
One of my friends came over for an “Ugly Betty” party tonight. Yes, it’s a blast and what a great show to watch every week together! Love it!
Anyway, we were talking and she wants me to help her with cooking. I gave her her first lesson tonight which was what all the different cooking utensils do and some of the appliances. I think she learned a lot tonight so we’ve decided she’s going to start coming over and I’m going to teach her how to cook basic dishes like spaghetti, meatloaf, fried chicken, tuna caserole, main dishes that every woman should know how to cook. And it’ll be easy ’cause it’ll have all the tips in it. While doing this I’m going to take pictures of what we do and write a cook book with the basic things that she had no idea about and I didn’t either until I started learning from watching friends/family and the cooking channel. It’ll have totally detailed steps and tips about everything you’re cooking. We’ll see how far I get with this. LOL Hopefully it’ll work out and I can make a cook book and get on Martha Stewart’s show and help sell them? heheh
The sections will be:
Appliances
How to use crock pots, steamers, microwaves, woks, etc.
Utensils and Gadgets
What are the main utensils you need and what are the totally awesome gadgets that you need,
How use a strainer, or oven mits, things that you just don’t know until someone shows you.
What pans are used for what, what knives are used for what, etc.
Shopping
Know what to buy and how much to buy and how to save money, shopping lists
Breakfasts
Main things you need to know about cooking eggs, cinnamon toast, french toast, stuff like that
Meat dishes
Pork, Chicken, Hamburger, etc. Dishes made easy.
Pasta dishes
Total pasta dishes like spaghetti, fetuccini alfredo, homemade pasta, etc.
Kid dishes
Pizza, meatloaf cupcakes, and ideas on how to incorporate children into your cooking
Sides
The important side dishes and how to cook them just plain or give them a kick
It’s going to be simple things, nothing hard, no crazy stuff. And it’ll be a cookbook you would give to someone when you first start letting a child cook in the kitchen with you. Why not read a cookbook to your child? They’re just as interesting as story books and look at all the good stuff they’ll learn? Or even when your son or daughter goes off to college, or for a wedding gift, etc.
Yeah, soon as I find a new job with lots of money, and a fancy place to have mah shin digs at, I’ll start writing this book and get it goin’! Wish me luck with that.
Have a Hazy Dazy!
Laney