Starting off trying to learn how to cook. Anyone know of any books that have simple recipes?!
Answers: Trying to cook for just me and my 6 year old daughter so nothing to fancy. Will like to start with simple recipes then grow to adult dishes
The above answers are okay, but my daughter is a new cook and there are things she says make it easier for her. First, she likes to see pictures of how things are suppose to turn out. The cookbook, How to Boil Water is really great for this. It's really basic, and doesn't assume you have any prior knowledge. Here is a website that has step-by-step pictures, also:
http://visualrecipes.com/
this one is really good, too. I love the chicken spaghetti recipe:
www.thepioneerwomancooks.com
Here is a link to the cookbook above:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0696226...
Also, she says she likes to cook with only a few ingredients. Here are two good books for that:
1001 Easy Short Recipes
http://www.amazon.com/Best-1001-Short-Ea...
5 Ingredients of less!
http://www.amazon.com/Ingredients-Recipe...
Hope the above helps. Until then, here are a few of my easy recipes:
Cola Chicken
4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 cup ketchup
1 cup cola
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Place chicken in 9x13 casserole. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix ketchup, cola, and Worcestershire, pour over chicken. Cover, bake at 350 for 50 minutes.
Beef and Potato Casserole
4 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 ? pounds lean ground beef, cooked, drained
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can condensed vegetable beef soup
? tsp each salt and pepper
In large bowl, combine all ingredients. Transfer to a greased 3 qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered 1 hour and 30 minutes at 350 or until potatoes are tender.
Tater Tots and Beef
2 lbs. lean ground beef
1 can golden mushroom soup
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 (2 lb) pkg. frozen tater tots
Pat beef into 13 x 9 baking dish. Spread soup over beef, cover with grated cheese. Top with tater tots. Bake covered 1 hours at 350. Uncover last 15 minutes.
Easy Creamy Chicken
6-8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
1-3oz package cream cheese
1-8oz carton sour cream
3-4 green onions, chopped
Place chicken in 9x13 dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and good seasoned salt. In saucepan, combine soup, cream cheese and sour cream on low heat just until cheese melts and ingredients mix well. Pour mixture over chicken, sprinkle green onions on top. Cover, bake at 300 for 1 hour. Uncover and bake another 15 minutes. Serve over noodles or rice.
Nacho Chicken
6-8 chicken breasts (or 8-10 chicken thighs)
2 cans nacho cheese soup
? cup milk
3 tbsp worchestershire sauce
Place chicken in large baking pan. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and a spicy seasoned salt. Combine soup, milk, and worchestershire sauce in saucepan until just heated through. Cover and bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Cheesy Pepper Steak
1 ? pound sirloin steak, cut in strips
Seasoned salt
1-16oz pkg. frozen bell pepper and onion strips, thawed
1-16oz pkg. cubed Mexican processed cheese
Sprinkle steak with seasoned salt. Coat large skillet with non-stick vegetable spray and cook steak strips for 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove steak from skillet and set aside. Stir in vegetables and ? cup water and simmer for 5 minutes or until all liquid cooks out. Add cheese and turn heat to low. When cheese melts, stir in steak until heated through and serve over hot cooked rice.
Tangy Spareribs
5-6 pounds spareribs
1-6oz can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
? tsp garlic powder
Spicy seasoned salt
Pepper
Place spareribs in shallow baking pan, meat side down and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and seasoned salt. Roast at 375 for 30 minutes. Turn ribs, roast another 15 minutes and drain off fat. Combine orange juice, Worcestershire and garlic powder and brush mixture on ribs. Reduce heat to 300. Cover ribs, roast 2 hours or until tender and baste occasionally.
Hope this helps!
Chris
There's a cookbook called the "Busy Woman's Cookbook" that I LOVE. It has everything from dips and main dishes to drinks and desserts, and no recipie has more than 5 ingredients in it. They're simple and tasty recipies.
get "The Joy of Cooking". No matter whether it's mac and cheese or beef wellington, this is the best cooking source around.
One of the best 'learn how to cook' cookbooks is the Better Homes & Garden Junior Cookbook. Also when you get a few of the basic skills down you can't go wrong with a Southern Living Cookbook. One web site with really easy recipes is the one for Campbell's. Good luck and if you can read you can cook!
get like hamburger helper or mac and cheese or sumthin like that and just do what it says on teh box and if you need help with anything there's phone numbers on the box usu.
Campbell's Soup cookbooks were what we used when we were growing up. Both our parents worked so there were four of us latchkey kids at home.
Our bible was the Betty Crocker cookbook. It belonged to my mom and was thick.
Cambell soup cookbooks are good ... they are also quick and easy recipes. Sounds like you would like quick with a 6 year old too. Or instead of the cookbook look at the soup cans next time you are shopping they always have a recipe on the label...Another hint is microwave cook books .. you can adapt the recipes to stove if you would like and they are very simple too.
Better Homes and Gardens cook book is good book for beginners. Also you can get any of Rachael Rays cook books are good. You can go to these web sites for easy recipes
http://www.foodnetwork.com
http://www.tasteofhome.com
http://www.foodandfamily.com
http://www.rachaelrayshow.com
I hope that this will help you and your daughter out.
My favorite is Taste of Home. They are tried and true recipes by home cooks everywhere. They have a website but you can also order their many cookbooks/mag subscription. They offer recipes when you're cooking for just 1 or 2 people or a crowd and lots of cool cooking ideas for children to get involved in. I love it too because the recipes are not fussy and the ingredients can be found easily at your local grocery store. Enjoy!
www.tasteofhome.com
Go to kraftfoods.com/share They will send you 5 magazines per year, no cost, 40+ recipes per issue. You will have to specify easy or more advanced. My wife passed away a while back and I was in the same boat so to say. There really quick and easy. Or you can call 1 800 521 4403. Of course they want you to buy their brand, but just substitute a less expensive brand if you wish. LOL