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OK so obviously the answer is homemade. I bought (and half ate) my FIRST microwave meal last night and never again! It was chicken hotpot. Sounded yummy but was totally :yuck: chewy chicken, hard potatoes just :yuck:
I want to try to make it myself but urm, :nervous: don't know where to start!
(point and laugh, I can't cook!)
I want to try to make it myself but urm, :nervous: don't know where to start!
(point and laugh, I can't cook!)
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Like yourself tho I am not a fan of microwave food.
:yes: imo that's a much better way to learn than just getting a recipe book and trying to cook a big dish for yourself from scratch.
If you were looking for a cookbook that starts you off easily then I'd probably recommend typing "The Student Cookbook" into Amazon. I've got two (different) books with that title, and they're both really good, makes things quite easy but there's some more interesting dishes in there as well as basic things.
Microwave meals can be
If you don't know anyone you could try a cookery course at college, that sort of thing. Cooking is easy and enjoyable, but if you don't know where to start then it can seem overwhelming.
There's no shame in not knowing how to cook, if nobody has ever shown you how are you meant to learn?
Try getting studenty cookbooks, as they tend to be quite fool-proof, and start with easy things like casseroles. The way you learn is by doing things wrong, so don't be scared to bin stuff that's gone wrong.
There is no such thing as a good ready meal.
You can get the ones which are OK, in relation to the ones which are like cardboard.. but really, its just not the same!
OK if you're stuck in work or late but otherwise:no:
Don't forget that there are millions of recipes on the internet for everything imaginable.
Also don't forget that sometimes, if something doesn't turn out right, it's because the recipe is duff (yes, even some of them in books) rather than because you've done something wrong.
:yes: but quite expensive
cook for yourself - cheaper and (provided you can cook) it should taste a damn sight better than any of the ready made stuff you can buy.
if you are crap at cooking then remember 'practice makes perfect'
Other than that, tastewise, and nutritionwise, there is no contest.
Home made every time.
Do like the Chigaco Town Pizzas though.
Are you talking about the mini ones? They rock!
as for cookin though i just learnt by watchin other people and gettin a basic cookin book and then carried on from there
will tell my boyfriend, he just moved into a place without an oven and is living out of the microwave.
i have had a few actually but always seem to prefer morrisons micro one...not too cheesy, but enough taste