I'm "learning" how to cook, I just know the very basics.In my family our diet consists mainly of green beans or chard, boiled with some carrots and tatos, then we have everything else too, but that is a constantI'll give you a summary of my 1st week's diet for reference>green beans the way I described above all days except 1, for dinner>pasta with bolognese sauce, many days for lunch>omelette 1 dinner>lettuce tomato and onions, some nice olives (plus olive oil, vinegar and salt) 1 or 2 days as a side>same as above but with tuna added inand for this upcoming week (I accept and would welcome suggestions) and mostly based on what I have already bought> chicken breasts (frozen, need to pull them out 1 day in advance to unfreeze then cook), I'll add some bbq sauce>lentils, I just need to wash them and cook them in a pan with some onions, red pepper, a bit of tomato I guessa bit of garlic and chorizo>fried egg with fried chorizo>I'll have salads same way as described in the block above>rice with tomato sauce and a fried eggwith each lunch/dinner I have a piece of fruit, now we have peaches, melon and some blueberries
>>22151333Congrats on moving out and learning to cook! :3Are you interested in fish or other meat ideas? Big egg fan? Do you want easy type one pan/pot things? Also, what other kind of equipment do you have?
>>22151340yeah about fish, I'll keep it safe, some salmon for a day or two and that's it, maybe freeze or some shit, I might link up with my bro that lives in the same blockabout equipment, small medium and big pots same with pansomelettes and fried eggs are game, boiled is a bit meh to my taste
Bro get a crockpot!!
>>22151333OP, you got a lot to learn to say the least.But here is a quick guide based on what you got:> chicken breasts (frozen, need to pull them out 1 day in advance to unfreeze then cook), I'll add some bbq sauceMarinate it every single time.A marinade doesn't have to be complex either, you can just use what you'll already be using for whatever you're cooking, and can be reused as sauce IF you heat it to a minimum of 165, which is hard not to do if you're simmering it down to a sauce anyways.>lentils, I just need to wash them and cook them in a pan with some onions, red pepper, a bit of tomato I guessa bit of garlic and chorizoYou can easily mix them with rice as well. Pretty good mix really.Another option is to make some dressing and mix it with veggies, voila, you have a side salad or some topping in a sandwich.>fried egg with fried chorizoMayo, mustard (or lemon juice), garlic powder, salt, and black pepper, between to buns or slices of toast. If you want some greens, have some arugula or spinach in there too.>I'll have salads same way as described in the block aboveSure.>rice with tomato sauce and a fried eggBlend some spinach with the tomato sauce, dice some onions, or blend with the sauce.The most basic recipe for almost any dish is:>carbs: rice, pasta, bread in all forms, grains>protein: chicken, fish, beef, gators, dogs, etc>veggies: for the vitamins and fiber>sauce, herbs, and/or spices
>>22151362>>fried egg with fried chorizo>Mayo, mustard (or lemon juice), garlic powder, salt, and black pepper, between to buns or slices of toast. If you want some greens, have some arugula or spinach in there too.nah bro, I'm not getting a sandwich I'm making a dish>>rice with tomato sauce and a fried egg>Blend some spinach with the tomato sauce, dice some onions, or blend with the sauce.what I actually have in mind is to mix some kind of long cooked pork bits with it, but ever so slightly, that's how they did it in my school lunches and it was heavenly>spicesabout that I need me some, definitely getting raselhanoud, that shit rocks, some oregano for the pasta, mmmmm o yeah black pepper in grain that I can ground
>>22151333>In my family our diet consists mainly of green beans or chard, boiled with some carrots and tatos, then we have everything else too
>>22151387it's about health and not being obese
>>22151411I have 3, small medium and large
>>22151333Don't li.it yourself to cooking just for meals, try baking a loaf of bread.Cook chicken breast, cool it down and slice it, use that for a salad, pasta dish or sandwiches.Also get a slow cooker when starting.
>>22151333Must suck living in a third world shit hole and having to eat this poorly
>>22151333Those are the worst eggs I have ever seen. Whoever made them is legit retarded.
>>22151333>chicken breastsThis is a good video for how to cook them without too much fuss:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTBRThwL-2cChicken breast aren't very flavorful so usually I'd use them for chicken parmesan, stir fry, chicken tacos/fajitas/burritos etc.
>>22151333Congratulations on the new place!
Do 3rd worlders really live in places like this? Look at the grout and caulk work. It's not like this is hard, you just have to not be retarded. But I guess that's too much to ask from your people.
>>22151713first world and as far as I know my diet is just fine, I'll get some salmon this next week and maybe some beef, woah
>>22151715he just has to cook them with more oil>>22151848I'm thinking maybe some pan peppers and tomato to go with it, but honestly just bbq sauce should be fine
>>22151951thx pham>>22151984lulz I just google images'd "fried egg fail"
today's menu (single option)>(lunch) bolognese penne rigazza, 4cheese on top. salad as a side (lettuce onions and tomato)>(dinner) french omelettein both cases a toasty french baguette and a piece of fruit (to choose from my dad's peach tree peaches, or melon from the supermarket)to cook today:MOAR boiled green beans with potate and carrot to las for a good part of the next weekA nice tomate sauce to make arroz a la cubana (without the bananna), for a few days of the next week
OP try legumes seasoned with bay leaf, allspice and bacon bits. Also make liberal use of glutamate instead of salt, nothing bad about glutamate.
