Here's a site with some great tips for batch cooking, or as they call it ';freezer cooking';.
http://organizedhome.com/freezer-cooking鈥?/a>
For recipes, I just double or triple whatever recipe I want. I make 2 or 3 meatloafs instead of one, a double batch of meatballs instead of a single, roast 2 chickens instead of one, etc. You don't need special recipes, but there are quite a few if you want some new ones, under ';Freezer Cookbook: Recipes for Freezer Cooking'; at that site above.A long time ago i learn about batch cooking ..where can i find book about it??or recipes??? thanks?
Try the local library who should have books on freezing and preserving things which is what I presume you are wanting to do when batch cooking. There are certain rules that need to be adhered to such as ommitting garlic from sauces and adding only when they are defrosted.A long time ago i learn about batch cooking ..where can i find book about it??or recipes??? thanks?
If you go to www.recipezaar.com you can look under ';OAMC'; which stands for ';once a month cooking';. Also, you can search by serving size.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Can you recommend some good cook or recipe books?
I'll be honest, I'm no friend of the kitchen. In fact, I hate to cook. However, I just got married and I have no idea what I'm doing in the kitchen. Most of my dinners are frozen prepaired food when you get right down to it, or the same tired old five things I know how to cook. Either way, I'm looking to buy some recipe books or cook books to help me out. I need easy ones, ones that are designed for someone who doesn't know what all those cooking terms mean (braising? chaffing dish? blanch? Brine?). I know how to turn on the oven, and which pan to use, but, thats pretty much it. I want to come up with some easy to cook and good tasting food that will keep the horror out of my husbands and daughters face when they see me in the kitchen. I know there are tons of websites, but, I'm looking for books.... any ideas?Can you recommend some good cook or recipe books?
I found this one several years ago, and how I wish I'd found something like it when I first started out on my own. It's called Cooking: a common sense guide. It's published by Bay Books. The ISBN on mine is 0681331976 and here is a link to it on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Commonsens鈥?/a>
The great thing about that book is that the first couple of chapters gives you the basics of pretty much EVERYTHING, pictures included. And explains all or most of the terms like the ones you mentioned... braising, blanching etc.
2nd choices are:
Joy of Cooking
New York Times Cookbook by Craig Claiborne (this is like my cookbook bible)Can you recommend some good cook or recipe books?
I'm a fan of the old Betty Crocker cookbook... it has everything you need to learn about cooking, the terms, measurements, etc...
this is the book I started out with when I knew nothing....
Ask friends and family for some of their tried and true recipes until you find recipes you like.....
Good Luck!!
PS.. I also like to check ebay and pick up cookbooks from churches, women's forums, county cookbooks...the recipes in these are from people in the community..... you can usually buy them for about 2.50 and under....
Company's Coming
They have a whole series everything from desserts to casseroles, slow cooker, grilling, and my all time Fave
The Rookie Cook
www.companyscoming.com
The Rookie Cook also has an index that tells you what braiseing is what a chaffing dish is and so on. I am in the same boat you are, I hate to cook and am not the best at it. The Rookie Cook has so many fabulously easy meals and stuff, even I can't mess it up.
Not a cook book but, foodnetwork.com
if you're not a friend of the kitchen, type in sandra lee. she has a semi homemade show. she starts with store bought items and doctors them up with fresh ingredients. she has several cook books out, if you want a physical book. start there, and move up to the harder stuff.
cooking is easy, you don't have to measure as accurately as baking.
';The new settlement cook book ';not only gives you recipes...but,explains terms ..Tells you the difference between different creams,and cheeses,has a diagram of different cuts of meat,and has recipes for all levels of experience.from the novice to the pro.
