new to cooking

[richiebrich@gma]

I'm new to cooking life since i've recently moved into an apartment with my new wife and have to stop eating take-out all the time. I' was hoping to know where I could get good recipes for me to cook. I typically go to a site called familyoven.com to find recipes. Its worked out since it has this cool reverse search feature, however i'm trying to expand my horizons. any ideas, advice?

thanks
Rich

[Daiz]

BBC Food do some practical and easy recipes.

google search BBC Food

Do you have any ideas what you would like to practise or experiment with ?

[Fledgling]

Food network has a million recipes on it that can be impressive yet simple to make at home

[mredikop]

What types of food do you like best? What kind of cuisine do you want to try first?

I would recommend American and Mexican Cuisines if you like them. Very easy (usually) to make stuff fairly well without practical experience. Recipes tend to be easier to follow than say French Cuisine for example.

I like www.allrecipes.com, www.leitesculinaria.com, www.foodandwine.com, www.epicurious.com, www.cooks.com and www.foodnetwork.com

[Jayme]

Richie-
I would suggest picking up a couple of cookbooks- 1 that covers the basics- Fannie Farmer is a good one- and then any additional ones that cover the foods you like to eat most. Most people find that once they start cooking at home more, fast food doesn't even taste good anymore. Plus there are the health benefits of knowing what you are eating.
Bon appetit!

[piracer]

im gonna have to say, i reckon cooking something like a roast chicken or pasta with a simple sauce is possibly the easiest thing to do. if not, pan fried fish that is fresh, and a simple sauce or something.

but yea, getting a cook book is good, try to get a nice thick fat one. i feel that british and french home food is fairly easy to cook, so try getting those, ones with nice pictures in them or go for the jamie oliver ones, their usually quite simple and the instructions are easy to follow.

[Jim]

The Joy of Cooking is always a great place to start (and refer to... forever). Also, try different foods at restaurants and attempt to replicate, if not the exact recipe, at least shoot for the concept.

[JackButler]

Cookbooks. The Culinaria series is one of the most interesting cookbook series I know of, though some of the books can be hard to get a hold of and expensive (I paid close to $100 for a copy of Culinaria Carribean, frex). The Culinaria USA book has a wide range of recipes dealing with American cuisine, and most are simple to follow.