LuvToRead Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I can't believe I am actually posting on the High School side. Where has the time gone? Anyway, I was thinking of just buying a good cookbook to kind of work through for Home Ec. I was hoping to find something that taught a basic technique then had a couple of recipes to practice. I just ordered Ratio through ILL. Something under $30 would be great! I just looked at some culinary school texts and those are out of our price range. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) I think the The Food Lab might fit your criteria. It's a beautiful large book full of pictures. The narrative is engaging. I bought it for my niece's high school graduation last month, and she's already read it cover to cover. Edited June 21, 2016 by Jane Elliot 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) For myself, I like Better Homes & Garden's red plaid cookbook. It has some basic information and lots of good recipes. It's my go-to cookbook anytime I need a basic recipe or instructions on how to do something. I think it would work well for home economics, and give them a good resource for years to come. Edited June 21, 2016 by Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Marion Cunninghsm's Cooking with Children Don't let the title fool you, the recipes are all the basics you'd want a home ec student to learn, or a new grad making meals in their first apartment. Chapters are: vegetable soup, salads, hamburger, rice, eggs, pancakes, biscuits, vegetables, pasta, bread and pizza, steak, cookies, fruit crisp or pie, chicken, cupcakes or birthday cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything or America's Test Kitchen's Best Recipe might be good choices. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I like the Cooking School lessons on www.thekitchn.com 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 So, I've been giving this some thought too as my kids are going to need explicit teaching and supervision in the kitchen to prepare for adult life. I'm not sure if I'm going to count the hours as coursework for anyone other than my LD/SN kid, but I've been laying out a course outline. I don't know that just handing over a cookbook is going to work (for us) because being functional in the kitchen is really about having certain skill sets. I'd love to have someone with more culinary experience chime in, but some of the technique areas I've been contemplating are: 1. knife skills 2. fats & their interchangeability 3. basic pan skills--sautee, fry, poach, roast, etc. 4. sauces 5. general bakery and so on. I know lots of people who can kind of follow a recipe, but that's very different from being able to break down a whole chicken or knowing how to make rice/beans/pasta (the carbs of poor college students everywhere) in a variety of ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anne1456 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I like the cook book How to Cook without a Book 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mona Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) There are some free cooking classes on Craftsy including knife skills. http://www.craftsy.com/classes/food-and-cooking/free I'll second The Food Lab. I bought it for us to work through. I like the geeky food science behind the cooking. After you read about it, there are "labs/experiments" to test out the science. There are also "Knife Skills" sections throughout the book and lots of color photos. It retails for $50 in the box store, but it's $27 on Amazon. After I saw it in person, I had to have it. :) It's almost 1000 pages. https://www.amazon.com/Food-Lab-Cooking-Through-Science/dp/0393081087/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466531963&sr=8-1&keywords=the+food+lab Edited to add the blog to go with the book: http://www.seriouseats.com/the-food-lab Edited June 21, 2016 by Mona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Thanks everyone. I have a nice list of books to order through ILL. The suggestions all look so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistachio mom Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I was on the CLE website checking self paced options for electives. They have a very nice home ec course that is made of 10 booklets - several of which deal with cooking in a very thorough way. I am considering this to use with my daughter, rather than me putting my own course together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Culinary Institute of America -- you can find their main textbook and workbook online. They also have a YouTube Channel and free lesson plans (with some recipes) on their webpage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I purchased CLE's a Home Economics I and II.... We'll be picking light units of our choice to work through and adding some of our own things too. https://www.clp.org/store/by_course/121 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrayshire Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Culinary Institute of America -- you can find their main textbook and workbook online. They also have a YouTube Channel and free lesson plans (with some recipes) on their webpage. Thanks for the link! This sounds really cool and right up Dd's alley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 I was on the CLE website checking self paced options for electives. They have a very nice home ec course that is made of 10 booklets - several of which deal with cooking in a very thorough way. I am considering this to use with my daughter, rather than me putting my own course together. I already have the 1st set and it looks good. Only the first 4 books cover cooking and nutrition. The other six cover sewing and homekeeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Culinary Institute of America -- you can find their main textbook and workbook online. They also have a YouTube Channel and free lesson plans (with some recipes) on their webpage. I will have to check this out. I thought their texbooks were more expensive. I've seen used ones on Amazon for hundreds of dollars. I never thought to check out any other sources. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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