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>I am looking for an ONLINE cookbook for bachelors. I stress the word
> ONLINE. I dont want links to Amazon to buy books. I also do not want
> to be referred to Diet books, in other words, no Atkins, no Low Fat,
> none of that stuff. I am not dieting, in fact I am BELOW the weight I
> should be for my build, age, and height, and that is because my meals
> consist of opening a can of something and eating it (warming
> optional). or eating popcorn. After several years of eating this way,
> I am aware its starting to affect my health, not to mention I am
> totally bored with canned food.
>
> OK, here's the scoop. What I want, is either a website full of
> recipes or downloadable cookbook. I do not want costly recipes, nor
> complicated. No caviar, no virgin olive oils (unless her name is
> Olive and she is an available virgin), and please, none of those fancy
> words that only those tv chefs know the meaning.
>
> First, I am low income and on a tight budget. Second, I do not have a
> stove and oven, just a microwave, hotplate, and toaster oven. Third,
> I do not buy fresh foods because all they do is rot in my
> refrigerator. My basic food stock consists of canned foods, dry stuff
> (noodles and rice, and instand mashed pots), powdered milk, and a few
> frozen things that got buried in snow inside the small freezer on the
> top pof my fridge. The other thing, I hate washing dishes, so cooking
> needs to be done with minimal dishes, paper plates preferred. The
> other thing, by the time I get around to making something to eat, I am
> usually so darn hungry that I often open the can, and while I planned
> to warm the contents, I just eat it, or I open the can, take one bite,
> and drive to McDonalds. In other words, 10 minutes is about the max
> amount of time I am willing to spend slaving over a hot microwave or
> hotplate.
>
> The KEY WORDS for my cooking would be FAST, CHEAP, and EASY.
> I am only cooking for myself.
>
> I should mention that I grew up in the 50's, when men were not allowed
> to take HomeEc in highschool, mom never let me touch the kitchen
> stove, and I had a woman cook for me until I became a bachelor about 5
> years ago. I have no concept of cooking, or how to go about it. I
> also am not willing to chop up a dead chicken or any of that sort of
> thing, that is just too nasty....
>
> Now that you know where I am coming from, and my intent.
> Can anyone recommend a website to suit my needs?
>
> Thanks for all help
>
> J J
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http://www.getouttoday.com/collegeli...g/dormcook.htm
Dimitri
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