Hello all,
I am a total novice at cooking. I'm just here to learn more -- everything from what is good cookware to some good recipes. When I say I'm new, I mean I'm really new. I'd like to learn what some of the words in recipes mean -- like what's the difference between "chop" or "dice", "saute" or "braise", etc. And what the heck does "fold in" mean? Best I can tell, it means "stir in". If so, why don't they say "stir in"? Also, unfortunately, it seems that a lot of cooking terms and foods are listed in French. Why aren't they translated to English? The French didn't invent food and cooking, did they? I would think the very first cooking was from the first humans in Africa. Honestly, I'm not a fan of foo foo French food. Call me a typical American guy, but I prefer a good pizza, hamburger, or Barbecue rather than some French food made with the internal organs of water fowl. (Yup, I did learn what foie gras translates to: - liver fat!). Give me a cold beer and a hot steak and cheese from Pat's in Philly, not a warm red wine and a cold onion soup from La Maison de Foo Foo.
I don't eat just any 'ol simple food. Notice I said I like GOOD hamburgers, pizza or barbecue. It's hard to beat a coal oven cooked pizza from Wooster St. in New Haven, CT. - Frank Pepe's, Sally's, or even Zuppardi's in West Haven. Or how about great barbecue from Melton's in Rocky Mount, NC, Parker's in Wilson, NC, the Rendezvous in Memphis, or Pierce's in Williamsburg, VA. How about some great baked cod and baked beans from Durgin-Park in Boston? In my book, good food doesn't have to be foo foo food.
Anyway, all of those are foods cooked by others. I'd like to learn to cook more and better things for myself and my wife. That's why I'm here.
Good eatin'!
Glenn
I am a total novice at cooking. I'm just here to learn more -- everything from what is good cookware to some good recipes. When I say I'm new, I mean I'm really new. I'd like to learn what some of the words in recipes mean -- like what's the difference between "chop" or "dice", "saute" or "braise", etc. And what the heck does "fold in" mean? Best I can tell, it means "stir in". If so, why don't they say "stir in"? Also, unfortunately, it seems that a lot of cooking terms and foods are listed in French. Why aren't they translated to English? The French didn't invent food and cooking, did they? I would think the very first cooking was from the first humans in Africa. Honestly, I'm not a fan of foo foo French food. Call me a typical American guy, but I prefer a good pizza, hamburger, or Barbecue rather than some French food made with the internal organs of water fowl. (Yup, I did learn what foie gras translates to: - liver fat!). Give me a cold beer and a hot steak and cheese from Pat's in Philly, not a warm red wine and a cold onion soup from La Maison de Foo Foo.
I don't eat just any 'ol simple food. Notice I said I like GOOD hamburgers, pizza or barbecue. It's hard to beat a coal oven cooked pizza from Wooster St. in New Haven, CT. - Frank Pepe's, Sally's, or even Zuppardi's in West Haven. Or how about great barbecue from Melton's in Rocky Mount, NC, Parker's in Wilson, NC, the Rendezvous in Memphis, or Pierce's in Williamsburg, VA. How about some great baked cod and baked beans from Durgin-Park in Boston? In my book, good food doesn't have to be foo foo food.
Anyway, all of those are foods cooked by others. I'd like to learn to cook more and better things for myself and my wife. That's why I'm here.
Good eatin'!
Glenn
