I Can Barely Cook

bebeisfit

Go to the library for some 'basic' cookbooks. I like Mark Bittman, but he doesn't have a lot of pictures in his books, Martha Stewart has a basics book that's good, Betty Crocker will help you with old school stuff, Sara Moulton has a few as well.

Tasty videos are good for ideas, but they rarely give key details, like they always add the garlic with onions..in my opinion, your garlic will burn, wait til the onions are done, then add your garlic.

jenilla1

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

vselley57 wrote: »

I cook a box of pasta. Put in a baggy, and keep it in refrigerator, then use it for meals one portion at a time for myself. 1 cup cooked pasta. ---then I add in things I like; cooked mushrooms, sauted squash,
Roasted Red peppers.... Small chunks of cooked chicken breast. I top with "Good Seasons Italian dressing".--- Its is satisfying and tastey.

Refrigerated pasta is a Resistant Starch. That means that the calories in the pasta, even if it's been reheated, are not digested by you in your stomach or small intestine. That RS pasta reaches your large intestine and the community of bacteria which live there. Those are able to break down the starch and they eat the calories. I think that's an awesome hack to a weight loss program. The pasta is effectively zero calories.

It IS a resistant starch, but it's not ZERO calories. If you have insulin resistance, it's better for your than regular pasta because after it has cooled (potatoes will do this too) it doesn't spike your blood sugar like freshly cooked pasta. I guess that would make it better for everyone, since you won't crash and get hungry as soon as you would on regular pasta. There is evidence that fewer calories are absorbed, but it's not even close to ZERO calories.

Speziface

bebeisfit wrote: »

Go to the library for some 'basic' cookbooks. I like Mark Bittman, but he doesn't have a lot of pictures in his books, Martha Stewart has a basics book that's good, Betty Crocker will help you with old school stuff, Sara Moulton has a few as well.

Tasty videos are good for ideas, but they rarely give key details, like they always add the garlic with onions..in my opinion, your garlic will burn, wait til the onions are done, then add your garlic.

Alton Brown is really good about giving those key details; search YouTube for 'Good Eats' and whatever food you're interesting in cooking.

Another good YouTube cook is Chef John; he puts videos up under 'Food Wishes' and is very good about showing the important details in his recipes.

BlackBird1775

I am sure others have suggested it but meal prep for an easy grab. Crockpot meals, one sheet pan meals are always easy and set you up for success! Pinterest is a great resource for finding recipes. So long as you have the spices, this method of cooking is so straight forward happy cooking!

kellyjellybellyjelly

thereshegoesagain wrote: »

Refrigerated pasta is a Resistant Starch. That means that the calories in the pasta, even if it's been reheated, are not digested by you in your stomach or small intestine. That RS pasta reaches your large intestine and the community of bacteria which live there. Those are able to break down the starch and they eat the calories. I think that's an awesome hack to a weight loss program. The pasta is effectively zero calories.

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HeliumIsNoble

The BBC Good Food website allows you to search for recipes by ingredient, and breaks the results down by difficulty.

Boland_D

I think crock pot meals will be your best friend. You don't have to worry about overlooking, burning, undercooking etc.

Find a crock pot cookbook or search crock pot recipes.

One I made my husband last week
-Two chicken breast
-Taco seasoning or oregano, cumin and chili powder and garlic powder
-diced onion, jalapeño and bell pepper
-Rotel or stewed tomatoes salsa style and a can of green chilies

You can put it over brown rice
Make tacos topped with avocado, beans and lettuce