Cook book suggestions for a unskilled cook
 

Hello all! :wave: Forgive me if this question has been asked already, but I searched and couldn't find any posts similar to my question...

Anyway, I'm a calorie counter who isn't all that great a cook. :o I'm a bit on the cautious side when it comes to trying new things and I tend to eat the same thing over and over.

As you can imagine, it's getting b o r i n g !!! :lol:

I was wondering if anyone has any favorite cook books (magazines or websites would work too) they can recommend? I'd love for the recipes to be somewhat on the easy side--easy to prepare and easy to find ingredients. :) Lastly, I'm trying to eat more 'natural' foods, ie: cutting way back on the artificial sweeteners and fat free stuff and sticking with less processed foods.

Thanks so much in advance for any recommendations/suggestions! :)

Hi Sandye! I have the Better Homes and Gardens New CookBook. It's really great, has tons of recipes and is easy to read. I think they may even give calorie amounts but I'm not totally sure. It also has tips about cooking certain foods, it's only $20 at Walmart and totally worth it.

I swear by allrecipes.com, which lets you search recipes by ingredients.

Oh thanks for the suggestions girls!! :)
Kyla~ I may just have that cookbook--I'll have to check! Thanks for the reminder!
gt26~ I love allrecipes, it's just that sometimes I don't have time to peruse the site all that much. However, I haven't done a search by ingredients--I'll have to try that! Thanks for the tip!
wrueangel~ thanks for the link! I'll have to check it out!!

I Googled and found Low Fat Cooking for Dummies :lol: It sounds right up my alley! ;) Perhaps I'll have to hit a local bookstore and check it out. :)

Thanks again for the suggestions girls! I'd love to hear more if anyone else has any to throw at me! :)

Are you cooking just for you? The 15-Minute Single Gourmet was invaluable when I was learning to cook (and I knew *nothing*). Easy, easy recipes, generally whole foods, helps you learn cooking and foods. And obviously, the recipes are for a single serving (except ones that keep especially well, like soups, that are 2-serving recipes). The author is Paulette Mitchell.

search hungry girl's blog for recipes. she's got tons and tons of fantastic stuff she's made lower fat/cal.

Julie~ Thank you so much! I'm trying not to cook for just me, but that's how it turns out most of the time--I make one thing for the rest of my family and then something for me. I have recently informed them all that they will be eating what I eat from now on. ;) I'm tired of being a short order cook. Even though the book you recommended is geared more towards single servings--it shouldn't be hard to double, triple and so on, each recipe. Thanks so much!

Shrinking Girl~ I'll have to check HG out! I have her 200 Under 200, but as you can imagine there aren't a lot of entrees in there. I'll head over there tonight after the kiddos are in bed! Thank for the advice!

Jacque~ Hey you! Thanks for the suggestion, I've never been over there. I'll be checking it out tonight too!!

Thank you ladies for all of you suggestion and input!! I really appreciate it! :)

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