It is available via amazon
The following cookbooks are great for basic techniques and cooking knowledge:
The Joy of Cooking - http://www.borders.com/online/store/Titl鈥?/a>
Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook - http://www.borders.com/online/store/Titl鈥?/a>
Betty Crocker Cookbook - http://www.borders.com/online/store/Titl鈥?/a>
the southern living cookbook is great. the whole front of it explains what each type of cooking entails, how to stock your pantry, make the basic sauces and measurements. its great.
for online recipes: allrecipes.com
sparkrecipes.com
and foodnetwork.com has a lot of demo videos to help you
These are great beginner cookbooks:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Teens-C鈥?/a>
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Clueles鈥?/a>
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Teens-C鈥?/a>
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Cooking鈥?/a>
Good Housekeeping, Betty Crocker, all of the Company's Coming series, all great cookbooks to help you on your way.
The gold standard is Joy of Cooking. It has a glossary that can help with the terminology. A cheaper way is to use the Food Network's web site.
I agree totally with you,i love books and especially books with pictures so i can see the end product.Also i can see it over and over again and get inspired by the person that took the time and energy to make it easier for me to create delicious recipes for my family.
If you have the passion and don't let people confuse you with complicated procedures and difficult to find ingredients you will be incredible in no time and your family will love you for it.
Easy delicious recipes with ingredients from your kitchen get this book
Take the Taste of Greece with you.
http://hummingbirdpublications.com The taste of Greece
I am a very good cook and have been cooking for a long time. I am often surprised when I taste a dish at a covered dish supper, or in a friends kitchen, or even at a restaurant; what surprises me is ';how can it taste so good and have so few ingredients in it? How can it be so simple and taste that good.'; Of course it takes time to build up your repertoire. So, be sure to start a collection of cookbooks with the title, ';Five Ingredients Or Less'; c/b. I even found one that is a ';Two Ingredient'; C/B. So, when you go to the book store, be sure to take a look at these c/b's too. You'll be delightfully surprised.
Get a basic Betty Crocker or Better Homes %26amp; Gardens cookbook. They'll each have tons of recipes, but also photos showing techniques; and will have conversion %26amp; substitution charts in them ... plus ideas for menus. ... Woman's Day and Family Circle magazines are good too, and you can pick one up every few weeks at the grocery store. Woman's Day even has a monthly menu chart in it, with recipes.... For desserts, get ';The Cake Doctor';, which has tons of great recipes, which all use cake mixes! There are thumbnail sketches of each recipe in the front, so you can choose what you want to make by the photo. .... These are all available at Amazon.com, or even eBay
I think the food network has a perfect cook book for you it is called:
How to Boil Water - life beyond takeout.
Easy step-by-step instructions, great pictures and covers all the topics you discussed. They outline how to set up your kitchen and tools needed to learn how to cook.
I also recommend that you concentrate on easy things to start with. Chicken is a good place to start when it comes to cooking. For example, an easy recipe is to roast a chicken. Serve with a salad and roasted potatoes and the family will be impressed.
My recipes for the roasted potatoes and chicken at:
http://www.cooking-is-easy-and-fun.com/R鈥?/a>
Casseroles are equally easy to create. How about a spaghetti pizza, I bet you could make this tonight with some garlic bread and a salad and they will love it. There is only 6 ingredients!
http://www.cooking-is-easy-and-fun.com/S鈥?/a>
Good luck as you learn to cook, easier then you think.cream
I found this one several years ago, and how I wish I'd found something like it when I first started out on my own. It's called Cooking: a common sense guide. It's published by Bay Books. The ISBN on mine is 0681331976 and here is a link to it on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Commonsens鈥?/a>
The great thing about that book is that the first couple of chapters gives you the basics of pretty much EVERYTHING, pictures included. And explains all or most of the terms like the ones you mentioned... braising, blanching etc.
2nd choices are:
Joy of Cooking
New York Times Cookbook by Craig Claiborne (this is like my cookbook bible)Can you recommend some good cook or recipe books?
I'm a fan of the old Betty Crocker cookbook... it has everything you need to learn about cooking, the terms, measurements, etc...
this is the book I started out with when I knew nothing....
Ask friends and family for some of their tried and true recipes until you find recipes you like.....
Good Luck!!
PS.. I also like to check ebay and pick up cookbooks from churches, women's forums, county cookbooks...the recipes in these are from people in the community..... you can usually buy them for about 2.50 and under....
