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Any suggestions on cooking and best cooks books? (self.food)

submitted 7 months ago by DaddysLittleSlut to c/food

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So I am 19 years old and was never taught how to cook. Sadly I have a really bad eating style due to being autistic and lots of foods disgusting to me. Though I really need to know how to cook. I’m not gaining any weight funnily even though I eat like absolute crap. Though my maintenance calorie intake is upwards to 2,850 and I only eat 1.4K calories if I don’t snack or eat a third meal but if I snack probably more near 1.7k and a third meal ether 1.9k or 1.6k depending on which meal I eat again. Though these are Peanut butter grilled sandwiches and frozen party pizzas. Everyone I know questions how I’m still alive. So any help her would be appreciated! Thank you

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[–] Kaiyoto 2 points 7 months ago

I learned some real basic stuff growing up in the home and in home-ec such as making a cake or cookies, hamburger helper or Mac and cheese. These teach real basic cooking skills which are needed for any recipe. Things like learning what a cup or teaspoon is and following directions.

I didn't know much coming out of high school but I learned a lot from watching a lot of food network and just trying recipes that looked good. Take it slow and try relatively easy recipes like maybe a casserole or making an omlette. Watch videos on how do things if they are confusing. No matter how long you've been cooking there will always be more to learn. I recently tried making biscuits instead of buying the ones in a can and that was tough for me to understand but I watched some videos and after a couple tries I got it mostly figured out. Don't be afraid to ask people questions too about anything specific.

Crock pot meals are great to try as well. A crock pot is a good investment but you can probably buy one at a garage sale or a thrift store. Hell, ask someone in the family or a friend if they have one laying around they don't want anymore.

Good Eats is also a wonderful show I enjoyed on food network. That show will show you the ins and outs of many subjects and explain the why. I think you might enjoy it. I think they have the old episodes on their site for free.