I want to start cooking and because I'm young and so is everyone else I hang around and live with we want food fast and now but as you know we can't just survive on junk food and processed foods.

Lets post recipes/instructions or videos on easy dishes we can create



I'll start with this:

its great to see enthusiasm from someone young, but i think ur still needlessly fetischizing good food. why do u need to make a time limit for it? its not a test. if ur really interested in learning to cook, shouldnt u be spending more than 15 or 30 min on the dish? in the beginning, just doin prep work can be very slow until u become comfortable with basics. simply cutting meat and excising fat, or chopping veges can take a good chunk of time. it still does for me anyway. this quick meal thing may be appropriate for working parents, but i dont think its for a beginner.
i'll get off my soap box now
the beef and brocolli was an interesting variation on the chinese dish in terms of flavor. completely nontraditional besides the ginger. the one thing i have to suggest is to 'velvet' the beef so that its soft. i could tell from how long the beef was in the pan that it was going to be relatively tough. ur guests will expect tender beef from previous experiences w/ the dish. if the dish is too watery, add a spoon or 2 of corn starch to thicken it. the sauce needs to stick to the meat and vege, not just be lying on the bottom of the pan.

i like frying up some ground beef, then adding chopped onions and green pepers and after bit poor some pasta sauce



and making pasta while doing this..doesnt take long and its sooooooo good

the chicken dish didn't look that good, but the beef was a nice monday meal after work when you just wanna relax i might try a variation of that

Breakfast burritos:

Fry some bacon
Scramble some eggs
Add peppers, mushrooms, and onions to the skillet with eggs
Warm up a tortilla or two
Sprinkle cheese on top of egg mixture
Add salsa
Eat

Should take less than 10 minutes.

I'm actually going to make the beef dish tomorrow and I'll see what I can do

Keep on adding your easy and fast recipes

if u do it right u can make chili in close to 30 mins.

have ur water starting to boil for ur macaroni's while ur heating up the beans/tomato juice/ diced tomatos and green chilis. also have ur hamburger cooking in a skillet. i put onion black pepper and garlic powder in my hamburger as it's cooking.

also add about 2 tsp of chili powder to juice or to taste. add the hamburger to the juice once it's done cooking. add the macaronis once they are done cooking and strained. let it all heat up together then serve.

if any questions just ask.

EDIT:

alot of stuff takes little to no time by having some parts done ahead or time. like vegetables that need cleaned sliced or diced.

This post was edited by toadboy on Sep 26 2011 01:21am

Catalina dressing, is that ketchup? lol...

If you're looking for fast and easy recipes, I have a ton for you

Well then post them lol

what about 3min drive in job at whataburger