Company's Coming
They have a whole series everything from desserts to casseroles, slow cooker, grilling, and my all time Fave
The Rookie Cook
www.companyscoming.com
The Rookie Cook also has an index that tells you what braiseing is what a chaffing dish is and so on. I am in the same boat you are, I hate to cook and am not the best at it. The Rookie Cook has so many fabulously easy meals and stuff, even I can't mess it up.
Not a cook book but, foodnetwork.com
if you're not a friend of the kitchen, type in sandra lee. she has a semi homemade show. she starts with store bought items and doctors them up with fresh ingredients. she has several cook books out, if you want a physical book. start there, and move up to the harder stuff.
cooking is easy, you don't have to measure as accurately as baking.
';The new settlement cook book ';not only gives you recipes...but,explains terms ..Tells you the difference between different creams,and cheeses,has a diagram of different cuts of meat,and has recipes for all levels of experience.from the novice to the pro.
It is available via amazon
The following cookbooks are great for basic techniques and cooking knowledge:
The Joy of Cooking - http://www.borders.com/online/store/Titl鈥?/a>
Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook - http://www.borders.com/online/store/Titl鈥?/a>
Betty Crocker Cookbook - http://www.borders.com/online/store/Titl鈥?/a>
the southern living cookbook is great. the whole front of it explains what each type of cooking entails, how to stock your pantry, make the basic sauces and measurements. its great.
for online recipes: allrecipes.com
sparkrecipes.com
and foodnetwork.com has a lot of demo videos to help you
These are great beginner cookbooks:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Teens-C鈥?/a>
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Clueles鈥?/a>
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Teens-C鈥?/a>
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Cooking鈥?/a>
Good Housekeeping, Betty Crocker, all of the Company's Coming series, all great cookbooks to help you on your way.
The gold standard is Joy of Cooking. It has a glossary that can help with the terminology. A cheaper way is to use the Food Network's web site.
I agree totally with you,i love books and especially books with pictures so i can see the end product.Also i can see it over and over again and get inspired by the person that took the time and energy to make it easier for me to create delicious recipes for my family.
If you have the passion and don't let people confuse you with complicated procedures and difficult to find ingredients you will be incredible in no time and your family will love you for it.
Easy delicious recipes with ingredients from your kitchen get this book
Take the Taste of Greece with you.
http://hummingbirdpublications.com The taste of Greece
I am a very good cook and have been cooking for a long time. I am often surprised when I taste a dish at a covered dish supper, or in a friends kitchen, or even at a restaurant; what surprises me is ';how can it taste so good and have so few ingredients in it? How can it be so simple and taste that good.'; Of course it takes time to build up your repertoire. So, be sure to start a collection of cookbooks with the title, ';Five Ingredients Or Less'; c/b. I even found one that is a ';Two Ingredient'; C/B. So, when you go to the book store, be sure to take a look at these c/b's too. You'll be delightfully surprised.
Get a basic Betty Crocker or Better Homes %26amp; Gardens cookbook. They'll each have tons of recipes, but also photos showing techniques; and will have conversion %26amp; substitution charts in them ... plus ideas for menus. ... Woman's Day and Family Circle magazines are good too, and you can pick one up every few weeks at the grocery store. Woman's Day even has a monthly menu chart in it, with recipes.... For desserts, get ';The Cake Doctor';, which has tons of great recipes, which all use cake mixes! There are thumbnail sketches of each recipe in the front, so you can choose what you want to make by the photo. .... These are all available at Amazon.com, or even eBay
I think the food network has a perfect cook book for you it is called:
How to Boil Water - life beyond takeout.
Easy step-by-step instructions, great pictures and covers all the topics you discussed. They outline how to set up your kitchen and tools needed to learn how to cook.
I also recommend that you concentrate on easy things to start with. Chicken is a good place to start when it comes to cooking. For example, an easy recipe is to roast a chicken. Serve with a salad and roasted potatoes and the family will be impressed.
