New Cookbook Idea

well, maybe it is already out there. Please tell me.

In general, I like cooking. I’m not very experienced, so things don’t always turn out well and it takes me longer that I’d like to cook many things. The girls very often don’t like what I make, because they are very particular (Chloe likes only one specific saag paneer; any other won’t do).

One of the big things that makes me not want to cook is cleaning up afterwards. I spend such a big percentage of my day cleaning, that the last thing I want to do at night is wash the dinner dishes AND the cooking dishes. For instance, tonight I used the hand grater for the zucchini, because the idea of having to clean up the cuisinart was just too much for me. I’d rather grate for ten minutes than spend five minutes washing the food processor.

SO, I need a (vegetarian) cookbook that uses a minimal number of utensils, pots, tools and bowls. No recipe with two mixing bowls (prefer NO mixing bowls). A cutting board, a knife and a pan would be ideal.

cooking – 31 may 2008

In the end, I didn’t much like the recipe as it was cooking, so I added a can of diced tomatoes. Much better, but I’d add them earlier and without the juice next time. Experimenting and winging it are just fine — even though I tease my mom about it when she does it. AND, Camille LIKED it! — Chloe said it was okay but that we should leave out the zucchini next time — hmmm.

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