I don't know what to cook!!

kezlehan

JesusFreak wrote: »

oh i do like soups, plain ones like carrot, tomato, leek and potato is nice too.

i tried to make soup once but it exploded out of the mixer and looked like id murdered someone in the kitchen!!!! tomato soup EVERYWHERE!! boiling hot too so i got burnt! :rotfl: id give it another try with a step by step instructions.

Carrot and Coriander soup recipe I use
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/7003/carrot-and-coriander-soup

Tomato soup recipe I use
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2075/tomato-soup

Both SOUPer tasty (see what I did there hahaa) and really easy. Hope this helps!

I also make a really easy but tasty chilli con carne, and a spaghetti bolognese. Mushroom and rice one pots are easy if you are interested.

Everything I make is low calorie and healthy, so if you need any ideas just ask!

JesusFreak

Stephen Leak thank you so much thats exactly what kind of thing im after! Im going to print it out and add it to a ring binder so i have some recipes to start to try.
I appreciate that very much!

salduck

I dont think you need to be massively creative as it sounds like you enjoy simple foods!
One of my fave easy meals is Cook up some rice, Throw in a clove of chopped garlic, half a chilli, salt and pepper and some chopped peppers and hey presto easy tasty healthy rice. Make sure you are looking at your portion size when cooking from scratch as its easy to overeat.
Other things can be added into the above- m,eat, left over chicken etc.

I second getting yourself a student cook book they are a great starting point xx

Stephen_Leak

JesusFreak wrote: »

<snip> I quite like lasagne ready meals, canneloni, pasta bakes, macaroni cheese.

Me again. If you like, I can do you a recipe for a basic white sauce. Again, as you can do bolognese sauce, this would open up home-made lasagne and cannelloni (they just use different shaped pasta) to you.

Adela31

Charity shops are useually full of old cook books, have a rumage! If you are really stuck try "saving dinner" by leanne ely. She tells you what and how to cook and what to buy for it, in weekly shopping lists. I wish I was organised enough to do it haha!

spike7451

To add to Stephens post,What I do is make up a mince base.Simply fry off;

Minced beef
1 Onion,chopped
4 Mushrooms,sliced
1 Carrot,chopped
1 Red Pepper,chopped

Fry all the ingredients above in a little oil,then crumble in an Oxo cube,add a little water & cook out until the mix is dry.Portion up into individual containers & freeze.

By adding Stephens sauce above,you have a pasta meal,or by adding half a sachet of chili mix & a tin of mixed beans,you have a chili,add more gravy,you have a stew.So by this one simple recipy you have the base for numerous dishes simply by adding spices & some liquids.

JesusFreak

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

Me again. If you like, I can do you a recipe for a basic white sauce. Again, as you can do bolognese sauce, this would open up home-made lasagne and cannelloni (they just use different shaped pasta) to you.

yes please if you dont mind!

rachbc

a few good books to start - Jamies Ministry of Food and Delias How to Cook series - teach all the basics and some good interesting recipes of what to do with basics techniques. Might even be worth seeing if How to Cook is on DVD....

misskool

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-macaroni-cheese

This is a good video on making macaroni cheese, especially useful for making the cheese sauce.

40g of butter and flour (plain).
500ml milk
Grated cheese (amount depends on how strong the cheese is and how strong you want the taste to be).

Add butter to pan.
Melt.
Add flour and whisk it in. Cook the flour off for a minute or two when the flour is folded in.
Then add a small amount of milk and whisk until it turns smooth. Don't panic. It will be ok. Just keep whisking.
Add the rest of milk in parts.
Cook for a minute or two and then add cheese to taste.

Add a bit of mustard or nutmeg for variety.

Toss into cooked macaroni and bake for macaroni cheese.

Otherwise, use as bechemel (white sauce) topping for lasagna

freyasmum

You don't know what to cook? Or how to cook?

The best place to start is to tell us what you like to eat, what kind of meals you enjoy.

This is the best lasagne I've ever tasted and the all in one white sauce is incredibly easy! It seems like a lot of ingredients, but it makes around 10 portions. You can use the mince base sauce as bolognese over spaghetti or layered in the lasagne. You could also add in chopped mushrooms, grated carrots, cubed courgettes, sliced peppers, whatever else you fancy - it's a great way of getting more veg into you as well

Big_Graeme wrote: »

Have a look on Amazon for a student cookbook, there will be plenty of tried and trusted recipes that won't break the budget, they will give you the confidence to try cooking other stuff.

Student cookbooks are a brilliant idea - they generally contain mega easy recipes due to their demographic.

You may also like to have a look at the GoodFood website how to cook section. And the delicious. magazine version. The GF website has lots of handy little videos that take you through each step.


Plus there's always loads of us on here all the time - just ask away!