My recipes for the roasted potatoes and chicken at:
http://www.cooking-is-easy-and-fun.com/R鈥?/a>
Casseroles are equally easy to create. How about a spaghetti pizza, I bet you could make this tonight with some garlic bread and a salad and they will love it. There is only 6 ingredients!
http://www.cooking-is-easy-and-fun.com/S鈥?/a>
Good luck as you learn to cook, easier then you think.
What are some good books for cooking and recipes?
The Joy of Cooking. It provides elementary information for the novice plus information and suggestions for the more experienced. It is an excellent springboard because of its depth. It does not assume you have experience in every type of food preparation; so it serves as a reference guide as well. It is a classic so you can find it in the library. Take it home. Try it before you buy it. You will not be disappointed.What are some good books for cooking and recipes?
My great grandmothers. Mmmmm.What are some good books for cooking and recipes?
I love the Company's Coming and Betty Crocker line of books. Also www.allrecipes.com is great too! full of recipes, tips, tricks, etc.
i dont know but martha stewart and rachael ray make some good ones! haha
Rachel Ray's
The Joy of Cooking is a great standby for any chef..
Alton Brown's ';I'm Just Here for the Food,'; both one and two are really good books. They focus on the methodology and have recipes almost as practice exercises. They're really good recipes.
The book women in my family have always used is Betty Crocker. But the best recipes come from family and friends!
Ex.
I found a cookie recipe from my neighbor and there great!
I box of Betty Crocker Butter Pecan Cake mix
two eggs
oatmeal
one half a cup of oil
Take cake mix and mix with half cup of oil two cracked eggs and desired amount of oatmeal and bake for 6-9 minutes on 350 degrees and YUM
My great grandmothers. Mmmmm.What are some good books for cooking and recipes?
I love the Company's Coming and Betty Crocker line of books. Also www.allrecipes.com is great too! full of recipes, tips, tricks, etc.
i dont know but martha stewart and rachael ray make some good ones! haha
Rachel Ray's
The Joy of Cooking is a great standby for any chef..
Alton Brown's ';I'm Just Here for the Food,'; both one and two are really good books. They focus on the methodology and have recipes almost as practice exercises. They're really good recipes.
The book women in my family have always used is Betty Crocker. But the best recipes come from family and friends!
Ex.
I found a cookie recipe from my neighbor and there great!
I box of Betty Crocker Butter Pecan Cake mix
two eggs
oatmeal
one half a cup of oil
Take cake mix and mix with half cup of oil two cracked eggs and desired amount of oatmeal and bake for 6-9 minutes on 350 degrees and YUM
Do any of yall know any cooking books that has recipes of things to bake that are semi-healthy?
http://www.fitnessandfreebies.com/health鈥?/a>
http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/eg鈥?/a>
http://www.baking911.com/healthy/baking_鈥?/a>Do any of yall know any cooking books that has recipes of things to bake that are semi-healthy?
heh ...
you too funny!
I can't answer on the grounds that it might incriminate me.
Anything older than 20 years might be surprisingly good in that respect.
XXXDo any of yall know any cooking books that has recipes of things to bake that are semi-healthy?
If you check with Oxmoor house, they have the cooking light cookbooks and the whole weight watchers line. They are both really good cookbooks with amazing pictures to show what the finished product should look like. They include all the calorie contents and the weight watchers include points and exchanges, too.
If you actually want a hard book - try the moosewood lodge series of vegi/fish mainly recipes. they have perfected many healthy versions!
The book More Healthy Homestyle Cooking includes a chaper on Homestyle Bakery ...
Betty Crockers Best of Healthy and Hearty Cooking includes a section on Breads and Sides ...
http://www.browseinside.net/booksoncooki鈥?/a> has a list of healthy eating cookbooks that includes these two books, just click the pictures to go direct to viewing the book. Note if copies of a book are not available for sale the BrowseInside feature may not be available. Kay
http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/eg鈥?/a>
http://www.baking911.com/healthy/baking_鈥?/a>Do any of yall know any cooking books that has recipes of things to bake that are semi-healthy?
heh ...
you too funny!
I can't answer on the grounds that it might incriminate me.