>>22151397actually I was more concerned about the fact that your OP reads like it was written by a 7 year old than the statement that your family's staple food is some weird incongruent vegetal mush.
>>22152076I was about to post this, some day next week I'm coocking lentils in a pan with a bit of onion red pepper, garlic and some chorizo I have
>>22152077you can Mc. kill urself, it's ok with me
>>22152084The "Mc" prefix doesn't require a period as it is not an abbreviation.
>>22152094You cannot Mc.
>>22152076yep, need bay leaf, oregano, black pepper and raselhanot
>>22151984This just makes you sound stupid, 1st worlds have poorly maintained places.>>22152074> boiledWhy not try pan frying them with butter? Fat isn’t bad for you
>>22152246It's not even my place, it's a random pic from the net>>22152048>why notI know I asked for suggestions, might give it a try, but I have to buy butter just for that and fat is very bad for my already weak health, maybe some dayI have in mind to pan fry them with some onion red pepper garlic and a bit of chorizo
I would highly recommend learning to cook stuff like aglio olio, carbonara, cacio e pepe, limone etc etc. They're pretty much idiot proof and take at most 20 minutes to cook while also being very tasty. I found simple pasta dishes like these were a good way to gain confidence when I was first learning as a teen while also being great to have in your repitoire for whenever you're feeling lazy or running low on time but you still want a tasty meal.
>>22152300i understand, that doesn’t change how stupid they sound though> fat is bad for meOh no! Well I’m sorry to hear that. Your idea sounds great, i definitely encourage you to give it a try. I usually do garlic and a touch of either white wine or balsamic vinegar depending on what I’m eating them with.
>>22152306pasta is the first thing I ever learned to cook I'd say, and from day 0 I was btfo'ing my mom at it, because I put care into it, learned that poaching onions removed the need for sugar in marinara or bolognese, and stuff like thatI have to do alfredo some day, I know my version of alfredo is pretty lit>>22152318>white wineniice I got that on stock, I defs need some modena vinegar, gives me joy just a salad with a bit of it, oh heavenly
good news, my mom stocked me with bay leaves and hella spices including black pepper
>>22152246>1st worlds have poorly maintained places.If someone did the tiles and grout like that here they would be legally forced to refund the money or redo it until it's up to specification.
in a minute I'll be cooking marinara for the arroz a la cubana (without fried banana) and the green beans to have for dinner for some days
>>22152514>green beans to have for dinner for some daysgross
>>22152473HAHA well now you just sound ignorant.
>>22152519it's a health thing, I learned to enjoy them eventually, I actually like them now, not so much when I was a child
not too good on the looks department, but the sauce made it all blend perfectly, shit was deliciousI was gonna have pre-bought couscous and save the sauce for another day, but after trying the sauce decided I wanted to actually eat it now
>>22152897Sauce looks great, how did the green beans turn out?
>>22152929I'm saving them for tomorrow's dinner
>>22152929sauce is:>1 and a half onions diced thin>a bit of a big red pepper also diced (was too little imo, but whatever)>a bit of leek cut sliced>two cloves of garlic super thinly cut>so I add a generous amount of olive oil to a medium pan>throw in a slice of onion that was coot a bit big as submarine thermometer, when it starts bubbling it is time to put in the rest>then add all the mix except for the garlic>cook it for a long while>it starts getting super brown, not caramelized but the spot right after getting burned, wasn't all that intentional, but since I watched a basque chef saying that that was the sweet spot>it was like 40% in that color by the end, luckily nothing burnt>put the heat on minimum and add the garlic>cook it just a tiny bit since I'm scared of burning it>decide to throw in 2 small bricks of fried tomato sauce to make sure the garlic is not getting burnt (was going to add them anyways, but just rushed in to ensure the garlic wouldn't be burnt)>let it simmer for a long while at low-medium heat>taste it, like the taste>decide to ground pepper and add oregano right before taking it out of the fire>taste it>fucking deliciousand that's when I decide to actually eat it now, it'd be a shame to not eat this just cooked, added the white rice and a boiled egg, wanted to do fried egg, but I was shocked to discover that the eggs my family stocked were pre-boiled, fuck, anyways the result was amazing still
>>22151984Attention to detail requires a level of intelligence that third worlders just don't have.
ever since I bought new knives I have a new small cut on my finger every day
>>22151984Do you analyze a lot of caulk?
>>22152993ive come to realise that bad caulking is to browns what smoke alarm chirps are to blacks.if youre brown you just cant see whats wrong with it.
>>22152993top kek
>>22153038you are a hell of an obsessed nigger>OP's pic is not me>I'm pale white as snow with green eyes and get freckles when exposed to the sun >I don't even live in a third world countryI hate nu-4chan so much it's unreal
>>22151333Make chicken Milanese with a lemon sauce and simple arugula salad. That's a fantastic entry point into learning to cook
>>22151333just make stew for every mealeverything can be stewed
>>22152897>eating rice with a forkplease get some spoons
>>22153166lemon sauce sounds amazing, probably going to make chicken breasts this week, maybe som spaghett bolognese pasta again
>>22153724I have spoons, I just eat rice with a fork unless it is rice with a lot of liquid, wich isn't the case
>>22153776>>22153724but you're right, it is pretty logical to eat it with a spoon, just that, with a fork you eat less per time
>>22151333>fell for the cast iron meme
>>22156007>OP pic is not me, it's a random pic from the internet
