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[_ducks]

Okay, you. I need your help. I want to cook more, but I'm shamefully inexperienced at it and very tentative. But being on my own means it's okay if whatever I'm making goes horribly wrong so I'm trying to be more adventurous

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[cindala]

I have a lot of recipes that I could give you but I'm unsure of your dietary restrictions (as are some of the other commenters). I have some great easy to make and freze recipes for kugel (a traditional Jewish casserole/noodle pudding that can be served as a main course, side, breakfast or dessert) are you willing to try all sorts of new foods?

[_ducks]

Ooh, yes, I'm trying to try lots of new things. And other than not being very good with spicy food, I eat anything. Or, I would like to if I knew how to make it. Thanks!

[cindala]

For Kugel

[cindala]

More recipes may be coming, this one's just saved to my hard drive. Also, I'm American so temps are in fahrenheit, and I'm too lazy to figure out the equivalent, sorry! This also serves 20 comfortably so feel free to figure out proportions for a smaller batch (or make and freeze and take out small portions when you want to eat it).

[cindala]

ok so I've nothing better to do:

Great grandma's banana bread (super easy and delicious- what else are you gonna do with brown bananas?)
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1.5 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla

mix above ingredients together. Take 2 good sized brown or spotty bananas and mash in a dish. Add a little lemon juice (optional). Add to mixture of all other ingredients. Mix well. Pour in 8"x8" greased pan. Bake at 350*F for 30 mins. Enjoy!

[cindala]

I'm also going to recommend a cookbook that's out of print but that you can buy on Amazon.coms marketplace for used books. Its called "Follow Your Heart's Vegetarian Soup Cookbook" every soup in it is 100% vegetarian, thick and chunky, and works as the entire meal. My dad whose a major carnivore loves all of the soups and doesn't even miss the meat. I'm vegetarian and think all of the soups are amazing. Also, I used to live on my own and would make a soup and it'd last me a week

[_ducks]

Thanks for all your suggestions. The Kugel sounds delicious. And banana bread recipes always come in handy, because I like my bananas only-just-ripe, so I always end up with a few that have gone softer than I like and I have to work out what to do with them.

I will keep an eye out for that recipe book! I have gone back to eating meat but I don't need it in every meal, and I'm always happy for new veggie ideas.