Lately I have been watching the Food Network during the day. I don't like to cook and have no experience, but I must say these shows are not cooking. They are more like throwing premade foods together. What happened to making food from scratch? Not that I have high expectations, but jesus, this is ridiculous!
All shows use 5 basic ingredients: Garlic, Dijon mustard, EVOO, and lots of salt and pepper. On Cooking with Emeril I got a great recipe for chicken sauce. I went on the website to make a shopping list and the wine he used, a red Marsala, was friggin $249!!! (I would only spend that much on a pair of great leather boots, and I did, but that's another story.)
I think the shows like Rachael Ray are great for inspiration, but real cooking-no. In fact they should change the name to "Rachel Ray's Pasta Dishes."
I got a few recipes and made desserts. My fiance was the Guinea pig, but he said they came out great for my first time. I made low sugar apple cobbler and lime bars.
I feel like a failure when I cook. I know it's not up to par, but jesus, at least it's not premade crap thrown together. I'm going to try to get more recipes to try.
Keem is usually the cook and I must say for a vegetarian, he makes a mean cous cous o' chicken and grilled steak! We do have our battles over the amount of garlic, but I'll live. (He likes cloves and more cloves, I like 1/8 of a clove-mushed, not whole). His motto is: No Garlic, No Dinner!
