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Anyone know of cooking classes and confession
B3Bride
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Confession - I don't cook and I never have. Please don't judge...my husband travels 4 nights a week and before that I lived in NYC where you can get every meal you ever imagined made by someone else. However, now I am in the burbs with a kid and need to learn to cook so I can: (i) make healthy meals for my child; and (ii) not turn my child into a mess like myself.
Has anyone taken a cooking for dummies class that they've enjoyed and would reccomend?
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Re: Anyone know of cooking classes and confession
I totally understand what you mean, except when I lived in NYC, i cooked better and more than I do now. I could not get enough of Grand Central Market. And when that massive Whole Foods went in at Columbus Circle.... I was done. Don't even get me started on Canal Street and the South Street Seaport. Ooooohhh, and Dean and Deluca! Remember Balduccis?? I could spend hours and hundreds in there. Mott Street was incredible too.
But I digress...I know Williams Sonoma offeres some classes, I've never taken one, but you could check their website.
I would also recommend looking into the culinary institute. They must have some basics of cooking classes.
Last, if you haven't already, start watching the food network. There are some shows that do some very basic meals that are simple and quick to make. Check out shows like 30 minute meals, Quick Fix Meals, Healthy Appetite, Good Deal and How to Boil Water. Also, Good Eats is a good show because he literally explains WHY you do things a certain way.
Good luck!
Food Network is definitely a good start. You can pick up lots of little hints and whatnot from the different shows. What I advise is go find a recipe for something you'd like to cook. It doesn't have to be super complicated. Just give it a try. If you have questions about certain preparation terms, look it up online. Build your repertoire from there. I consider myself a very good cook, but I rarely fly without a recipe to guide me. I have a few dishes I know by heart, but that's it.
Good cookbooks to start with are The Joy of Cooking and even the big yellow Gourmet cookbook. They have lots of descriptions of foods and techniques.
Good luck!
I also recommend the Food Network. Don't put pressure on yourself to memorize and dupilcate every recipe that's made on the show, just start watching them and then I bet some of the basics will start to make logical sense to you. Then move it into the kitchen.
Also, take a look at the www.thepioneerwoman.com under her cooking tab. She takes pictures of all the ingredients and steps. I feel like she has some more complicated recipes but nothing hard.
But, I think the best way to cook is to learn from your mistakes. Good luck and have fun with it!
Ditto this! I think the best way to learn is through practice. I consider myself a pretty good cook, but I almost always follow a recipe. I am not the kind of cook who can just whip something up with random ingredients. Invest in a few good cookbooks with basic recipes and just practice. And like the other ladies said, Food Network is great for picking up little tips and pointers.
"The Viking Cooking school is awesome, if a bit expensive. My husband and I like to do those classes as date nights but I think they have a few series that teach the basics as well."
Ditto this. When we were dating my DH got me a gift card to go to Viking and learn how to use knives. I used it to take a holiday cookie baking class instead. It was my birthday present! The classes are great though, and they do have them on cooking basics.
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