Cooking from scratch

[~me~]

Mum STILL won't part with her copy of this - i try every couple of months to get her to give it up - i have every other cook book she has ever owned, but she won't give this one up!

I bought mine when I moved to Melbourne, I got Angus and Robertson to order it for me. They have updated it every now and again. Mine is 5th edition. I still remember the pink/salmon colour jacket it had when my siters did Home Echo at school Pretty sure my Mum still has it in her books.

[briggsy's girl]

mums is a cream colored book falling apart at the seems
i googled after posting, and they are up to 8th edition - but it wouldn't be the same - i want MUM's one! i know whats in it lol

[2CheekyMonkeys]

I made pork chilli con carne for nachos from scratch (cept I used our store bought corn chips from cupboard) AND I added cooked quinoa (however the heck you spell it) and it was pretty good! :-)

[Cass72]

I bought Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Her recipes are so easy to follow and, the best part is that she has a lot of "master" recipes that you can incorporate into other recipes. Everyone in the family now eats every pea that I put on their plate. DH would NEVER eat peas, so I made them a la Julia and he loves them!

I also got a couple of good cookbooks from the library, The Cook's Book and Mastering the Art of Baking. Again, a lot of "master" recipes and showing you how to do different things. I have put both books on my christmas "wants" list!

Oh, and lastly, I inherited my mum's Cordon Bleu Cookery Course books. They were published back in the 60s and show you step by step how to make amazing meals and even have the forward planning thing - the Christmas dinner one has a do this on this day thing. I've often seen these in vinnies and salvos shops or second hand book stores.

BTW, Women's Weekly recipe books are pretty failsafe.

[Mak]

There is a great blog too - the $120 food challenge and also the A beach cottage blog has some really easy recipes as well. I think the key is to just try and give it a go! Doesn't matter if it is not perfect first shot! I try to do a new recipe every week or so.