Recipe books are soo oooo pre-Internet....

I love them, and have a shelf full gathering dust...

Soooo. Step one-what food do you enjoy? Decide what meal you want. Is it just for you? (good chance to experiment) is it for others? (stick to a recipe, give yourself plenty of time)

Step 2-google a couple of recipes and see which looks tastier. Make a list.

Step 3. Cook. Eat. Learn what worked and what you could try next time.

My Chinese food got a world better when I learned how to use spring onions, ginger, garlic, rice wine, sesame oil and cornstarch.

If you're cooking for others one pot things like lasagne, shepherd's pie, etc are great as you can make them in advance then chill out when people rock up.

As people suggested, gravitate to the simpler recipes. (Delia, nigel slater... Some Jamie).

Try a variety of world cuisines. Italian, Chinese, Indian, Mexican are all good for starters.

Have fun.

With the right recipes you can cook a great meal quicker, cheaper and healthier than getting a takeaway.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on August 22nd 2019 at 08:10:30

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I'm 41 and I can't cook. (NCFC) - Curnster, Aug 22, 05:46:54
- Watch YouTube videos... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 22, 13:32:03
  - Always bear in mind that it is possible to make a youtube cooking video while (NCFC) - Timmy_Goat, Aug 22, 14:40:54
- Stir fry's are good. You can do all the prep first then really is a case of... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Aug 22, 11:26:31
  - This. (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 22, 20:03:04
- Try to learn one dish well. Then branch out. (NCFC) - Timmy_Goat, Aug 22, 09:55:11
- Don't bother with a book imo,you've got Google . (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 22, 09:12:58
  - Alexa: how do I clean sauce spills from a smartphone? Alexa..? Alexa....? (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 22, 10:48:18
  - ^^^^VMT^^^^ (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 22, 10:40:07
- you can cook (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 22, 09:08:51
- If you really are a novice get a slow cooker (NCFC) - Dunney, Aug 22, 08:48:58
  - Not so good for soy based products though. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 22, 09:12:05
- Girl (n/m) (NCFC) - Real Man, Aug 22, 08:38:50
- Get yourself a reference type cookery book. (NCFC) - MORDENCANARY, Aug 22, 08:27:35
- Recipe books are soo oooo pre-Internet.... (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 22, 08:10:30
- ******** CATEGORY VIOLATION ******** (n/m) (NCFC) - Daniel the Stallion, Aug 22, 07:47:20
  - NCFC stands for Non-Cooking Fortysomething Cunts ;) (n/m) (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Aug 22, 08:17:57
- SMITH. "HOW TO COOK." (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 22, 07:30:12
- Delia and Nigel Slater (n/m) (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Aug 22, 07:20:40
- You probably can cook and already do. Keep it basic to start, Delia is good and even the (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 07:16:20
- Two names my friend (NCFC) - Moritz Moutarde, Aug 22, 07:08:23
- My wife swears you can’t go wrong with Delia’s recipes (NCFC) - peterindxb, Aug 22, 07:00:27
  - And I can testify to how good they taste. (n/m) (NCFC) - peterindxb, Aug 22, 07:00:55
    - Good (n/m) (NCFC) - Real Man, Aug 22, 08:40:06
- Get a good recipe book. (NCFC) - APB, Aug 22, 06:23:25
  - The book of this, for example (NCFC) - APB, Aug 22, 06:29:57
    - That’s a great book (NCFC) - archroy, Aug 22, 08:19:52
- Spaghetti bol; bit red wine,vegy stock,rosemary,s+p,Italian seasoning,loadsa garlic .tr (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 22, 06:06:34

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