=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-learning-to-cook │ └───────────────────────────┘ If you want to learn to cook, start with a sandwich. Then spaghetti sauce from a jar. Then sautee some vegetables and throw them on top of rice. Then go to the store, read the back of a tasty-looking package, and make the recipe it suggests. Then you know how to cook. Don't bother with online recipes. Also, more butter, more salt. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/837 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food │ └──────────────────────┘ if you're cooking, and you want a specific ingredient to have a stronger flavor, use more of it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/4795 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ don't know how to make decent rice and beans? get the heartiest vegetable soup you can find from the store and cook some jasmine rice and lentils in a pot. You should be able to do both in the same pot. cook them like noodles by boiling some water and adding the rice and beans. add some salt to the water. make it salty like the sea. then drain the rice and beans once you taste test them to be done. be patient. add the hearty, savory soup to the mix alongside a big hunk of butter. boom, protein, calories, nutrients. all in one meal. the more vegetables in the soup, the better, and if you're feeling fancy you can sautee some of your own instead of soup by dicing them into inch large chunks and throwing them in a pan on medium heat with some butter and whatever seasonings you want for a while, stirring only when they start to stick. Just enough to brown them, not burn them. butter and salt and garlic and boullion are your friends. don't do too much, if you notice them a lot then it's too much. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/4511 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-recipe-requested │ └───────────────────────────┘ does anyone know of a recipe that uses only flour, butter, yeast, eggs, and salt? It doesn't need to use every ingredient, but those are easy to acquire. ideally with the ability to include nuts or dried fruit or something else nutritious. the requirements include the ability to cook it using only a rice-cooker (or crock pot, or other kind of slow-cooking ceramic dish which heats from all directions at once) in addition, it must NOT need kneading. It must be able to be cooked passively without attention. The fewer steps, the better. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/2533 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-recipe-idea │ └──────────────────────┘ egg drop soup: boil some water with boullion. drop some eggs in it. cook until done. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3455 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-quartermastery-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────┘ when you run out of an ingredient you use often (like butter, seasoning, or flour) put the container by your shoes. then, when you go to the store, look through all the empty containers and make a mental list. when you get home and are putting things away, if you forgot something just leave the old container by the door. everything else can be recycled / trashed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/234 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-recipe │ └──────────────────────┘ carrots and sweet onions sauteeing on the stove rice in the rice-cooker seasoned with butter and boullion garnish with chopped green onions and a dash of garlic powder ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 notes/rice-stuff-recipe --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── Boil the rice. when it is finished and hot, add a lot of butter and stir it in. when done add cinnamon and stir it in. then add raisins if wanted. then milk to taste. add sugar if desired. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/1955 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── I like cooking at home because I can just double each recipe and think about food half as often. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/1826 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-recipe │ └───────────────────────────┘ a box of tri-color rotini a good spoonfull of better than boullion italian a medium amount of large colby-jack cheese cubes (about one for every other bite) boil with just enough water for the noodles to start sticking to the pan once entirely cooked and add cheese, butter, and top with generous dashes of smoked paprika and lime juice. don't strain the noodles. have just enough water left to have a thin sauce. if vegetables are desired, firm carrots and peas (read: frozen or fresh, not canned) or diced/shredded onions. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2784 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: food-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ @user-579 hehe sometimes all you have is whatever's on the fridge. in times like those, be thankful for your spices! that's what I've learned at least : ) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/258 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food │ └──────────────────────┘ did you know that you can steam eggs instead of hard boiling them? it's much easier, and the eggs are easier to peel as well. you need one of those strainers that fits inside a pot. or you could probably jury rig something with a plate and a cup, but make sure they're heat resistant. boil some water, put the eggs in the strainer for 11 minutes with a lid on, and then cover them in cold water for a bit. boom easy peasy. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/5818 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────── all you can eat sushi places where they bring you a little of whatever the shef had been making ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/475 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── I love cooking. My favorite food is "melange" also called "gruel" by the less culinary people in my life. It consists primarily of a rice or noodle base, plus a bunch of other ingredients (usually sauteed) that are quite nutritious. Then, you season in a way such that it tastes delicious and savory and BOOM you have the perfect food. Well, not as good as steamed eggs, but still pretty good. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/3611 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ I wish they sold ramen noodle seasoning by the jar and ramen noodles by the package (without seasoning) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1497 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned-ancient-person-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Canned tomatoes are still tasty! but a beginner does not approach mozart - they are beyond compare. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/256 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-recipe │ └──────────────────────┘ rice in the rice maker with butter, worcestersire sauce (not too much!) and salt when it's done, flake hard boiled eggs (2 eggs per cup of rice) on top and douse with a small-mediumish amount of soyaki could do well with either a packet of dehydrated vegetables or perhaps some diced carrots or green onions. Honestly carrots go well in most things. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/2517 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ when cooking, a bit of pickle juice can make almost any dish "zing"! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3622 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-recipe │ └──────────────────────┘ nachos cast-iron skillet (or other deep pan) throw in some butter or vegetable oil (not olive oil) heat it up a bit crack four eggs in there cut some slices off of a hunk of cheese add some chips on top of the eggs add the cheese on top of the eggs cover it and leave it on the like, 2 or 3 out of 10 heat setting come back whenever it's done transfer to plate add salsa boom nachos (optional but recommended: beans): for the beans, if you want, throw a can of refried beans on the stove and add a TINY can of tomato chunks and a big hunk of butter let it cook until it's smooth consistency, stirring and such. Add paprika, cumin, and a bit of oregano. then put the beans on before the salsa, and BOOM even BETTER nachos. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/2260 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ cookies or cheetos for dinner is better than nothing for dinner, but please eat your vegetables when you can. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/1019 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: food/eating(-), re: mh(--) │ └────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-473 unsolicited family recipe: kambybalunga peanut butter, oats, something sweet (dried raisins, cherries preferred, but chocolate chips works in a pinch) and honey or (real) maple syrup. (No corn syrup allowed.) mix it up, put whatever else you want in it. Free healthy depression food from my dad. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ |