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jsampson

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Type of diabetes
Prediabetes
Treatment type
Diet only
As a newcomer to serious cooking I am looking for recipes. For any recipe I need to know what equipment is needed. "The baking tin" or "the Mason jars" are too vague. For ingredients, mention of sources would be helpful. Also, the amount of product, how to store it, and its shelf life, if not eaten at once. I thought perhaps videos would be the way to go, as even if something is not described or specified it has to appear in the video. So I am looking for recipes known for clarity, precticality and completeness for a novice.
 
Hi and welcome.

What sorts of things are you looking for? eg meat dishes, veg etc? Do you want low carb recipes?

There are a number of websites that provide a range of options on low carb, eg:

Diet Doctor — Making Low Carb and Keto Simple

How do you start a keto or low-carb diet? We have delicious recipes, amazing meal plans, the best keto videos, and a supportive low-carb community to help dramatically improve your health. Welcome to Diet Doctor, where we make low carb simple.
www.dietdoctor.com

Homepage

Find all my recipes, videos, and written recipes with images all in one place! Welcome to Headbangers Kitchen...
headbangerskitchen.com

All Day I Dream About Food - All the best low carb keto recipes for a healthy lifestyle

Conjuring up low carb and sugar-free dishes that rival your old favorites. Everything from easy flavorful dinners to gorgeous keto desserts.
alldayidreamaboutfood.com

Healthy Eating: 7 Nourishing Broths and Soups • IINH

Are craving that extra little bit of comfort? We have compiled a list of seven nourishing broths and soups to suit all tastes.
www.iinh.net

on this forum:

Food, Nutrition and Recipes

Add your own recipes, discuss food and what works for you, help other people with diabetes to understand about diet.
www.diabetes.co.uk

Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

Share what you've eaten today with the rest of the DCUK community and maybe steal a few ideas for yourself! Low carb contributions are of course welcomed, but please keep in mind that this is not the low carb diet section, and debates about diet should be kept out of this thread. Happy posting! ;)
www.diabetes.co.uk

Best of luck. If these aren't what you're looking for, there are many others.
 
KennyA said:
Hi and welcome.

What sorts of things are you looking for? eg meat dishes, veg etc? Do you want low carb recipes?

There are a number of websites that provide a range of options on low carb, eg:
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My post was about clarity and completeness of recipes.
 
Hi @jsampson To be realistic I doubt that you will find anything which will give you such a comprehensive requirement. I think you might start with a dish which you are interested in and search for that via the sites @KennyA has listed. Then you could take the recipe to a cooking shop and ask their advice on utensils. As for sources you could check supermarket sites on Google and if unhelpful, enquire on this forum. Shelf life is usually stated on the packet and storage advice could also be obtained from any good cook shop. I wish you luck.
 
If you Google ‘kitchen utensils explained’ you will find various articles which I think may help you. I’m not sure you’ll find recipes which go into the details of baking tins or glass jars etc required for that particular recipe. I think you’ll need to combine the recipe with one of the kitchen utensils pages.
Could you sign up for an evening class for basic cooking skills?
 
There is a book called “how to boil an egg” which explains some of what you are looking for and has recipes, equipment, things for your store cupboard etc, I don’t know if the recipes will be suitable for a diabetic or what kind of diet you eat but it may be a starting place and as you learn you will be able to adapt recipes and use your new knowledge to use other recipes not in the book
 
Yes, I do get the impression of info poverty. I find cookbooks with no contents page nor index!
By "cooking shop" do you mean something like Lakeland?
 
jsampson said:
Yes, I do get the impression of info poverty. I find cookbooks with no contents page nor index!
By "cooking shop" do you mean something like Lakeland?
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If you have a local Lakeland that would be useful. Near us in Suffolk we have specialist family run shops who are willing to help answer all sorts of requests. Maybe if you google "cooking shops" you should find a local map of specialists where you are. I hope you are making headway!
 
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