not a naturally good cook. I’ve always thought that if you can read, then you can cook. I’ve made stew, chili, omelets, cheesecake, soup, etc.
I can see how motivation can factor into tackling cooking. My motivation was that I was on a very strict diet and I got tired of plain meat, and some dairy and a few vegetables and not much else. I was on the Atkins diet. So he put out several cookbooks which I bought and the rest is history. I was making healthy dishes in no time at all.
90% of the time I need written instructions too. And I realize that a recipe with a lot of ingredients and prep work can be daunting. But recipes can be as simple as livening up the steak or chicken you eat with a simple sauce or blend of seasonings.
Cooking can mean just slicing up an avocado and putting it on some eggs along with some pre-shredded cheese and a tablespoon of sour cream to make a Mexican omelet. I know this answer will probably not have any affect on you but even just cooking some special dish every two weeks or once a month can be satisfying and break up the monotony of eating the same thing all the time.
I had a book of recipes I had written down but it seems to have disappeared when I moved. I’ve got recipes on my laptop in notepad form but no way of printing them.
. I just put a quick recipe on your salmon thread