• emilygage@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Can you follow directions? Congratulations, you can cook! It’s really not that difficult, cooking is just simple chemistry.

    When I was young my mum bought me a cookbook and once a week, usually Sundays, we would make a recipe or two that were in it. Sometimes full meals, sometimes just desserts, etc. You’ll learn by doing, so get yourself a cookbook or find a cooking show to watch if you’re a more visual learner. Just put yourself out there and try. I believe in you.

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      1 year ago

      When I was young my mum bought me a cookbook and once a week, usually Sundays, we would make a recipe or two

      This is why it might seem so easy to you, wouldn’t you think?

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        1 year ago

        Well obviously OP can’t go back in time to when they were a child, but there’s nothing to stop them getting a cook book once a week and trying out a recipe or two.

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          1 year ago

          I mean, yeah, obviously. But claiming it’s really easy because you were lucky to have normal parents and have been doing it since you were kid, especially on a question that implies someone didn’t have the luxury, is not helping.

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      1 year ago

      You’re taking a lot for granted here. Most cookbooks tell you what to do but don’t teach you what to do. If you already know how to cook, a cookbook can teach you how to cook X, but they don’t really teach you how to cook.