depends - always from scratch though.
My favourite cook book is Mastering the art of French Cooking.
A classic.
My favourite cook book is Mastering the art of French Cooking.
A classic.
How do you cook?
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Like several posters above, I lived on supermarket cook-chill meals for years.
Then a couple of years ago I got motivated by the TV chefs to try proper cooking, and it's terrific.
Pros:
It tastes better
It costs less
You know exactly what's in what you're eating
Surfing round the net for recipes is good fun (and swapping recipes here)
I feel better
Cons:
More washing-up
Then a couple of years ago I got motivated by the TV chefs to try proper cooking, and it's terrific.
Pros:
It tastes better
It costs less
You know exactly what's in what you're eating
Surfing round the net for recipes is good fun (and swapping recipes here)
I feel better
Cons:
More washing-up
Originally Posted by indianwells:
“Hi Kacey, I got Nigella Express, Tylers Ultimate by Tyler Florence, Kitchen Diaries by Nigel Slater and Angela Hartnett's Cucina. I've also just returned from the US so as usual I bought loads of regional cookbooks back from there. I can't resist cookbooks and my case is always twice as heavy as it should be!
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“Hi Kacey, I got Nigella Express, Tylers Ultimate by Tyler Florence, Kitchen Diaries by Nigel Slater and Angela Hartnett's Cucina. I've also just returned from the US so as usual I bought loads of regional cookbooks back from there. I can't resist cookbooks and my case is always twice as heavy as it should be!
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Like me I have lots and lots of US cookbooks...Regional etc............But as you know ingriedients are different ..measures are different.........There is this wonderful book you can get from Amazon......called *American Cooking in England* Ideal to use as reference!! Just a tip indianwells!! I have visited the States many,many times !! I have some little treasures!!!!
Originally Posted by Sad_BB_Addict:
“Like several posters above, I lived on supermarket cook-chill meals for years.
Then a couple of years ago I got motivated by the TV chefs to try proper cooking, and it's terrific.
Pros:
It tastes better
It costs less
You know exactly what's in what you're eating
Surfing round the net for recipes is good fun (and swapping recipes here)
I feel better
Cons:
More washing-up”
“Like several posters above, I lived on supermarket cook-chill meals for years.
Then a couple of years ago I got motivated by the TV chefs to try proper cooking, and it's terrific.
Pros:
It tastes better
It costs less
You know exactly what's in what you're eating
Surfing round the net for recipes is good fun (and swapping recipes here)
I feel better
Cons:
More washing-up”
Spot on!
When I am cooking things, it is very rare I follow any of the instructions precisely and leave it to sheer dumb luck as to whether or not the finished meal turns out to taste the way I wanted it to! (More often than not, it hasn't quite turned out to taste the way I wanted it to! 
)
)
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