How I Cook

frugalwife — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:13:14 +0000

Before I post my first recipe to the site, I thought I’d expain a little bit about my methods. I’ve got 2 things I generally keep in mind when I cook.

First, the recipe has to be fairly simple (especially if it’s a weeknight). This means that it has to have simple instructions and the majority of the ingredients are items I already have in my cupboards. I like to have dinner ready in 30 minutes during the week and try my hardest to find recipes that allow for this. Also, I’ve found that I tend to skip parts of instructions if the recipe is complicated or contains things that I’ve never done before. That also means that most of the recipes I make are pretty easy to do as well. I grew up with a mom that has the knack for throwing a bunch of stuff in a pot and having it taste awesome. I did not receive that gift. I’m one of those people that can only make delicious food if it’s a recipe from a source that I know is not going to steer me wrong. For that reason, you’ll probably see quite a few recipes from the folks at America’s Test Kitchen/Cooks Illustrated. They have a tendency to be pretty reliable in the flavor of the food and also the instructions are usually pretty thorough.

Second, since there’s only 2 of us to cook for I like to be able to freeze part of the food that I’m cooking and save it for another day. I also feel that it’s a good idea to make a double-batch and freeze some if you’re going to all the trouble of cooking anyway. I’ll probably go into this more in another post. I’ll try to give instructions in each recipe for how well they’ll freeze and recommendations for how to reheat them. I do have a knack for reheating foods and I’ll try to explain how I do it with each recipe.

Now, on to the first recipe.

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How I Cook