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Question

Okay, I can cook breakfast and lunch, and bake desserts like there is no tomorrow. BUT I can't prepare a decent dinner to save my life!

I always seem to overcook meat, and it dries out, and it is just awful! I just want to cry, and scream, and break everything in the kitchen when I'm trying to cook dinner.

I think maybe it's because I'm paranoid about not cooking the meat enough, and causing someone to get food poisoning or e-coli or some crap like that.

Sooo please, PLEASE help me find a book, website, or anything that can help me to cook some tasty, and most important of all... EDIBLE ribs, chops, and drumsticks for my hubby.

Thanks a million (in advance)!

Nothing with Fish please... my husband's allergic.

Thanks again! :o)

WOW! thanks for all your replies! You guys (and gals) are awesome!

Answer 1

foodnetwork.com, recipes.com, epicurious.com

Answer 2

EASY POT ROAST, COLE SLAW AND JELLO:
Feeds 3-4

Pot roast:
3 lb chuck roast
1 pkg lipton onion soup mix, dry
1 can cream mushroom soup, campbells
2 celery stalks, diced
1 onion, diced
3 whole carrots, peeled and cut
4 potatoes, peeled and cut in 1/4
1 crushed garlic clove
2 tbsp flour

1 Reynold's slow cooker liner, optional
If using a large slow cooker, a liner makes cleaning up a snap!

If no slow cooker, use a large oven safe pot, add the can of cream mushroom soups, 1 additional can of water, the lipton dry soups, flour and mix the ingredients well with a wisk.

Add the roast and the garlic. Mix around til covered with soup mix. Add the onions and veggies.

If using a crock pot, Add water to barely cover the veggies (remember the water level may go up during cooking!).
Cover and turn crock pot to med/low. Cook 6-8 hours and it will be so tender!

If using a oven safe pot, put in oven covered (with lid or foil) at 325 degrees. Cook for 3 hours. Check on roast. When pierced the juices should run clear. You can test it by slicing the middle. If not ready, cook uncovered for 30-45 more minutes.


MEXICAN COLE SLAW
1 avocado, ripe, peeled and diced
1 bunch cilantro, finely diced
1large tomato diced
1 cabbage, sliced and diced
1 cup diced celery (or a whole bunch of celery)
1 brown onions, diced
1 fresh jalapenos, seeds removed then diced
Mayo
salt/pepper to taste

In a large bowl - Add the cabbage, then the cilantro, tomato, celery / onion, jalapeno and a dash of salt/pepper.
Add the avocado then 3 big spoonful of mayo or just enough to moisten to your taste. Mix well. Chill for 1 hour and serve cold

JELLO DESSERT
1 pkg large jello, same flavor
1 tub coolwhip
1 c fresh fruit

In a non metalic bowl, prepare the jello as on the package but use 1/2 cup less water per package.
Add fresh fruit like fresh strawberries, grapes, chopped apples. Let it gel for 3-5 hours. Mix up the jello and add 1 tub of cool whip. Add more if desired. Mix well, and its like an ambrosia.

Put the mix in a glass, and top with more fresh fruit or coolwhip

Answer 3

When you are fixing, say a nice steak. Heat a skillet on high heat, add just a dash of olive oil. Sere both sides of the meat until it looks grilled! Take out and let stand for a good 5 min. before cutting. It will be the best juiciest meat you've ever fixed. Hope it works for you!

Answer 4

marinate 200 gram Beef slices or 200 gram pork chops in oriental soy sauce and small lime juice. 2 Tbsp soy sauce in 1 Tbsp lime juice. for 30 min.

Fry some potato wedges. set aside and drain in paper towels.

in non-stick frying pan, heat 2 tbsp olive oil. pan fry meat on both side under low-medium fire until water evaporates. Add sliced yellow onion. add 1/4 cup water and let it boil. dissolve 1 tsp cornstarch in 3 Tbsp water and put the mixture in.

When it thickens, put on a serving dish topped with potato wedges...

Hope you enjoy and reaches you in time! Appreciate the feedback!

Answer 5

Maybe you need to get help. It seems you get frustrated way too easily. Just tell yourself, "I will cook a great dinner tonight. I will cook the meat perfectly, and everyone will love it." Then, you will.

Answer 6

I find this site very useful, I use it all the time. www.allrecipes.com
Any kind of recipe you need and its there .. you can even have an online recipe box to save the ones you enjoy. I hope this helps you and your dinner troubles.

Answer 7

Since you refer to Hell's Kitchen in the question, why not buy a Chef Ramsey cookbook?

Answer 8

buy a meat thermometer you can learn the meat temp well done or medium well or medium rare

Answer 9

GOTO AMERICASTESTKITCHEN.COM
THEY ARE GREAT,THE TEST OUT ALL OF THERE RECIPE'S UNTIL THEY GET IT RIGHT,YOUCAN ALSO SEE THEM ON CHANNEL WNET,WHICH IS CHANNEL 13 IN NEW YORK.IT COMES ON EVERY SUNDAY.

Answer 10

http://marthastewart.com

http://www.chefs.com/Recipes

http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipes.asp

http://busycooks.about.com

http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf

These should keep you busy for awhile -- LOTS of great recipes. Good luck and have faith in yourself - you can do it!!

Answer 11

food net work