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or better yet go get a cookbook

>>5713453

http://www.chow.com/recipes/29342-basic-lentil-soup

The vinegar is necessary. Sub another kind of vinegar if needed, but don't make it without it. Well you can, but then douse it in cumin.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chef-johns-blueberry-clafoutis/

Easy as shit, you can leave out the vanilla if you don't have it, or add a sweet liquer of some kind. Just good the variations out there. Also, use cast iron skillets or ceramic baking dishes, not glassware. Or if you do use glassware, play around with the temp, as in lower and slower.

Filipino Chicken Adobo. It's easy, and the ingredients should be cheap no matter where you are. Just google a few recipes, there are variations - find the one that looks easiest to follow for you.

Tacos chorizo. As above see variations, look for it in a nearby grocery, or ideally carniceria. Easy to make as bacon and eggs.

Read up on huevos rancheros similarly.

Roti: White whole wheat flour, 1 cup. Lukewarm water, 1/2 cup. Mix into a sticky ball, roll into a rope, tear off ping pong/golfball sized portions, use a rolling pin to flatten them to nickel thickness, cook over heat. See various youtube videos.

Crepes. Again as above youtube variations, very easy to make with a bit of practice.

And get a fucking slow cooker for beans and slow cooked meats.

Dhal/Dal/etc. Indian delicious lentil soup. Need to find the spices and track down red split lentils but easy and delicious, and it cooks in about 10 minutes potentially. Again, google it.

If you can find a place that sells bulk sesame seed, and you have a food processor, you've got easy access to making hummus and baba ghanouj. I advise about.com middle eastern food section to start off.

>>5713456

>>5713453
that actually looks good.
> cheddar or some other good cheese
made me lol

>>5713459

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>>5713475

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>>5713459
> risotto
> butter
you're doin it wrong

>>5713500

>>5713502
>not arbollio rice
>jambalaya recipe
>risotto
youre doing it wrong

>>5713502
Not the most astute of readers are you?

>>5713459
That looks fucking disgusting. I appreciate OC as much as the next fag, but that shit....no thanks.

>>5713432
>Remember, garbage in, garbage out. So spring for the good stuff
What?

>>5713456
> risotto
> butter
your doin it wrong
>>5713513
>>5713520
I blame shitty internet

>>5713576
ive heard of people adding butter to risotto for the finish
>4 u

>>5713456
>20g
Stopped reading right there. Are yuros really so autistic they have to weight every little piece of food they cook with?

>>5713432
ffs, at least use something other than american cheese. Sharp cheddar or Monterey Jack at the least.

>>5713653
uhhh those are american cheeses

>>5713722
In this context, american cheese a description of sliced processed cheese products sold in the USA (think slightly more cheese-like kraft singles)

>>5713576
>not adding butter to risotto
Obvious troll

>>5713750
uhhhhhh

american cheese = cheese that is american

>>5713784

yes, but it's also a specific type of cheese.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cheese

>>5713785
Stop trusting wikipedia please

>>5713793

Sorry, it's real. Google it yourself if you don't believe me. It's in every US grocery store deli I've been to. Usually land o lakes.

OP, all you need is The Joy of Cooking. With that book, especially an early edition, you will be able to cook anything. It's more than just excellent recipes. It has simple instructions on technique that were extremely helpful for me when I was first on my own, like you are. I am now a passable cook thanks to studying this book, along with an old used copy of a CIA textbook.
You can walk into any thrift or used bookstore and find a copy of the Joy of Cooking. Do yourself a favor and get yourself one.

>>5713811

Google doesn't respect its users, why do you still use it?

>>5713524
HA! what a faglord

>>5713576
>your doin it wrong

no you fucking aren't, you fucking pleb. do you just think every italian dish uses olive oil?

>>5713855
that isn't at all what I was implying

>>5713470
>implying Cheddar isn't good cheese

>>5713855
They don't?