Recipes > Quick MealsSeptember 15, 2009

Quick and Easy Recipes

I am not looking for a specific recipe. I just really need some help in the cooking department. I am new to cooking and work full time so I need help finding quick, easy, but good recipes. I am on a limited budget. I look online a lot, but I would prefer ones that someone has made before and comes recommended. Thank you for your time.

By juliebmoo from MI

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09/17/2009

Maybe you could write what your favorite things to eat are and we could send quick/easy recipes for those foods.

By
09/16/2009

Email me, I'll send you some specific quick easy recipes. Simple but quick and good.
shelli.martin AT imagenational.com

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09/16/2009

Hi, The allrecipes.com site is my favorite. I am on there at least 6 to 8 times a week looking for what to do with whatever I have in the fridge. It has never failed me. They have many (often over 200) detailed reviews of a recipe. the recipes are all rated up to 5 stars. I only look at the 5 star recipes with lots of reviews. the reviews will tell you what they have done to adjust the recipe. This really helps. Recipes can be printed in 3x5 or 4x6 to fit in your reciped box. Good Luck!

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09/16/2009

Here is a site with many many crockpot recipes.
Take a look.


http://www.50plusfriends.com/cookbook/crockpot/index-5b.html

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09/15/2009

I didnt cook anything unless it was in the microwave or throw something frozen into the oven until I got married 5 years ago. Since then I have become a pretty fair cook. Its just trial and error. Use foods you and yours already like and make your recipes from that. allrecipes was recommended, its a good one because you can hit search ingredients and you can put certain ingredients into it and get recipes with those specific ones, also has place for stuff you dont want in it.

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09/15/2009

I would recommend you get a good crockpot and a crockpot recipe book from the library. When I worked full time, it was nice to have the crockpot and dinner was ready when I got home.

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09/15/2009

Julie, try www.allrecipies.com. Each recipe has been tried and rated by people like you and me. I Love this site and can spend hours on it just looking. Happy Cooking and God Bless!

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09/15/2009

If you are looking for a good selection of recipes, I would get a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. It has a red check cover and there are several different versions. I have tons of cookbooks but this is the one that I reach for time and again. Few of the recipes are very complicated and there are photos and cooking tips interspersed. I received one of these when I was about 20 years old and I still use it 20 years later.

The best thing for cooking and working full time is a slow cooker (crockpot). Soups and stews are perfect for the upcoming fall, and there are tons of casseroles or layered meals that will just cook all day long.

Here are some links to recipes I have already posted on ThriftyFun. I am a "foodie" so I always make cooking a little more complicated than maybe it needs to be. I tried to find the most straightforward recipes possible. :)

Sausage Stew: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf59439654.tip.html

Chicken and Rice Soup: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf40928821.tip.html

Chicken Stir Fry: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf74304301.tip.html

Spaghetti and Meatballs: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf26523770.tip.html

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