feeling like a generic cook

eilatan&nhoj88

I look  at all the weekly meals on here and have never made 90% of these things. Other than tacos I've never made anything mexican. I don't cook anything with herbs. Anyone have some great beginner recipes? I try to make things that take 30 minutes or less prep time, even if it takes a couple hours to cook. I seem to alwasys make the same 10-20 things over and over though. I'm currently without a crockpot since mine broke. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

XCrissCrossX

http://www.food.com/recipe/white-chicken-chili-54230

I love white chicken chili on cold evenings. It's a little spicy but super delicious. I can cook about 3 things and this is one of them, so it's definitely not hard.

alithebride

what do you mean by you dont cook anything with herbs? look around online or head to your library for cookbooks, take out a few that look good and that have your time constraints covered, and start making the recipies.

Themetastic

Are you on pinterest?  It is a big sorce of inspiration for me!  I attempt to make 1-2 new recipes a week and mix it in with old favorites.  before long, you will feel more confident in your cooking and mixing abilities! 

chrisnjay05212010

Themetastic:

Are you on pinterest?  It is a big sorce of inspiration for me!  I attempt to make 1-2 new recipes a week and mix it in with old favorites.  before long, you will feel more confident in your cooking and mixing abilities! 

this is me too!

littlemisswitness

chrisnjay05212010:

Themetastic:

Are you on pinterest?  It is a big sorce of inspiration for me!  I attempt to make 1-2 new recipes a week and mix it in with old favorites.  before long, you will feel more confident in your cooking and mixing abilities! 

this is me too!

Me three!! DH and I sit down together and scan through the "food and drink" category and pin things that look good to us. We keep track of the ones that are good by putting them in our recipe book and delete the ones that we won't make again.

As for trying to cook with herbs, just try adding different ones to recipes you already make until you get familiar with ones you like and what goes good with certain dishes.

bonjour2u2

I swear by www.allrecipes.com. You can search by main ingredient, prep time, cook time, etc.

athlete010688

littlemisswitness:

chrisnjay05212010:

Themetastic:

Are you on pinterest?  It is a big sorce of inspiration for me!  I attempt to make 1-2 new recipes a week and mix it in with old favorites.  before long, you will feel more confident in your cooking and mixing abilities! 

this is me too!

Me three!! DH and I sit down together and scan through the "food and drink" category and pin things that look good to us. We keep track of the ones that are good by putting them in our recipe book and delete the ones that we won't make again.

As for trying to cook with herbs, just try adding different ones to recipes you already make until you get familiar with ones you like and what goes good with certain dishes.

This is me too! If I make something we don't care for, I delete it.

ashleyy00

Themetastic:

Are you on pinterest?  It is a big sorce of inspiration for me!  I attempt to make 1-2 new recipes a week and mix it in with old favorites.  before long, you will feel more confident in your cooking and mixing abilities! 

ditto! I started making a ton of stuff from pinterest, which helped me become a lot more comfortable to branch out on my own.