Okay. I'm not a complete novice at cooking; I've done some in the past and didn't do too badly. I just didn't enjoy it. So, I'm thinking, should I start with a beginner recipe or something a little more advanced?
The only problem I have with recipes is that sometimes they aren't specific enough. "Cook until brown"....wait.....what shade of brown? How long will it take? That's been one of my biggest fears; not doing it right. But I've learned that mistakes happen and most of them can be fixed. Or done over. I need not be so scared of making those mistakes and just make them. And then learn the how and why so I don't do it again.
So what I'm thinking of doing is cruising through the internet and the various cookbooks at my fingertips (yes, unused cookbooks) and see what's out there. Maybe even get ideas from all the cooking shows I watch.
Wish me luck and stay tuned; you'll never know what's going to happen!
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The Journey into Cooking
Welcome to Froggy's Cooking Pad.
This is my journey into the world of cooking. Not so much learning to cook but learning to LIKE to cook. I can follow a recipe as well as the next person. Well, for the most part, anyway. But I could never understand the allure of WANTING to cook. To me, it was always just a means to an end...eating.
My whole life was about avoiding learning things in the kitchen. I always volunteered for kitchen duty rather than have to stand over a hot stove cooking something. Where was the fun? Where was the joy? What was the point?
It was only recently that I made a discovery. While watching shows on the Food Network channel, I discovered that by merely changing one ingredient, a whole meal could be changed. Or by cooking it differently. I was watching these shows and all of sudden, there was a spark. Nothing big or dramatic, but a spark nonetheless.
So I thought I'd try my hand at creating something. Oh sure, I'll be using recipes to start. But I'm hoping that I'll be able to learn to use my palate to create my own recipes.
I hope you'll join me on this journey. Or quest, if you will. Go through the trials and tribulations; the successes and failures. And maybe we'll learn something together.....
This is my journey into the world of cooking. Not so much learning to cook but learning to LIKE to cook. I can follow a recipe as well as the next person. Well, for the most part, anyway. But I could never understand the allure of WANTING to cook. To me, it was always just a means to an end...eating.
My whole life was about avoiding learning things in the kitchen. I always volunteered for kitchen duty rather than have to stand over a hot stove cooking something. Where was the fun? Where was the joy? What was the point?
It was only recently that I made a discovery. While watching shows on the Food Network channel, I discovered that by merely changing one ingredient, a whole meal could be changed. Or by cooking it differently. I was watching these shows and all of sudden, there was a spark. Nothing big or dramatic, but a spark nonetheless.
So I thought I'd try my hand at creating something. Oh sure, I'll be using recipes to start. But I'm hoping that I'll be able to learn to use my palate to create my own recipes.
I hope you'll join me on this journey. Or quest, if you will. Go through the trials and tribulations; the successes and failures. And maybe we'll learn something together.....
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