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 Cook Book Rant
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10/11/18 04:38 PM
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Pilothawk
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Pumpkin Head
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Please excuse the mini rant:
As a bachelor, I do the cooking around here.
I bought a book titled, How to Instant Pot. Figured it would be pretty basic and have some decent things even a bachelor can cook.
For the life of me, I cannot understand why those writing cook books feel compelled to include things like 1/4 cup Brazilian leopard frog lips, or some cheese even a Frenchman has never heard of. Why cant someone just write simple recipes using things normal families have in the house?
Rant over.
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Pilothawk]
#12930448
10/11/18 04:48 PM
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Patriot Guard Rider
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I agree PH. When I'm looking at new recipes I will just pass on the ones with crazy, exotic ingredients that I may never use again, or if the amt is really small, I'll just not use it and make the recipe with everything else. If it's something you really want to try, some supermarkets carry bulk spices and you can buy small amounts. On second thought, there may not be those kind of places in Kentucky. 
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Pilothawk]
#12930456
10/11/18 05:00 PM
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Pilothawk
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Yep...its a 75 mile drive to Whole Foods.
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Pilothawk]
#12930458
10/11/18 05:01 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Pilothawk]
#12930460
10/11/18 05:02 PM
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Uncle Zeek
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I guess they figure that everyone can order that goofy stuff from Amazon.
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Pilothawk]
#12930461
10/11/18 05:02 PM
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John175☮
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I like YouTube for cooking... 
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Pilothawk]
#12930462
10/11/18 05:03 PM
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Urban Fisher
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Taste of Home was always my favorite. We use to get their year end "best of" cookbook. The thing was the best cookbook I have ever used (they have a huge selection online too, no need to buy the cookbook). They have super simple recipes that are very suitable for a single guy and for the most part, I can't remember one meal were I was disappointed in how it turned out. Here is one as an example I use to love to make. Super simple, simple ingredients and man this stuff turns out amazingly good. https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pork-chops-with-apples-and-stuffing/
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
#12930463
10/11/18 05:03 PM
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UGLYSHCTICK
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Just want to make folks smile, and spit coffee on their keyboard.
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Pilothawk]
#12930472
10/11/18 05:15 PM
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Joined: Apr 2018
Posts: 604
cactusrat
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Get on the internet and find out what Brazilian leopard frog lips or cheese no Frenchman has never heard of. Replace them with something similar us normal people eat. Bee stingers instead of frog lips, cheddar cheese for Adobera cheese. If I don't have or don't like an ingredient that is just for flavor, I just leave it out or replace it with something similar. 
Last edited by cactusrat; 10/11/18 05:15 PM.
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: UGLYSHCTICK]
#12930476
10/11/18 05:17 PM
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RATZ
Activity Coordinator
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so would I but She's a distant 2nd to Paula Deen
Last edited by RATZ; 10/11/18 05:17 PM.
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Pilothawk]
#12930482
10/11/18 05:22 PM
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cactusrat
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Yep...its a 75 mile drive to Whole Foods. I don't know how close the nearest Whole Foods is, maybe 150 miles. 40 mile trip to closest small town H.E.B., 80 miles to Wally World. Doing without or not able to get something is common for me.
Last edited by cactusrat; 10/11/18 05:23 PM.
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Pilothawk]
#12930483
10/11/18 05:22 PM
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BlueNitro
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I'll ask my wife if she would like to pipe in on this conversation. But it won't be until next week as I am going fishing and hunting while drinking whiskey and beer.
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Pilothawk]
#12930485
10/11/18 05:27 PM
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Kattelyn
Little Psycho Coffee
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Please excuse the mini rant:
As a bachelor, I do the cooking around here.
I bought a book titled, How to Instant Pot. Figured it would be pretty basic and have some decent things even a bachelor can cook.
For the life of me, I cannot understand why those writing cook books feel compelled to include things like 1/4 cup Brazilian leopard frog lips, or some cheese even a Frenchman has never heard of. Why cant someone just write simple recipes using things normal families have in the house?
Rant over.
You hit on something in modern cuisine that drives me nuts. I know "exotic", and I'm quite adept at using a lot of things most folks have never heard of. But there's a trend over the past 15 or so years to use these weird trendy quirky ingredients that even if you can find them, you use a pinch of and then never again. And it doesn't really add anything. Here is one of the simplest and best cookbooks in my library. I've yet to find anything in it I didn't like.
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Pilothawk]
#12930505
10/11/18 05:51 PM
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Joined: May 2014
Posts: 5,657
PondFish
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When I was single I would take simple things, Hamburger Helper, and doctor it up or take exotic stuff and dumb it down.
Biggest problem for me was portioning the recipe down for one person.
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Re: Cook Book Rant
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
#12930509
10/11/18 05:58 PM
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COFF
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For every single meal you eat from this cookbook, you will gain roughly 2 pounds. You will enjoy every single bite, but you will pay for it dearly.
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