http://www.webcookingclasses.com Cook Like a Chef at Home Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:46:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I help people every week to learn to cook and yet I'm approached all of the time by people telling that that they can't cook. I'm here to tell you that you can cook, in fact, I believe that you just don't have the right information about cooking. Think about ... http://www.webcookingclasses.com/eliminate-any-doubt-that-you-can-learn-to-cook/cooking/3973/ By avoiding cooking healthy and not eating nutritious foods, you have been committing crimes against your stomach. I used to be a repeat offender until I came up with 4 steps that have kept the food police away. Here's how you can work off the crimes against your stomach: 1. Eat Purposely: ... http://www.webcookingclasses.com/4-steps-to-avoiding-the-food-police/cooking/3892/ So, you’ve been committing crimes against your stomach instead of cooking healthy, nutritious food. Maybe you're thinking that it's not so bad, I mean, what's wrong with eating pre-packaged foods, processed foods, frozen foods, foods with ingredients you can't say, much less spell? What's wrong? Well, it's a crime to ... http://www.webcookingclasses.com/what-would-you-hide-if-the-food-police-raided-your-kitchen/cooking/3890/ People will see me or write to me and say, "But, Chef Todd, how can you possibly understand my fear of cooking? You cook beautiful, nutritious foods for thousands every week." First of all, I haven't always eaten or cooked nutritious food because healthy cooking wasn't on my agenda and ... http://www.webcookingclasses.com/are-you-committing-crimes-against-your-stomach/cooking/3888/ Mageirocophobia, fear of cooking, is not going to be cured with avoidance therapy. If your phobia is severe or life-threatening, you should seek professional help like cognitive-behavorial therapy, which focuses on replacing the reflexive negative thoughts about your fears with more rational thoughts instead. With severe Mageirocophobia, this is a ... http://www.webcookingclasses.com/get-rid-of-mageirocophobia-once-and-for-all/cooking-lessons/3827/ In my last blog post, I explained the 5 signs of the fear of cooking that many people suffer from in deciding that they would like to learn to cook.  Because the kitchen plays a particularly important emotional role in many people’s lives, not knowing how to cook can have ... http://www.webcookingclasses.com/you-don%e2%80%99t-have-to-suffer-these-effects-of-fear-of-cooking/cooking/3825/ If you have a fear of cooking, be assured, you are in good company. I have literally cooked for a 1000 people on many occasions and I've been fearful in those moments. But you don't have to let the fear of cooking keep you from learning how to cook like ... http://www.webcookingclasses.com/do-you-recognize-the-5-signs-of-mageirocophobia-keeping-you-out-of-the-kitchen/cooking-courses/3823/ After you're through melting chocolate for Valentines Day candy, start thinking about a romantic Valentines dessert. The secrets of egg custard will enable you to make creme brulee or zabaglione, a romantic valentines day dessert. I've been a fan of the incredible, edible, egg. It's nature's perfect food. ... http://www.webcookingclasses.com/valentines-day-dessert-ideas/science-of-cooking/3632/ Rather than buying Valentines Day candy, how about melting chocolate and making your own Valentines Day candy this year? The key to melting chocolate for Valentines Day, Easter candy, chocolate lollipops, or any homemade chocolates is melting chocolate to a precise temperature, called chocolate tempering. Real chocolate should have four ... http://www.webcookingclasses.com/melting-chocolate-for-valentines-day/science-of-cooking/3538/ The Blackboard is Gone The final two contestants on Worst Cooks in America have learned to cook like a chef! They’ve done it in only ten days! How do I know that Jenni and Rachael have absorbed a few tricks about the science of cooking? It’s because there’s ... http://www.webcookingclasses.com/worst-cooks-in-america-finale/cooking-lessons/3526/