Well shits to expensive and I’m finally home enough so I’m learning to cook. Turns out when your not being constantly criticized for existing, cooking isn’t nearly as terrible! (Trauma made me hate cooking).
So far I’ve been keeping it very simple. Store bought pasta, store bought sauce, put them together, that kind of thing. I think I’m getting ready to branch out and learn more.
I’d love to hear some things from those of you who know your way around the kitchen. If you have a recipe you love or, a story to tell or, a warning you learned the hard way or, a great website/cookbook/youtube channel or, anything else you feel like sharing.
I’m just here to learn some stuff, hear some stories and get some ideas to try. Thanks for having a fun cooking convo with me!
Samin Nosrat is one of my personal favorites, although it’s always been a good idea to brush up on the classics. If you’re not familiar with a lot of techniques then I second this with Julia Child’s The French Chef as a potential follow-up.
I haven’t done anything Julia Child. It might be worth considering it
I think it’s great reference material because it pulls a lot from older sources, and less is lost in context compared to more historical guides like Escoffier wrote, and even a mild sense of humor that makes the read through feel more personal than other works.