RedWine
06-05-2006, 07:51 AM
Make cooking a pleasurable experience with these helpful tips.
Steps
Try to shop for your favorite foods, or opt to try something new and exciting for variety.
When you're ready to cook your food, get out all your ingredients according to your recipe. Some food may require thawing,
Cook the food accordingly, and don't forget to add any other ingredients for taste.
Set the table, and if you want, dress it up! Use fancy tablecloth, placemats, napkins with holders, etc.
If you're cookin' Asian then cook Asian: Depending on what kind of cuisine you're having, set the table according to the country it's from; Don't forget the chopsticks, and learn to speak some of the language for added autheticity.
Take the time to smell your food and 'taste' it with your nose.
Sit down and enjoy!!
If you like, eat the food the way it's supposed to be eaten.
Tips
It helps to have some helpers in the kitchen. So long as no one gets scalded or poisons the food through germy hands.
It's always nice to talk and chat while cooking.
Try something you've never cooked.
When you're trying new recipes, USE THE EXACT INGREDIENTS!! If sushi calls for sushi rice, use sushi rice!
Perfect your cooking technique through practice. Be diligent. Men and women love good cooks, and often enjoy the food more if their loved ones cook for them.
Invite your neighbor over.
Warnings
Don't eat too much.
Don't argue at the table. May lead to loss of appetite.
Don't eat the food if it looks absolutely disgusting, or spoiled, and burned. Burned food is absolutely a no-no, it was shown that the burned black parts may cause cancer.
Things You'll Need
Your ingredients.
Someone to eat with, like your family, friend(s), your boyfriend/girlfriend...etc.
A good stove.
Pots, pans, the right utensils.
Plates, spoons, forks, knives, glasses, napkins...
Something to wash your meal down with, like juice, water, soda, or a nice bottle of champagne. Whatever suits you is nice.
Steps
Try to shop for your favorite foods, or opt to try something new and exciting for variety.
When you're ready to cook your food, get out all your ingredients according to your recipe. Some food may require thawing,
Cook the food accordingly, and don't forget to add any other ingredients for taste.
Set the table, and if you want, dress it up! Use fancy tablecloth, placemats, napkins with holders, etc.
If you're cookin' Asian then cook Asian: Depending on what kind of cuisine you're having, set the table according to the country it's from; Don't forget the chopsticks, and learn to speak some of the language for added autheticity.
Take the time to smell your food and 'taste' it with your nose.
Sit down and enjoy!!
If you like, eat the food the way it's supposed to be eaten.
Tips
It helps to have some helpers in the kitchen. So long as no one gets scalded or poisons the food through germy hands.
It's always nice to talk and chat while cooking.
Try something you've never cooked.
When you're trying new recipes, USE THE EXACT INGREDIENTS!! If sushi calls for sushi rice, use sushi rice!
Perfect your cooking technique through practice. Be diligent. Men and women love good cooks, and often enjoy the food more if their loved ones cook for them.
Invite your neighbor over.
Warnings
Don't eat too much.
Don't argue at the table. May lead to loss of appetite.
Don't eat the food if it looks absolutely disgusting, or spoiled, and burned. Burned food is absolutely a no-no, it was shown that the burned black parts may cause cancer.
Things You'll Need
Your ingredients.
Someone to eat with, like your family, friend(s), your boyfriend/girlfriend...etc.
A good stove.
Pots, pans, the right utensils.
Plates, spoons, forks, knives, glasses, napkins...
Something to wash your meal down with, like juice, water, soda, or a nice bottle of champagne. Whatever suits you is nice.