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To Liamsaunt
To Liamsaunt
OK, I have been gone since last Thursday so I am only now getting to your reports (FABULOUS) and I must say I am sooo impressed with all of your cooking skills so now here is my request 
My New Years resolution was to learn how to cook
(don't laugh Honey if you are reading this) and here we are in July and have yet to even attempt anything 
It's not that I can't if I have a receipe but.....1) I'm not very creative and if they require loads and loads of ingredients - you know 20 spices all a 1/4 tsp of each and a 2 hour prep time which the cook books I have seem to require I'm just not going to bother and.....2) maybe I'm just lazy but I have better things to do than spend hours in the kitchen (I do live on STJ after all 
) so do you have any books you recommend or could you post (or even fax them to me if I give a number) your receipes as they look yummy (and healthy) and obviously the ingredients were purchased here - big plus for me
I thought about sending you a PM but I am sure many who have been following your reports are wondering the same thing.
Any help you could give would be great.
Talk to you all soon
Pia
My New Years resolution was to learn how to cook
(don't laugh Honey if you are reading this) and here we are in July and have yet to even attempt anything It's not that I can't if I have a receipe but.....1) I'm not very creative and if they require loads and loads of ingredients - you know 20 spices all a 1/4 tsp of each and a 2 hour prep time which the cook books I have seem to require I'm just not going to bother and.....2) maybe I'm just lazy but I have better things to do than spend hours in the kitchen (I do live on STJ after all ) so do you have any books you recommend or could you post (or even fax them to me if I give a number) your receipes as they look yummy (and healthy) and obviously the ingredients were purchased here - big plus for me I thought about sending you a PM but I am sure many who have been following your reports are wondering the same thing.
Any help you could give would be great.
Talk to you all soon
Pia
I am very flattered! 
I'd be happy to share some recipes. I have a little notebook that I bring down to St. John with me that I've written recipes in over the various trips. I actually have a bunch of them already typed up. I wonder if I should pm them to people that are interested? If I cut and paste here it would be a long post, and I am probably already pushing everyone's patience to the limit with my endless trip report!
As far as cookbooks I like, I recommend the Barefoot Contessa books, especially the first one and family style. For Italian, I like Marcella Hazan's Classics of Italian Cooking. For Mexican, Rick Bayless, Mexico: One Plate at a Time. For general reference and standard American stuff, I consult the Joy of Cooking. I have a bunch more I use a lot (sad but true fact: I own over 400 cookbooks!), but these are some that I use regularly.
I'd be happy to share some recipes. I have a little notebook that I bring down to St. John with me that I've written recipes in over the various trips. I actually have a bunch of them already typed up. I wonder if I should pm them to people that are interested? If I cut and paste here it would be a long post, and I am probably already pushing everyone's patience to the limit with my endless trip report!
As far as cookbooks I like, I recommend the Barefoot Contessa books, especially the first one and family style. For Italian, I like Marcella Hazan's Classics of Italian Cooking. For Mexican, Rick Bayless, Mexico: One Plate at a Time. For general reference and standard American stuff, I consult the Joy of Cooking. I have a bunch more I use a lot (sad but true fact: I own over 400 cookbooks!), but these are some that I use regularly.
It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
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Pia - Me, too...have me over and I will cook for you. I love to cook. Mainly I just make stuff up...sometimes I do use a recipe, but I always change it, omitting ingredients that I don't like/have and adding ones that I do. It works, so I guess that is all that matters.
I'm not a baker though, as I don't really have a sweet tooth, so desert is on you!!
I'm not a baker though, as I don't really have a sweet tooth, so desert is on you!!
Coden
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cypressgirl
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If it's not too much trouble, pm me too! I love to watch Barefoot Contessa, but her recipes aren't exactly healthy and lowfat as yours appear to be. She's more on the lines of a New England Paula Dean. I love them both, but I'm probably more of a Rachel Ray kind of cook. 
That shrimp and pasta dish you made looked to die for!
And when you make your grilled shrimp I assume you marinade it in something.........?
That shrimp and pasta dish you made looked to die for!
And when you make your grilled shrimp I assume you marinade it in something.........?
Me too, me too please Liamsaunt! I'm always up for new recipes.
400 cookbooks, good for you. I have quite a few, but no where near that many. I find for the last year or two I have stopped buying cookbooks and just "surf" for recipes and then print them out. I especially like the websites where people enter their comments and opinions of the posted recipes that they have made.
Karen
400 cookbooks, good for you. I have quite a few, but no where near that many. I find for the last year or two I have stopped buying cookbooks and just "surf" for recipes and then print them out.
I especially like the websites where people enter their comments and opinions of the posted recipes that they have made.Karen
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cypressgirl
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Maybe I just need some inspiration.