Learn to cook (male teen) ?

Question

Hey, I'm curious what cookbooks i can use for beginners to cook. I want to cook healthy food because im becoming more and more strict with my diet and want my family to be healthy as well. What do you recommend?

Answer 1

Pillsbury makes great cookbooks with fairly simple recipes.  You could also do an online search for children's cookbooks.  They have easy instructions and lots of pictures.  Just because they're made for kids doesn't mean adults can't use then.  Visual are the best method for cooking.

The best way to learn is really by trial and error so if eventually you decide to try something more difficult and it doesn't turn out right don't worry, you're not alone.  I spent a several hours trying to make a lemon meringue pie once only to fail miserably and throw it out.  Practice makes perfect.

Answer 2

GO  ON TO FOOD NETWORK.COM AND USE ALL OF THEIR RECIPES OR JUST HIT UP GOOGLE AND PUT IN HEALTHY RECIPES OR TAKE YOUR OWN FAVORITE RECIPES AND TYPEIN FAT FREE VERSIONS OF THEM OR WHATEVER YOUR WANTING LESS OF.... ITS REALLY JUST PORTION AND HOW YOU COOK THE FOOD..  

Answer 3

Check out the cookbooks at the library as they are free to borrow.

Betty Crocker is a good one as it has pictures and step by step directions. Another is Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book. Kraft is a great site. Check out other company site too. Don't buy processed foods as they have a lot of salt, sugar and fat you don't need. They are easier when you are learning to cook but after a while you will be able to make things yourself. I won't make bread or cakes without a cake mix though lol. Good luck and have fun.  

Answer 4

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Answer 5

For start, take an on-line tour in totally reliable "food and drink" sites, like:

www.epicurious.com,

www.cook.com,

www.allrecipes.com.

They offer you a big number of variables and resources, indispensable for a new cooker.

Also check around for traditional Ethnic cuisines, as they will guide you wisely into develop to their best your primary means and resources.  

Answer 6

They have 5 ingredients or less cookbooks are easy, Better homes is classic recipe book; Simply living cookbook has a lot of different healthy foods.  

Answer 7

First thing is to NOT eat out anymore - when you cook your food at home you have control over all aspects of it, including how it is prepared with what kinds of fats (or lack of).

I learned by watching my mother, then I would experiment when I cooked and learned as I went along. I would get other peoples recipes and as I was making them I'd add this or that to see how it would taste.

Also you need to learn when to add spices to different foods...

for instance eggs & fried pork chops & steak - roasts - I sprinkle pepper on them to develop some flavor.  Any other spices I put on meat about 5 minutes before it's done.

Try an egg that you fried - one with ground black pepper - one without and you can taste the difference.

I have three main things that I put into various dishes... onions, garlic powder or granulated and pepper.

I also made up a special mix of spices that I put on meats & salad to enhance the flavor and because it's made up of many spices that have anti-oxidant properties such as...

turmeric, ground basil, ground oregano, onion powder, ground pepper, ground rosemary, with granulated garlic being the largest component so none of the other spices overpowers the rest.

Good website for spices....

www.spicebarn.com    they sell in bulk

Experiment with spices on your meats & veggies to find a taste that you like...

Hope it helps...

Answer 8

You've probably seen those books that are "something" for dummies?  They have computers for dummies, cats for dummies, etc.?

Don't let the name fool you; I've used Windows 2000 Server Administration for Dummies, and it was really really great.  The authors are specialists in their fields, and the books are well written with a little humor included.  Very easy to understand, and once you understand the processes taken when cooking, you can pretty much do anything.

Good luck!