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Cyrillia · DishWasher Joined: Aug 11, 2008 Posts: 3

I just joined this site as I did a google search for quick and easy recipes. Upon looking through the recipes, they seems pretty complicated.

Does anyone know of a site with some "dumbed-down" recipes for people like me who are just learning to cooK?

Kaizzee · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

I have this really cool cook book, it works for me and I'm just a kid. So what do you need?
Book is Complete Perfect Recipes by David Herbert

Kaizzee · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject:

This site has easy recipes too.

Cyrillia · DishWasher Joined: Aug 11, 2008 Posts: 3

Really just about anything. I'm married and we're a young couple with not alot of money and so the ingredients I have are pretty basic. I'm just tired of making spaghetti every day.

kerismummy · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:41 pm Post subject:

i think it depends where in the world you live - some things that are cheap for Kate to make (living in the USA) are expensive for me living in the UK. Everything that i have posted is easy because im no chef, just a 26 yr old single mum working in an office. the tourtiere pie is pretty cheap to make and yummy, salads, cornbread - once I found a cheap supplier of cornmeal, crock pot / slow cooker meals are pretty cheap.
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guido · Site Admin Joined: Oct 18, 2004 Posts: 390 Location: Italy

Hallo Cyrillia,
I am sorry you did not find what you were looking for.
Pasta is usually very easy to make, but if you are tired of spaghetti, you can try some of our frittatas, or risotti. Also our salads are easy to make as well as most of our soups.
If you have any question or doubt about a recipe, you can use the forum and ask for help. We just love to help our readers in their cooking experience.
Ciao,
Guido
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kerismummy · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:10 pm Post subject:

chicken with 40 cloves of garlic is lovely and cheap to make, and also the chicken liver pate - which you can freeze for a later date if you make too much
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I like cake. And pie. And mash. So sue me! Food is good and i'd rather be me and happy than skinny and miserable!

Kate · Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:19 am Post subject:

Cyrilla I'm so sorry you feel that way. I will be glad to help in any way I can. I always refer to learning anything as the dumb time, and it passes before you know it.

As Guido said we love to help. What do you consider difficult in our recipes? The number of steps? The terms used such as saute? I would love to tell you about some of the disasters I created when I first began cooking!
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