I want to cook more. Looking for Suggestions

[Dark.Green.Feathers]

I like food. I have limited cooking experiecne, and am looking for recipes I should try.
It will keep me busy, and make it so I can make more than the few things I can cook.

I like most food and I mean that. I also like most flavours. Spicy and strong tasting food I like. The tastes I don't like are very sweet or very creamy. The textures I don't like are coleslaw, porridge/oatmeal, and meat gelatin after cooked meats go cold in the dish. Things like that. Some pasta I don't like the feel of, but I will try pasta dishes too.

Don't worry about it being "weird" I will want to try it as long as I can get the ingredients (and follow the recipe). I like new foods.

 

[Survivor3]

A a couple of very easy pasta meals are:

1) pasta with tuna, mayonnaise and sweetcorn.

2) pasta with pesto, black olives, and tomatoes , maybe a little grated cheese .

3) One pot / Slow cooker meals are great if you can buy one and get a book of slow cooker recipes, (they often come with one), if not...Amazon!

4) steak with Hash browns, brocoli and fried mushrooms, peppers and onion. Peppercorn sauce!! Mmmm tasty!!!

 

[BuildingSelf24]

I like food. I have limited cooking experiecne, and am looking for recipes I should try.
It will keep me busy, and make it so I can make more than the few things I can cook.

I like most food and I mean that. I also like most flavours. Spicy and strong tasting food I like. The tastes I don't like are very sweet or very creamy. The textures I don't like are coleslaw, porridge/oatmeal, and meat gelatin after cooked meats go cold in the dish. Things like that. Some pasta I don't like the feel of, but I will try pasta dishes too.

Don't worry about it being "weird" I will want to try it as long as I can get the ingredients (and follow the recipe). I like new foods.

If you have one or are interested in making an account, Pinterest is a great way to find recipes for food you find appealing. I’m on there practically everyday looking at things I like. Most of the time, the recipes are attached so you can quickly find something you like and make it if you already have the ingredients.

 

[Teasel]

I'd start by thinking of a meal you love, and googling recipes for it.

Or you could try looking for a cookbook that is for beginners?

YouTube is another place you could check out, watch videos on how to make a particular dish?

 

[Bamboo]

As Buildingself24 said, Pinterest is wonderful for finding recipes. I love to cook. I love food. And I like to feed people I care about. It's a way for me to show love. I didn't always follow recipes but when I do, I get a lot of recipes from Pinterest. A very good place to start.

 

[Friday]

The Silver Spoon. (Phaedon)

It’s the Italian BIBLE of cooking. Most recipes are fewer than 5 ingredients. Over 1200 pages. Most with 2-3 recipes per page.

Way back when? The English translation was $200. These days it’s only $30-$50.

EVERY recipe I’ve used (maybe about 1,000? Sp about 1/3 of the book) has been “sellable” aka amazing enough you could charge for it, in a restaurant. It’s. Just. That. Good. My hands down favorite cookbook, ever.

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Recipe Tin Eats is probably my favorite food blogger.

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Yotem Ottolenghi & Thomas Keller are my fave professional / published chefs. Brilliant books, but also some skill needed. GREAT senses of humor.

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I’m currently in a Caribbean kick, LOVE creole / blended culture cooking, but I haven’t found a great go-to-source, yet. So I’m winging it, tabbing around in google in 3 languages& a bit of pidgin. Standard/Reliable western sources? SUCK for the carribe. Some French & Spanish sources are better, but I reeeeally don’t have anyone to knee jerk towards.

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I used to have a weekly potluck at my house for around a decade (and we tended to pick themes. Silly (like food wrapped in other food, round food, etc.) or wild wide variety like sandwiches, soups, etc. Pick a theme. Have some fun. It’s food. We eat it, rather than save it posterity.

 

[Bamboo]

Also a fan of Recipe Tin Eats

 

[Dark.Green.Feathers]

The Silver Spoon. (Phaedon)

It’s the Italian BIBLE of cooking. Most recipes are fewer than 5 ingredients. Over 1200 pages. Most with 2-3 recipes per page.

Way back when? The English translation was $200. These days it’s only $30-$50.

EVERY recipe I’ve used (maybe about 1,000? Sp about 1/3 of the book) has been “sellable” aka amazing enough you could charge for it, in a restaurant. It’s. Just. That. Good. My hands down favorite cookbook, ever.

***

Recipe Tin Eats is probably my favorite food blogger.

***

Yotem Ottolenghi & Thomas Keller are my fave professional / published chefs. Brilliant books, but also some skill needed. GREAT senses of humor.

***

I’m currently in a Caribbean kick, LOVE creole / blended culture cooking, but I haven’t found a great go-to-source, yet. So I’m winging it, tabbing around in google in 3 languages& a bit of pidgin. Standard/Reliable western sources? SUCK for the carribe. Some French & Spanish sources are better, but I reeeeally don’t have anyone to knee jerk towards.

^^^
I used to have a weekly potluck at my house for around a decade (and we tended to pick themes. Silly (like food wrapped in other food, round food, etc.) or wild wide variety like sandwiches, soups, etc. Pick a theme. Have some fun. It’s food. We eat it, rather than save it posterity.

Thank you, I appreciate all the suggestions. I’ll tell you when I try any