I just got married and I'm not a good cook.....please help?

Just a few months ago I married this amazing man, but I'm not to creative when it comes to cooking. Please help with some ideas. You know, simple and easy.





He really enjoys steak and seafood, but we alos like fresh veggies, rice, and pasta! Thanks for the help.I just got married and I'm not a good cook.....please help?
Buy a cookbook. No I'm serious. My mom wouldn't teach me how to cook, she shaid she didn't want to waste food. Nice huh.


When I moved out with my fiance I had to teach myself. I had a Betty Crocker cookbook. It is the best for first time cooks. Truth is experience is the best instructor you will ever have.


If you can read, you can cook. Simple as that.


The Betty Crocker cookbook has timetables of cooking meats, whats-what in the herbage and spice dept. and troubleshooting in the baking department. It also has sections devoted to meat, fish vegetables etc etc.


It has recipes from pancakes to ratatouille and roast leg of lamb


Creativity comes later, once you have had a few years experienceI just got married and I'm not a good cook.....please help?
Get some cookbooks. Read them. Take some cooking classes. Cook with your husband to create meals you both love.
I wish I could give you cooking lessons but since thats not an option I'm going to suggest you invest in a ';betty crocker step by step cook book';. This cook book saved my mom who only knew how to mac hamburgers and mac n cheese when she first got married. she quickly learned and got creative


Stir fry is pretty easy- cook beef strips, chicken, or shrimp and drain-add fresh stir fry style veggies(Itend to use the frozen) and store bought stir fry sauce. combine until heated through and the veggies are tender/crisp. Serve over cooked rice or ramen noodles. You can add 1 can of drained mandarin oranges very last and top with almonds or sesame seeds.





I have found that the best and easiest recipes are one skillet or casserole style when you are learning to cook. Also watch the food network if its available to you. I have learned so muich from watching.
You're lucky...you have plenty of options. How about:


Pesto on Penne pasta (sautee some extra garlic in olive oil and mix with the sauce)


Grilled chicken (do you have a foreman?)


Sliced tomatoes
find you a really good quick and easy cookbook...
Simple and easy is always the best ticket. I noticed that y'all like fresh veggies, why not take some fresh veggies (brocolli *sp* carrots, water chestnuts, and a few others of your choice) and some chicken breast (chopped or whole) and make some chicken stir fry? All you have to do is cook your chicken and veggies, pour the mixture over some rice and you have chicken stir fry with rice. :)





Another easy recipe is Sheppards Pie:





1lb ground beef cooked and drained *seasoned to your tastes*


Mashed potatoes *seasoned to your taste*


Finely shredded cheese *whatever type you like, my personal favorite however is a mexican blend*





Preheat oven to 350. In a glass baking dish layer: potatoes-meat-cheese until the dish is full, having cheese as the top layer. Put dish in oven for 15-20 min or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven and serve.





I hope these help a little bit, if you need/want any other recipes, feel free to email me at rikkijolene@yahoo.com
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Hi!


Get a flank or skirt steak. Grill it or cook it in a grill pan. Buy the Penzey's spices chicago steak seasoning. Shake all over the steak. Sear the steak on both sides to carmelize, then turn heat down and cook to desired doneness.





Remove steak from heat and let it rest to redistribute the juices - don't cut it yet. It's fine to serve at room temp.





Prepare a salad of fresh baby spinach, fresh veggies (cooked or not) I've even put sauteed canned corn and it tastes great. You alsmost can't go wrong with the veggies you choose. They veggies taste better if sauteed in olive oil with a little onion and mushroom.





Heap all salad/ veggies, in bowl. I like to add avocado and goat cheese, but you can add anything you want!!!





Then layer sloced ssteak on top. Salt and pepper the entire plate. Then I drizzle with a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar to taste.





To really ';supe'; it up...mix mayo with a little olive oil, salt and pepper, garlic powder, a shake or two of dried basil, and fineley chopped sun dried tomatoes (avail in the grocery store, already sliced and in really flavorful oil...) Mix well together and put a dollop on the steak.





Never fails to please and is EASY, I promise!


good luck
I have a couple of easy reciepes





Soy Chicken:





3-4 Chick breast (boneless skinless works the best)


1cup soy sauce


1cup sugar





2-3 cups rice (depending on how big of an eater)





bring the soy sauce and sugar to a rapid boil and your chicken (i usually cut into squares)





while that is cooking I cook my rice (follow directions on box)


I use the minute rice (red box)





any other simple reciepes send me an email and I will be glad to share.
I learned to cook with a good cookbook when I got married. I messed up alot of things but my dear sweet hubby didn't mind...I would get a cookbook with pics so you will know what the dish is supposed to look like. Good luck,have patience....Also there are SO many cooking shows now on the foodnetwork...try watching them if you can access them.
Don't worry Becky.





It is quite common for new husbands to be fed like Gods, i.e. they have burnt offerings placed before them.





My suggestion is to buy a couple of good cookbooks, Betty Crocker, Better Homes, the Fanny Farmer Cooking School Cookbook and The Joy of Cooking are all great choices, and start experimenting.





In a few months you will be doing fine and you will be able to laugh about some of your beginner mistakes.





If it is any comfort, my first wife could barely boil water when we married, but she became a fairly good cook. My current wife was a great cook when I married her.





Doc
You will get the hang of it after a while. I suggest going on-line and checking out one of my favorite sites, www.allrecipes.com. It has some great things in there and you can also search a recipe by cut of meat, quick and easy, and etc. It helps me out when I want something new to cook for my family. Good Luck!!!
Have him cook?
Go to www.foodnetwork.com . They have tons and tons of recipes. They range from easy to hard to make and it tells you that on each recipe. Just to a search for steak, seafood, or pastas and you'll get tons of different dishes. I use this site very often and I look like a 5 star chef!!! I love it.
Here's a 64-year-old solution. My mother ran into the same problem when she married my father in 1943. So, being a scholarly type, she bought a copy of (1) the Fanny Farmer Cook Book and (2) the Joy of Cooking cookbook. From these, you can learn everything: the recipes are easy, the books have been updated for modern equipment, and they're available in paperback form from any bookstore or Amazon.com.
I've been married for 14 years and I still can't cook!!
peanut butter
eat out compensate by being great in bed buy him a grill this year or buy meals in a bag or a crockpot