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[Sister_Sonia]

Assalaamu Alaikum,

LOL, Thatz such a cute post!

When I was learning to cook, I usually just watched my mom in kitchen and what she was doing.
I think I was more of a burden   with all my questions...Why are you adding salt? Why are you boiling the eggs? Why? Why? Why?

Anyways, once I got the hang of a few things here and there, I just went and searched for recipes online.

I love this particular site: http://allrecipes.com/
I dunno if you've been to it though.  
I just type in whatever I have in my fridge and it spits out a recipe that comes closest to using those things as my ingredients.

Anyways, it's not easy at first, but my mom keeps telling me it gets better, even with all my burns and cuts!  

Oh yeah, Experiment! That's the best part!  I know I take leftovers and make them into a whole new meal, tastes even better!  

Have fun!

[StarryFaith]

Salam alaikum,

www.startcooking.com

[umm j]

salam alikum,

hey sis samiraa i was just thinking about you!    I kept meaning to reply to this post, my advice go invest in a slow cooker!
Lol, you really can cook anything in them with little effort and hassle go and check out the slow cooker post inshallah f you have'nt already.
I remeber your moroccan, i have some good moroccan friends who have taught me bits of moorccan food and cooking at each other houses, harira for one can be done in the slow cooker as well as the seven vegetable thing you eat with cous cous.

well that's my two pennies worth.....have fun (slow) cooking! he he.....unlesss let me guess you like things cooked fast! quicker you can eat!  

salams
umm junaid

[Ag11]

sallam allaikum,

the best thing is to watch ur mom...i actually never watched my mom and so i learned how to cook from watching my mom in law.

[amina1983]

Asalamu alaikum,

I agree with ag11 all the way (as usual ). You cannot imagine how much a wealth of information your mother is, many girls didn't learn how to cook only because mummy didn't teach them!! You have to tell your mother that you love her food so much and its so delicious that you reallly want to learn to cook from HER so that your dh one day will be as happy as your family is if that doesn't work I don't know what will! What I know is that if a girl doesn't know how to cook in morocco they look straight at her mum lol!!

ma'salama
*Amina*

[americansis26]

Salams Sis

In order to learn how to cook just lean right into it. Once again i will state that age 9 or so i started cooking. I did watch my mom and grandmas. But i just got out a cook book, read the recipes, found one that i liked and tried to make it. My mom did help with some of the cutting but i did it myself. And well it was a flop. But  just kept trying and trying. Watching and learning. of course this was only when i wasnt out climbing trees or playing out in the back fields all day or paying in the barn.

But it takes time to learn. If you get the basics down then everything else is simple. It will take trial and error. And trust me you will set the smoke alarms off ( iknow i did LOL)

But just keep practicing. Try something simple like home made spaghettie sauce and noodles. Make bbq chicken. Make your own bbq sauce and grill/bake a cut up chicken. For a side dish make baby red potatoes w/ butter and parsley. Make some dinner rolls and some chocolate mousse for dessert topped with whip cream or berries.

Easy enough.

Sis