Ten Spectacular Tips for Getting Started in the Kitchen

Kristy
Categories: Cooking
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This post is courtesy of Trent Hamm of The Simple Dollar. He has some great advice for anyone who wants to start cooking or improve their cooking skills.

I love cooking at home.

I used to hate cooking at home, though. I was awful at it. I burnt things. I messed up scrambled eggs beyond all recognition.

But over time, I got better at it. I started figuring out lots of little things that made the entire process smoother and made my results much better without necessarily improving my skills.

Now, I vastly prefer what I make in my own kitchen over what I can get at most restaurants. What I make at home is tastier, usually healthier, and quite a bit cheaper, too.

Along the way, I’ve picked up lots of little techniques for making home cooking much easier and faster. Here are ten that really changed things for me.

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Feb
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Easy Meals – Dry Chili

Kristy
Categories: Cooking, Easy Meals

Chili

I love to make things with hamburger meat.  Hamburger is cheap and easy to cook with.  Chili is just one of the many, many recipes you can make with hamburger.  Chili is great because you can start with a simple recipe and make it your own.  Besides, I’m a native Texan and we love our chili!  Here’s my Mom’s chili recipe.

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Feb
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