tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post5876828847000960182..comments2023-12-01T10:01:16.239-08:00Comments on Better Than Yarn: Good enough to eatJasminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15768340025047617294noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-77614122347881908132010-11-11T10:13:54.175-08:002010-11-11T10:13:54.175-08:00Those Better Homes and Gardens binders are a great...Those Better Homes and Gardens binders are a great resource and a good place to learn the basics. Then you can feel confident when you want to change something up a bit. Substitute one ingredient for another. Everyone has to start with the basics, though. It's not a cop out!Laura Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01401175459433484837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-41914008095489042432010-11-09T08:51:09.971-08:002010-11-09T08:51:09.971-08:00Jasmin is far too kind to me... For the record, I ...Jasmin is far too kind to me... For the record, I wasn't joking about licking my plate. I licked my plate all the way back to the kitchen for seconds and it was worth it too. That was some top notch meatloaf. It had that nicely browned crust going on... YUM!Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-4516034538078207682010-11-08T10:34:01.220-08:002010-11-08T10:34:01.220-08:00I LOVE my Joy of Cooking book. It has helped me ma...I LOVE my Joy of Cooking book. It has helped me make just about anything I want. It's home to all the simple things to make a dish complete. A few weeks ago I wanted to make Chicken noodle soup, but not just any soup. I wanted to make the noodles my grandma used to make. They were in there! Yay it was like being that 6 year old again, but I was able to say "I did that!" We may be "adults" but it doesn't mean we feel like that when we eat our hard won culinary successes.Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-68799760771612903312010-11-07T18:21:19.975-08:002010-11-07T18:21:19.975-08:00My teaching cookbook was "Betty Crocker"...My teaching cookbook was "Betty Crocker". Of coarse mine is an old copy but it taught me what I needed to know and has great recipes. You will get it as long as you have the will to learn!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15779298491305570911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-88131436390665342872010-11-07T07:52:30.452-08:002010-11-07T07:52:30.452-08:00My dream is to be able to open the fridge/pantry a...My dream is to be able to open the fridge/pantry and be like, oh I'll just throw this together and it will be delicious. :)findingjudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489348760696008398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-26734635766599060032010-11-06T16:35:47.593-07:002010-11-06T16:35:47.593-07:00Fannie Farmer has a great recipe for pancakes (aka...Fannie Farmer has a great recipe for pancakes (aka griddle cakes).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-50413598938164141402010-11-06T04:24:15.497-07:002010-11-06T04:24:15.497-07:00What are your thoughts on crockpots? There is a gr...What are your thoughts on crockpots? There is a great group on ravelry and since you and hubby work they can make adult meal during the weekdays. LOVE walking in to the smell of done dinner-more time for knitting & Lukewarm would know there is competition (options) in the house!Tbird0123https://www.blogger.com/profile/07839398563587891851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-88757235492781927532010-11-05T20:44:23.042-07:002010-11-05T20:44:23.042-07:00Two words.."take out"...ha! couldn't...Two words.."take out"...ha! couldn't resist. Have you ever thought about crock pot cooking? One place where you can randomly throw stuff into and come out with a yummy dish. And there are crock pot cookbooks too!Debbie Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557738570724752411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-75901037247188733232010-11-05T20:33:48.198-07:002010-11-05T20:33:48.198-07:00Mmmmmmmmmmmmeatloaf...Mmmmmmmmmmmmeatloaf...Desihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08539890122366180627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-56617250557844840422010-11-05T19:44:13.140-07:002010-11-05T19:44:13.140-07:00My favorite go-to basic (and expansive) cookbooks ...My favorite go-to basic (and expansive) cookbooks are the James Beard cookbook and Fannie Farmer. In fact I turned to James Beard this past weekend to make some pretty freakin' fab popovers.(formerly) no-blog-rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850761547755786771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-53936994146681331792010-11-05T17:38:40.329-07:002010-11-05T17:38:40.329-07:00The "being an adult" thing is overrated,...The "being an adult" thing is overrated, in my opinion! As long as you retain your enthusiasm for life, who cares what you had for breakfast? <br /><br />My fave basic cookbook/jumping off point is Fannie Farmer. If you want more inspiration, head up to Menlo Park and Penzey's Spices (www.penzeys.com)<br /><br />(and my verification word is "porkerst")Kathy in San Josehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006006759679874717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-64447929584759131662010-11-05T17:30:32.961-07:002010-11-05T17:30:32.961-07:00yeah - age and "adult" really don't ...yeah - age and "adult" really don't have a strong causal relationship - my inner 6 year old likes cooking though, I think that it really does help to do more of it, because then the individual skills sorta merge and overlap into being able to throw things together, then there was the memorable disaster of the fish and tomatoes that I still remember 30 years later...twistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12405638330475717256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-87363384383295485142010-11-05T15:16:54.322-07:002010-11-05T15:16:54.322-07:00My favorite all-purpose cookbook is Mark Bittman&#...My favorite all-purpose cookbook is Mark Bittman's <i>How to Cook Everything.</i> All the dishes I've made from it has been delicious, and he gives lots of ideas about alterations/substitutions.Mickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347259749101678339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-78998829357528769402010-11-05T14:43:12.684-07:002010-11-05T14:43:12.684-07:00When Luke dies, I've got two words for you: Je...When Luke dies, I've got two words for you: Jenn Air. My new house has a Jenn Air oven/range and I never knew there could be such a difference. Plus Jenn is a cute name. All hail Jenn!<br /><br />Ha! my word verification is plates- how appropriate!soxchikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537001947134583770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-53948371768316675972010-11-05T14:25:12.658-07:002010-11-05T14:25:12.658-07:00Hehe. Cooking is kinda like knitting.
There are th...Hehe. Cooking is kinda like knitting.<br />There are the instructions that you need to pay attention to (like how the best temperature to cook food at), and some of the things that are important (like the main ingredient). <br /><br />However, the rest, you can modify to your heart's conent, and sometimes, just winging it.<br /><br />Once you get a feel for what goes together (from using recipes), soon you'll be winging your own patterns.....errr...recipes.....just because you know the basics.<br /><br />Or you can think of cooking as Mad Scientist Experiments, and let your 6 year old cackle a bit as you work with your chemistry / cooking set. :-)jadecat9https://www.blogger.com/profile/13792037032359178841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1090831403111240801.post-30820711588719394242010-11-05T13:34:08.498-07:002010-11-05T13:34:08.498-07:00Since I started with the more basic cookbooks, I&#...Since I started with the more basic cookbooks, I'm more or less fearless when I put things together randomly.<br /><br />I will also admit to looking at the refrigerator and suggesting intentionally silly things so that I don't have to cook, though. "I think we should have ketchup potato salad with heavy cream and chicken bits."<br /><br />This usually gets a laugh and an offer to fix dinner. Or go out.Crazy Colorado Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942191199194590175noreply@blogger.com