How Do You Teach Yourself To Cook When It Seems Hopeless?
Learning to cook can be a disastrous experience – think sugar/salt mix-ups and kitchen fires. Thankfully the internet has given us invaluable resources regardless of your cooking level. This article is geared towards the novices. Pick a recipe that will be challenging, but not torturous. You want to start off somewhat easy, but broaden your horizons beyond grilled cheese sandwiches. Baked ziti is a good starter. AllRecipes.com has some good recipes that are straightforward and peer-reviewed. Translate your recipe into a language you can understand. Certain terminology may be confusing to a cooking apprentice. When I first started cooking, I had no idea what a skillet or whisker was. I used Google Images to find out. I didn’t know what it meant to “simmer” either, so I looked it up. Make notes in the margin of your recipe. Stock your kitchen. Make sure you have all the supplies and ingredients BEFORE you start. You don’t want to be halfway through a recipe when you realize you need to r
