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  Anonymous

  I tackled it :)

  My family never taught me how to do any of this, and college wasn't any help :)

  Then, I took some classes at the local university - they had some great basic cooking classes. That was enough to get started. It also helps that my wife has been patient with me.

  BTW: shopping now isn't a huge deal, I use the food on the table iphone app, add other stuff and that handles it well.

  over 2 years ago
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  Jess

  My husband did the same thing. We had a hard time finding any classes. Where can we look? Is there anything online?

  over 2 years ago
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  Sandy (Community Guide)

  I just go with the "honey I really need your opinion shopping" and whatever cute innocent guilt trip I can lay on lol. It works. I think of it more as making my life easier so I know what to cook and bake. As for cooking....Date Night! Do the cooking together and eventually he'll catch on lol or you can force him to watch food network or the cooking channel.

  about 1 year ago
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  Elizabeth (Community Guide)

  I agree with anonymous...is your hubby a techy? he will love playing with the iphone shopping app...you can also make a game of who can get out of the store quicker..time your trips. We did this for a while, it was fun..compare shopping times!

  about 1 year ago
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  KarlaM

  Begin by having your grocery list sorted in sections by aisle. Do the shopping together and send him to find items on the aisle you are also on. Continue like this until he is comfortable and then ask him to get things from the next aisle, without you. Gradually send him farther from you to build his confidence. Before setting him off totally on his own to the store, give him 1/2 a list--- certain aisles--- and you take 1/2 a list. Do that for a few weeks, then set him free and see how he does! This is how I helped my daughter learn the art of shopping! Be sure he has a pen to cross items off the list!

  about 1 year ago
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  Kendra

  Good hints, Karla! I had to do something along those lines with my husband, too...

  about 1 year ago
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  Donna (Food on the Table)

  Whoops, I may be the only one here who doesn't want shopping help from the husband! Whenever he goes, I wind up with the wrong sizes of practically everything, not to mention a stash of junk food that he wants to squirrel away for himself... ;-)

  about 1 year ago
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  Sandy (Community Guide)

  My other half does that to! Id love to leave him at home just cuz he does that lol. Just to make it fair we have a no one puts extras in the cart unless both agree. I also double check his hiding places in the cart for cake, oreo, pie, cookies or anything else lol

  about 1 year ago
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  Susan

  I need a great homemade pizza recipe please post. My grandson loves pizza. I'm thinking this will be a fun time for us together.

  about 1 year ago
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  Donna (Food on the Table)

  Totally agree, Susan! Are you looking for a certain kind of crust, or for different topping combinations?

  about 1 year ago
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  Susan

  Just a good basic pizza crust.

  about 1 year ago
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  Donna (Food on the Table)

  No problem! I've got two basic ones I work with, but I'll also ask our chefs for theirs. :-)

  about 1 year ago
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  Chef Leslie (Food on the Table)

  Susan, here's my pizza crust recipe:Ingredients, 1 3/4 cup warm water, 1 (1/4-ounce) package active dry yeast (recommended: RapidRise, 2 teaspoons salt, 4 1/2 to 5 cups bread flour, 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for bowl; Cornmeal, for pan.
  Directions: Preheat oven at 450 degrees F. Measure out 1 3/4 cups warm water (it should be pleasantly warm on your wrist). Sprinkle the yeast on top of the water and allow it to activate, about 10 minutes. Put the salt and 2 cups of the flour into a food processor. Pulse 5 times to blend. Pour in the yeast and water and pulse 5 times. Add the olive oil. Add the remaining flour 1 cup at a time, pulsing and scraping the sides of the bowl until well blended. As soon as the mixture is combined, dump it out onto a well-floured board and knead for 15 turns, until the dough is smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a greased bowl and turn to coat all sides. Cover with plastic wrap or a tea towel. Allow the dough to rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes, until doubled in size, then punch it down. Divide it in half; each half will make 1 (12-inch) pizza.
  Place on a cornmeal-dusted pizza stone, pizza pan, or cookie sheet. Roll up edge slightly to create a ridge around the pizza. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, or until crust is light brown. Cook's Note: If using only half dough, freeze the other half. Place the dough in a resealable freezer bag. To thaw, remove the bag from the freezer and place in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Roll the dough out while cold then allow it to come to room temperature before adding toppings.

  about 1 year ago
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  Susan

  Thanks Chef Leslie. I'd like something a little more basic. Prep time is a big issue for my family. I'm not that great in the kitchen yet but, working hard to feed my family from scratch as much as possible. Healthy from scratch cooking and freezing advice with recipes would help me a lot. Thanks again Leslie!

  about 1 year ago
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  Donna (Food on the Table)

  Susan, just wondering after reading your response to Chef Leslie's recipe, are you okay with taking a few minutes to let the yeast develop in warm water and then putting the rest of your ingredients together and letting it rest for a while? (Clearly, this is something that can be done ahead of time, so you could just pull your dough out of the refrigerator at supper time to make your pies.)

  If so, my main question for you would be how you would mix the dough--by hand, with a stand mixer like a KitchenAid, or with a food processor. If I know that, I can minimize the prep directions. (Chef Leslie's recipe is actually pretty quick in terms of prep time, but I do know how trying it can be to follow detailed directions when you're also trying to keep tabs on your kids!)

  Anyway, if you let me know what your preferred mixing method would be, I can offer an alternative, and if mine still seems too complicated, you may actually want to just look into buying dough from a local pizza place that you like and just start with the rolling/stretching process, which is especially fun for the kids. (As long as you're not purchasing from a chain, I'm sure they could give you an accurate accounting of the ingredients.)

  One thing to remember, too, is that even though you'll get a nicer crust consistency if you can let the dough rise twice, if you're in a bind, you can certainly use it after the first rise... I actually like to make a double batch of my recipe, and then I freeze half. The prep time is fairly limited; it's really mostly waiting time, so I usually wind up getting three dinner pizzas and one breakfast pizza out of a batch (and my boys *love* the breakfast pizza!).

  about 1 year ago
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  Susan

  Thanks for the follow up Donna. This time Publix was runnung a special on their pizza dough in the bakery so I purchased two of them which were actually good! However, I did purchase some Fleischman's Pizza Crust Yeast to try. Package says it's fast and easy like 30 minutes. Aside from their yeast there's only like 5 simple on hand ingredients needed. I'll let you know what happens sometime over the next two weeks. Jack loves pizza so we may make it for lunch next week. I appreciate your quick response. Thanks again!

  about 1 year ago
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  Chef Heather (Food on the Table)

  Hi Susan! I wanted to share a quick pizza dough recipe I use all the time. I love this recipe because it uses pantry staples and can be whipped up in less than 10 minutes and only requires 30 minutes to let the dough rise. I use the time the dough has to rise to do dishes or get my pizza toppings ready like brown sausage, chop veggies, or grate cheese. 30 Minute Pizza Dough: (http://www.foodonthetable.com/recipes/374982-30-minute-pizza-dough)

  about 1 year ago
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  Donna (Food on the Table)

  That looks like a great one, Heather, and Susan--always nice to find new options at the supermarket, too, right?!

  about 1 year ago