Comments on: It doesn’t count as making dinner if all you make is a phone call

By: Kitchen Konundrum « bebehblog

Kitchen Konundrum « bebehblog — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:12:36 +0000

[...] Konundrum One of the reasons I’m not a very good cook is I’ve never had somewhere really great to practice. At least that’s what I tell [...]

By: Brigid Keely

Brigid Keely — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:34:35 +0000

I can’t eat olives or mushrooms, largely because of texture issues. In fact, I’m a pretty picky eater. Both items can be left out of most recipes that call for them, unless it’s tapanade or beef stroganoff or something.

The more you cook, the easier it gets. It’s something that takes practice and experience, and you only get that by doing. If you lived close to me, I’d LOVE to cook with you. It’s really fun, and easy, if you can get past the intimidation factor.

Pick some meals that you enjoy eating out, find recipes that seem simple and, if they’re online, have comments from people saying they worked as written, and try it!

And if all else fails, slap some red sauce and mozzerella cheese on some french bread. Pizza bread! Fast and easy.

By: Donavon

Donavon — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:33:02 +0000

Hey Suze. I am a little late in posting because I have been on vacation, but I wanted to comment nonetheless. I totally feel you with the dinner thing. My dad was a chef and completely loves to cook…it is his passion. So my entire life, I always saw that the man cooked. Not only did he cook, but he PLATED and SERVED us each individually EVERY.SINGLE.NIGHT. So when I went out on my own, I didn’t know how to cook because I never had to learn. Slowly, but surely I learned…a little from my dad, a little from books, internet, tv, etc… and now I have to say, I think I am pretty good at it. With that said, I HATE to cook. DESPISE it, with a deep, dark passion. I get so bored standing in the kitchen stirring this, simmering that, checking another thing. It drives me nuts. So Mike bought me a tv to put in the kitchen in hopes that it would help keep me mind on something more interesting and it does help a little. Mike, like E, is also quite picky. I try to find a balance of telling him, “I am cooking this, eat it or don’t eat it” and catering to what he likes. Mike doesn’t like fish and I love it, so some nights I say, “I really want fish tonight and that is what I am making. If you don’t want to eat it, you’re on your own.” So between Mike’s pickiness, my hate for cooking and just been flat out exhausted from the day, I am totally stressed out about dinner every night. But I am learning to cope and here is my advice. I do a combination of planning out meals and shopping/cooking on the fly. I shop for a couple (maybe 3 meals) at every major grocery trip, then I also make sure I always have ground beef/turkey and pasta and chicken breast in the freezer for easy spur of the moment or last minute meals. This gives me a good balance of feeling organized, but not too regimented. Also, Mike can very easily make tacos or some pasta if I really cannot cook one or two nights. Finally, if you don’t already get the magazine Real Simple, I HIGHLY recommend it. I get 90% of my recipes from the magazine and their website. The last page of their magazine is all perforated with little cards you can rip out. Some have recipes from that issue, or cleaning tips you can post in your house, somr have cheap, good wines etc. So I just rip all of those cards out and put them in my recipe box. They have everything from long complicated meals, to 15 minute meals to make ahead meals (my fave – put all ingredients in quart sized freezer bags with oven cooking directions on them, so that anyone can pop them in the oven whenever). I am going to send you an e-mail with a couple of my favorite and easiest recipes. I hope it will add a little variety in your meal rotation. Be on the lookout for an e-mail from me. : )

By: AGreenEyeDevil

AGreenEyeDevil — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:04:45 +0000

Red meat + grill = acceptable dinner

By: Merin

Merin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:54:40 +0000

You’re welcome! I hope you all like it as much as we do!

For some delicious fish taco recipes (and crazy delicious go-with sauces), check out this link:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14333245