Anything older than 20 years might be surprisingly good in that respect.
XXXDo any of yall know any cooking books that has recipes of things to bake that are semi-healthy?
If you check with Oxmoor house, they have the cooking light cookbooks and the whole weight watchers line. They are both really good cookbooks with amazing pictures to show what the finished product should look like. They include all the calorie contents and the weight watchers include points and exchanges, too.
If you actually want a hard book - try the moosewood lodge series of vegi/fish mainly recipes. they have perfected many healthy versions!
The book More Healthy Homestyle Cooking includes a chaper on Homestyle Bakery ...
Betty Crockers Best of Healthy and Hearty Cooking includes a section on Breads and Sides ...
http://www.browseinside.net/booksoncooki鈥?/a> has a list of healthy eating cookbooks that includes these two books, just click the pictures to go direct to viewing the book. Note if copies of a book are not available for sale the BrowseInside feature may not be available. Kay
Why Is It When I Cook Nothing Ever Turns Out As Nice Looking As The Picture In The Recipe Book?
Ugh Charli I have the same problem.
I tried making this salisbury steak recipe I found. It's basically a meatloaf recipe but you shape the meat mixture into hamburger patties. Well when I tried to flip my patties they all fell apart!! I got so mad that I just broke them all apart so it was just cooked ground meat in a cream of mushroom sauce. I will tell you, it looked like CRAP but it tasted SOOOO GOOD! When I make it now, I just skip that patti part and I call it my ';Meatloaf Mess';.
Oh, %26amp; I was violated TWICE yesterday....I'm pretty PO'd....Why Is It When I Cook Nothing Ever Turns Out As Nice Looking As The Picture In The Recipe Book?
They have food stylists, that's actually what they're called. I just got done watching a competition between food stylists on the food network. So don't worry, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are, your dishes are never going to look as good as theirs look. By the time they're done making the food look good for photograghy, it's inedible.Why Is It When I Cook Nothing Ever Turns Out As Nice Looking As The Picture In The Recipe Book?
Every recipe books that have pictures on them look so fresh and delicious because after the photographer takes those pictures,they make the picture bright which means they use photoshop,but the recipe says the same thing you add as the ingredients.Don't worry about why your food don't look as good as the ones shown in the recipe books,I'm sure the taste is more important than the look!
They use paid ';food designers'; to set up the photos. Did you know that the photos of cereal on the boxes and in the commercials are set up using Elmer's glue to look like the milk? They will go through heads and heads of lettuce to find that one perfect looking leaf to use as a garnish or to stick out of the side of a sandwich in a photo. The ice cream you see in many ads is really Crisco dyed with food coloring. The real ice cream would not last long enough under the hot lighting.
Many years ago, before digital I did some food photography. Some dishwashing liquid in the coco to give it that white frosty look. Took a soldering iron to sear in those grill marks. The list is endless, but there was no way you could eat the food. In the old days, a photo shoot of real ice cream under hot lights didn't work, we used mashed potatoes. I wouldn't worry about it, some of the best food (dinners/street food) looks a mess but taste great.
All food pictures are being styled. You can check out how some of the lovely food pictures comes about below
http://www.choice.com.au/viewArticle.aspx?id=102996%26amp;catId=100406%26amp;tid=100008%26amp;p=1%26amp;title=Food+styling
Its all fake.
It never works for me either apart from a time I made mint cupcakes -they looked identical to the picture in the book but they took me ages to make.
cause the the people who click the photo use photoshop afterwards..
or possibly could be that the cook is much more talented and clever and a bIG cheater...:)
they have to make it look like that to sell a product. its called advertizing silly. keep doing what youre doing and if people eat it it looks great!!!!!!!
lol I have the same problem! But what's worse is mine don't taste like it's supposed to either!???
I tried making this salisbury steak recipe I found. It's basically a meatloaf recipe but you shape the meat mixture into hamburger patties. Well when I tried to flip my patties they all fell apart!! I got so mad that I just broke them all apart so it was just cooked ground meat in a cream of mushroom sauce. I will tell you, it looked like CRAP but it tasted SOOOO GOOD! When I make it now, I just skip that patti part and I call it my ';Meatloaf Mess';.
