So, I recently moved into my own apartment (with my girlfriend) and find myself doing the majority of the cooking. This isn’t a problem, because I do have a decent idea of how to cook … but I find myself missing or just unsure of some basic information.
For instance, I was pretty sure that potatoes should be baked at 425 for 45 minutes (and they came out splendidly, I must say), but I wasn’t positive. And I defrosted some chicken and put that in at 350 for 30 minutes … and then changed to that to 400 for another 10 minutes and it was pretty nearly done.
I don’t have the time or money to take a cooking class and cooking shows aren’t really appropriate. I’m looking for some sort of resource with basic cooking information that I can turn to when necessary (and those long distance phone calls to Mom add up pretty fast). Can anybody recommend any sort of web page (or perhaps cheap cooking book) like this? Thanks!
Stephen I have a Better Homes & Gardens cookbook that contains a lot of the basic information you’re looking for – how long to cook baked potatoes, how many minutes per pound of turkey. Plus a lot of simple recipes. Here’s what it looks like plus a link to Amazon if you want to buy it. From the same site, you may want to peruse cooking basics and index to FAQs. Good luck!