The Cookbook for Men Who Must: The Beginning

By Richard Chamberlain

Men should be able to prepare some basic meals either for their family or for themselves. My father – God rest his soul – could not boil water without burning it. He could make almost anything out of sheet metal but could not make any kind of food.”

Does this sound like a man you know?

“Men, with the recipes in this cookbook, with relatively little effort you will be able to prepare some basic meals and snacks for yourself, for your family, for your buddies, or at least to impress a date. There’s nothing really fancy in here – just good food that everybody likes”

Ladies, If you use it, we just won’t tell anybody.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 15, 2013
• ISBN: 9781479786305

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain has starred in such classics as Dr. Kildare, The Thorn Birds, and Shogun and has received rave reviews for his theatrical turns in Hamlet, Cyrano de Bergerac, and My Fair Lady, as well as numerous other plays and films. Chamberlain lives in Hawaii, where he continues to act and pursue his passion for painting.

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The Cookbook

for Men Who Must

The Beginning

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Richard Chamberlain

Copyright © 2013 by Richard Chamberlain. 548459

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Rev. date: 09/18/2020

Dedicated to my daughter’s husbands

(and my daughters)

Acknowledgements

I want to thank my two wonderful daughters who once asked me to

write down some of the recipes I used when they were growing up –

they now have families of their own. I did that several years ago and

organized the recipes into a cookbook which I gave them as Christmas

presents. Since then I have added a few more recipes and, with some

help from my friends, produced this book.

In particular, my mother has tried several of the recipes and was very

helpful in documenting her cinnamon roll recipe. My neighbor Pat

spent a lot of time just reading drafts of the book.

I also want to thank Simone for her many valuable editorial comments.

I received encouragement from them and numerous other people as I

prepared this. I wish to thank them all.

The sayings at the beginning of each chapter are from the website;

http://www.devrand.com/

Be sure and visit our website:

http//www.cookbooksformen.com

Table of Contents

Introduction

Seasonings and Taste

Peppers and Spices

Sauces

Variations

Heat

Getting Started-Read Me First

Tools and the Proper Equipment

Stocking the Pantry

Folding

Kneading

Melting Chocolate

Meal Planning

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Parties

A Word About Drinks

Breakfasts

Biscuits

Chocolate Chip Biscuits

Peanut Butter Chip Biscuits

Butterscotch Chip Biscuits

Some Other Variations

Sausage Gravy

Omelets

Mom’s Cinnamon Rolls

Appetizers/Snacks

Spinach Dip - Almost nonfat

Guacamole - Forget it

Meatballs - Lower fat

Shrimp Cocktail - High protein

Soft Flour Tortillas - Easy, fun, and healthy

Real Nachos - Awesome

Chocolate Cheese Ball

Salads

Vegetable Salad

Fruit Salad

Cucumber and Tomato

Coleslaw - Traditional

Coleslaw - Crispy, No Mayonnaise

Potato Salad

Pasta Salad

Side Dishes

Pasta

Mashed Potatoes

Twice-Baked Potatoes

Asparagus

Green Beans and Other Vegetables

Rice, Raisins, and Mushrooms

Gravy

Creamed Peas/Onions and Potatoes

Main Courses

Chicken and Dumplings

Fried Chicken with Onions and Mushrooms

Grilled Chicken with Mustard Marinade

Grilled Beef with Vinegar Marinade

Turkey

Turkey with Dressing (Bread or Oatmeal)

Hamburgers

Chili

Chicken Chili

Lasagna

Baked Chicken and Rice

Baked Chicken Without the Rice

Barbeque

Desserts

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Carrot Cake

Fruit Topping

Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies

Don’t Even Go Here

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Death by Chocolate

Some Conversion Factors

Everything in moderation -

including moderation

introduction

I have enjoyed cooking most of my life, and have gotten good at preparing a somewhat limited repertoire of foods. This has come in very handy when raising a family because it was often necessary for me to do the cooking.

My mother and my grandmother taught me most of what I know about cooking. My mother worked in a store when I was growing up and often did not get home until late. My father – God rest his soul – could not boil water without burning it. He could make almost anything out of sheet-metal but could not make any kind of food. Since I was the oldest of four children, It often fell on me to prepare the meals. My grandmother had arthritis and was in a wheelchair, so when she lived with us, I would often be her hands while preparing meals.

Now that my family is all grown up and I am on my own, I have been able to use some of the recipes in this cookbook to entertain with a minimal amount of hassle. As I travel a fair amount, this has helped my social life a great deal. I never have to wait to be asked to a party – I just fire up some chicken chili and some guacamole, or maybe a big pan of lasagna and some chocolate cake, and I bring the party to me.

Men, with the recipes in this cookbook, with relatively little effort you will be able to prepare some basic meals and snacks for yourself, for your family, for your buddies, or at least, to impress a date. There’s nothing really fancy in here – just good food that everybody likes.

Even if you’re not great at it, I know from experience that your efforts will be appreciated and well rewarded. It’s with that hope for you that I’ve written this cookbook.

So, let’s get started!

As I have done my cooking, I have found that there are several rules that I have tried to follow, and these are reflected in the recipes.

Rule #1 – Everything in Moderation – Including Moderation

My job involves working with pharmaceutical and medical device companies, mainly in their research and development divisions. One thing I have learned is that the health problems we encounter are often caused by overindulgence in something – too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt, too much something. I have tried to treat such problem areas with moderation. The reader will see that there are a few exceptions included just for those times when we think we deserve a reward for