How did you learn to cook?

Question

Well I want to learn how to cook stuff like soul food you know the macaroni and cheese and fried chicken, things of that nature. I have a boyfriend that really loves to eat. He likes to eat stuff like this, but the only thing that I'm good at making are ram-en noodles and frozen dinners. In some cases I can make canned food but it gets kind of boring if that's the only thing you can cook. How did you learn to cook? And most importantly how can I learn to cook without messing things up?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Talk to him and ask him who usually cooks his favorite meals for him. If possible then talk with that person and see if they will give you a couple of lessons or give you the recipes.

I learned from watching my Granny and Aunt. My Mom also cooked but she worked full time therefore we spent time with Granny and my Aunt.

We had a very old cookbook which I used to read for hours and tried what looked to be simple.

There are numerous websites to look for recipes. Search under Soul Food, Southern cooking for starters. Also check out Paula Deen. I think Patti LaBelle has cookbooks .

There are also some cookbooks online and websites that show soul food, and southern recipes that are low in fat and sodium but still taste good.

Start with something easy, have him help you if he is better at this than you. :) I enjoyed cooking with my significant other.

I have a friend who lives in MS who I call when I have to cook something I have no idea about, like Sweet Potato Pie.

I also belong to an online recipe site www.foodpals.com the people there are really nice and helpful. Just join, no cost.

I hope that this was some help to you. Relax and enjoy. And no matter how good the cook may be now they made mistakes when they first started and still do.

Answer 3

I learned from my mom and a lot of experimenting. Yes, you will mess things up but not all the time. Get a basic cook book like a Better Homes and Garden or Joy of Cooking. They contain recipes for American standards like the ones you mention. These are not necessarily 'Soul food' but you can adapt most recipes to suit your taste.

Trying simple recipes at first help you gain confidence. Pretty soon, you won't need a cookbook and you will start to love to cook.

Answer 4

Self taught. Then when I was 17, I apprenticed as a pastry chef then went to culinary school. I learned out of necessity (mother couldn't cook to save her life). You learn to be a better cook by trial and error. The more you cook, the better feel you have around the kitchen. Familiarize yourself with common ingredients and cooking techniques. There is a book called "America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook" and it's an excellent source of diverse recipes and really great tips.

Answer 5

I began cooking at a very early age out of necessity.

Please go to foodnetwork.com. The site tells you step by step how to make the dish you select. Once you get the basics, you can then begin playing with herbs and spices to add your own personal flair to your creation.

You'll enjoy. Some recipes simply aren't to some ppl's liking, so don't worry about that. If a recipes has something in it that you just cannot stand, pick another and so on and so forth.

You'll do fine.

Answer 6

Well all cooking really is is reading a recipe what you should do is go to the store and buy a really good cookbook like I have one called Anyone can cook from the company better homes and gardens. its ar really good cookbook and it tells you all the diffeerent kinds of meats and pastas and all that. Its about $25 which isn't too bad. Once you practice for a while it'll stick and you can cook your boyfriend whatever he likes.Remember practice.



Good luck.

Answer 7

How I learned to cook: After supplying me with the recipe, my mother wrote down the time to start each dish so that all the dishes would be ready at the same time. Example: Meat, potatoes, vegetables. Learning how to cook your dish: Follow the recipe exactly. It will come out perfect. After all, published recipes have been tested. After you have been cooking for awhile, you will be able to make changes to recipes to suit your taste buds. Plan your meal by writing down the times to start each item. This will insure your meal will all be ready at the same time. This is really very important, in time you will just know what to do, but in the beginning you have to mentally plan. You will be great!

Answer 8

Learning how to cook can be very easy or very hard depending on the person and their pallet . watching cooking shows and learning recipes is the simplest ways to go about it. but if you have a good pallet you can cook with out a lot of guidance . its not hard to figure out what ingredients taste good to you and in turn what would taste good with them. everybody makes mistakes cooking but if you start out with fresh quality ingredients you cant go wrong



try simple dishes first



like skewer pieces of chicken breast between alternating pieces of onion and green pepper drizzle with some olive oil and salt and pepper and grill a very simple dish that tastes good to especially with some rice or some pita bread.





the easiest way to cook and prepare a meal is to remember three parts of the meal



Meat



Side ie. Rice,Pasta and so on



and Salad



and as you get better you can get more elaborate with your meals



But remember almost anyone would prefer a simple meal made with fresh items that tastes great



Then a overly complicated dish that just tastes good

Answer 9

My mother was ill and I was the oldest in my family so at the age of 13 I had to learn to cook so both I and the rest of my family could eat. As they say necessity is the mother of invention.

Answer 10

The only way to learn how to cook is to do it and fail.



Burn stuff...screw up everything terrible...have spillovers like there is no tomorrow.



And eventually you will gain the patience and ability to cook good food...or at least passable food (in my case).

Answer 11

Find recipes, follow them, if you don't know what something means, ask on this website :) Cooking is easy if you can follow the recipes.

Answer 12

omg i love cooking! i learned b/c i watch ALOT of shows on the Food Network channel. if you keep watching the show's on it, (they teach you how) you'll learn really quickly!

Answer 13

you could get lessons , use foodnetwork.com, use a cook book

ask sombody older search the web if you have a ds they make personal trainer cooker

Answer 14

Practice,

Practice,

Practice. Make him aware of you trying to please him.

Ask him for advice when trying, what did he like why not.

And search on the internet there are plenty of recipe.

I am sure you would succeed.

Answer 15

my first wife dumped me so I had to learn or starve!