Oh, %26amp; I was violated TWICE yesterday....I'm pretty PO'd....Why Is It When I Cook Nothing Ever Turns Out As Nice Looking As The Picture In The Recipe Book?
They have food stylists, that's actually what they're called. I just got done watching a competition between food stylists on the food network. So don't worry, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are, your dishes are never going to look as good as theirs look. By the time they're done making the food look good for photograghy, it's inedible.Why Is It When I Cook Nothing Ever Turns Out As Nice Looking As The Picture In The Recipe Book?
Every recipe books that have pictures on them look so fresh and delicious because after the photographer takes those pictures,they make the picture bright which means they use photoshop,but the recipe says the same thing you add as the ingredients.Don't worry about why your food don't look as good as the ones shown in the recipe books,I'm sure the taste is more important than the look!
They use paid ';food designers'; to set up the photos. Did you know that the photos of cereal on the boxes and in the commercials are set up using Elmer's glue to look like the milk? They will go through heads and heads of lettuce to find that one perfect looking leaf to use as a garnish or to stick out of the side of a sandwich in a photo. The ice cream you see in many ads is really Crisco dyed with food coloring. The real ice cream would not last long enough under the hot lighting.
Many years ago, before digital I did some food photography. Some dishwashing liquid in the coco to give it that white frosty look. Took a soldering iron to sear in those grill marks. The list is endless, but there was no way you could eat the food. In the old days, a photo shoot of real ice cream under hot lights didn't work, we used mashed potatoes. I wouldn't worry about it, some of the best food (dinners/street food) looks a mess but taste great.
All food pictures are being styled. You can check out how some of the lovely food pictures comes about below
http://www.choice.com.au/viewArticle.aspx?id=102996%26amp;catId=100406%26amp;tid=100008%26amp;p=1%26amp;title=Food+styling
Its all fake.
It never works for me either apart from a time I made mint cupcakes -they looked identical to the picture in the book but they took me ages to make.
cause the the people who click the photo use photoshop afterwards..
or possibly could be that the cook is much more talented and clever and a bIG cheater...:)
they have to make it look like that to sell a product. its called advertizing silly. keep doing what youre doing and if people eat it it looks great!!!!!!!
lol I have the same problem! But what's worse is mine don't taste like it's supposed to either!???
Thursday, December 24, 2009
I need the banana bread recipe from the America Cooks book it had sour milk and egg whites in it?
The full name of the cookbook is America Cooks: The General Federation of WOmens Clubs Cookbook. I also know that the egg whites were added at the end of the recipe, just before baking.I need the banana bread recipe from the America Cooks book it had sour milk and egg whites in it?
http://www.recipezaar.com/51562...
http://www.recipezaar.com/59643...
http://www.recipezaar.com/220647...
JAS
http://www.recipezaar.com/51562...
http://www.recipezaar.com/59643...
http://www.recipezaar.com/220647...
JAS
I was looking through some of my Grandma's old cook books and I found a recipe for Hare Pie.What should I do?
I honestly want to make it,but I can't stop laughing.The really funny thing is that she had it marked as one of Grandpa's favorites,which means he ate it often.True story,the book is right here in front of me,ha ha.I was looking through some of my Grandma's old cook books and I found a recipe for Hare Pie.What should I do?
Try it out and see what your Grandpa was in toI was looking through some of my Grandma's old cook books and I found a recipe for Hare Pie.What should I do?
You're grandparents ate bunnies?
: (
what ingredients do you need?
fuzzy bunny or pretty lady? lol
haha the thing is.. where do you get the bunnies?
a hare is a rabbit.. not hair.
Try it out and see what your Grandpa was in toI was looking through some of my Grandma's old cook books and I found a recipe for Hare Pie.What should I do?
You're grandparents ate bunnies?
: (
what ingredients do you need?
fuzzy bunny or pretty lady? lol
haha the thing is.. where do you get the bunnies?
a hare is a rabbit.. not hair.
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