tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post4243619189730415291..comments2023-11-18T11:24:52.834-08:00Comments on Tales from the Den of Chaos: Confession: I used to burn waterMother of Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176092618150502244noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-54515045752764816302008-03-07T14:40:00.000-08:002008-03-07T14:40:00.000-08:00I throw a bunch of crap into a pot and call it foo...I throw a bunch of crap into a pot and call it food. Sometimes food good. Sometimes food crap. But food always food.Amy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885706951931450373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-31972867585943664222008-03-06T08:23:00.000-08:002008-03-06T08:23:00.000-08:00Hmmmm a new bread recipe! I will save it and try ...Hmmmm a new bread recipe! I will save it and try it later, given that I have eleven loaves of bread in my freezer right now. That is definitely one commodity we are not short of in this house.<BR/><BR/>It's amazing what you pick up cooking-wise once you start to deviate from recipes, too. I used to be a recipe cook, and my DH has corrupted me so that I rarely use an actual 'recipe' any more. Science PhD Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927647627619995276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-11931539422752780352008-03-05T16:52:00.000-08:002008-03-05T16:52:00.000-08:00I think Food TV is what you make of it. I like tha...I think Food TV is what you make of it. I like that watching Rachel and Emeril demystifies the process of making meals. My two favorite quotes of Emeril's are "Don't Panic!" and "This isn't rocket science". <BR/><BR/>We can make Rachel's meals in the promised 30-minutes, give or take a few because she's a much faster chopper than I am. <BR/><BR/>Now, I'm lucky that my DH is the primary cook in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-39899058800529260252008-03-05T14:13:00.000-08:002008-03-05T14:13:00.000-08:00If you can read and follow simple directions, you ...If you can read and follow simple directions, you can cook. If you really can't cook, you most certainly should not be driving a car!! (Not to mention raising children, voting, or painting your fingernails.) It's sort of like sewing, to me - anyone can do it if they want to, although I will admit that some have more of a natural "knack" than others. <BR/><BR/>When we got married I knew how to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-60469407938383770802008-03-05T13:39:00.000-08:002008-03-05T13:39:00.000-08:00Amen.I do not understand it when people say, "I ca...Amen.<BR/><BR/>I do not understand it when people say, "I can't cook." Because to me that means they can't read or they can't follow directions, because, hello, most of us that cook do it by following a recipe!<BR/><BR/>I second marty52's advice to get a basic cookbook. I have Betty Crocker and Better Homes and Gardens ones and between them I can find a recipe for just about anything basic. I Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14283795121315770050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-72622014805363722092008-03-05T13:16:00.000-08:002008-03-05T13:16:00.000-08:00Another point in favour of cooking-if your childre...Another point in favour of cooking-<BR/>if your children see you cooking meals and you teach them to cook, they will not have fight the battle of eating out versus cooking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-80428222440350856772008-03-05T11:21:00.000-08:002008-03-05T11:21:00.000-08:00Great post... and yes, the key is to practice, pra...Great post... and yes, the key is to practice, practice, practice. You have to learn the basics and once you are over that hurdle, you can start branching out. Get a good basic cookbook (Joy of Cooking, Betty Crocker, Good Housekeeping, etc) and just pick a simple recipe and go for it. <BR/><BR/>Be prepared to eat several "courses" because you may not be able to get everything done at the sameMarty52https://www.blogger.com/profile/13237461237107850391noreply@blogger.com