You MUST Learn to Cook

I’m always amazed at how few guys know how to cook. I don’t care if you are a Dad or not, you must learn how to cook more then ramen noodles and anything you can pop in the microwave.

Christmas Dinner

I show this picture of a Christmas Prime Rib I made not to showcase what you should be cooking, but to say you can cook this. I had never made it before. I was watching The Food Network with my daughter one night and it sounded yummy so I gave it a try. I was scared to death that I was going to burn it or mess it up in some fashion, but in the end it was simple to make. Pretty much, stick it in the over and forget it.

Trust me when I say that there is no faster way to a woman’s heart (and other parts *grin*) then through her stomach and if that isn’t enough of an incentive to learn to cook, then I don’t know what is!

To get you started, here are some of my personal favorite sites to find simple, well documented, easy to make recipes:

In the future we’ll be posting some of our favorite “guy eats” right on this site to help you confident enough in the kitchen not to be scared of it. If you have some favorite recipes please contact us so that we can share them.

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C.C. Chapman is the Founder of Digital Dads and the Author of Content Rules. He is a family first entrepreneur with two great kids (a boy and a girl) who loves the outdoors, cooking, photography and playing with technology. He consults with companies around the globe to help them embrace the new world of marketing and business. C.C. is a sought after speaker, photographer and content creator who looks forward to each day as a new adventure.

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  • http://lawver.net/ Kevin Lawver

    The shows that got me cooking were *Molto Mario* and *Good Eats*. They made even complicated stuff look easy, and showed that it was OK to improvise. Now, I’ll try anything – with enough butter and garlic, pretty much anything will come out OK. I highly recommend starting with breakfast, though. Learning how to make omelets, homefries, bacon and pancakes will give you the basics for cooking pretty much anything else you might want to tackle.

  • http://lawver.net/ Kevin Lawver

    The shows that got me cooking were *Molto Mario* and *Good Eats*. They made even complicated stuff look easy, and showed that it was OK to improvise. Now, I’ll try anything – with enough butter and garlic, pretty much anything will come out OK. I highly recommend starting with breakfast, though. Learning how to make omelets, homefries, bacon and pancakes will give you the basics for cooking pretty much anything else you might want to tackle.

  • http://lawver.net Kevin Lawver

    The shows that got me cooking were *Molto Mario* and *Good Eats*. They made even complicated stuff look easy, and showed that it was OK to improvise. Now, I’ll try anything – with enough butter and garlic, pretty much anything will come out OK. I highly recommend starting with breakfast, though. Learning how to make omelets, homefries, bacon and pancakes will give you the basics for cooking pretty much anything else you might want to tackle.

  • http://tgoodridge.wordpress.com/ Tyson Goodridge

    Agreed 100% CC. 3 of my favorite chefs are Tyler Florence, Ina Garten, and Todd English. All have different styles, but all have something good to bring to the table. And, no kitchen is complete without the good old fashioned Joy of Cooking. Seriously, it’s a basic, boring cookbook, but if you need how to fry an egg, that’s the ticket.

    I cook 90% of the meals in our house, and love doing it. My wife’s a great cook, but I love just being in a kitchen..

    Love the post, keep ‘em coming..

  • http://tgoodridge.wordpress.com Tyson Goodridge

    Agreed 100% CC. 3 of my favorite chefs are Tyler Florence, Ina Garten, and Todd English. All have different styles, but all have something good to bring to the table. And, no kitchen is complete without the good old fashioned Joy of Cooking. Seriously, it’s a basic, boring cookbook, but if you need how to fry an egg, that’s the ticket.

    I cook 90% of the meals in our house, and love doing it. My wife’s a great cook, but I love just being in a kitchen..

    Love the post, keep ‘em coming..

  • http://www.adventuresdm.com/ Howard Scott

    I’ve always enjoyed cooking myself as well (but then I enjoy eating, so maybe the two go hand in hand?) but I found it really helpful in particular during the early months when our son arrived as it meant my wife could have a break from doing cooking after such a hard day looking after him whilst I was at “work”. it also gave me a chance to try out lots of new recipes that I hadn’t looked at before. So, yeah, it’s an essential skill for a digital dad. I like these recipe resources… http://www.bbc.co.uk/food and http://www.epicurious.com/

  • http://www.adventuresdm.com Howard Scott

    I’ve always enjoyed cooking myself as well (but then I enjoy eating, so maybe the two go hand in hand?) but I found it really helpful in particular during the early months when our son arrived as it meant my wife could have a break from doing cooking after such a hard day looking after him whilst I was at “work”. it also gave me a chance to try out lots of new recipes that I hadn’t looked at before. So, yeah, it’s an essential skill for a digital dad. I like these recipe resources… http://www.bbc.co.uk/food and http://www.epicurious.com/

  • http://www.dangorgone.com/ Dan

    You Dads want something that makes it easy to cook? Get a crock pot. There are so many things you can throw in there superfast that would make for a great meal, it’s crazy. Beef stew, roasts, chicken… lots of good stuff.

  • http://www.dangorgone.com/ Dan

    You Dads want something that makes it easy to cook? Get a crock pot. There are so many things you can throw in there superfast that would make for a great meal, it’s crazy. Beef stew, roasts, chicken… lots of good stuff.

  • http://www.dangorgone.com Dan

    You Dads want something that makes it easy to cook? Get a crock pot. There are so many things you can throw in there superfast that would make for a great meal, it’s crazy. Beef stew, roasts, chicken… lots of good stuff.

  • http://www.photowalkthrough.com/ John Arnold

    I’m pretty lucky. I worked for 3 years in a restaurant as a kid. First year I washed dishes. Second I did salad preparation and in the third I did real cooking. That was a hell of a grounding and took a lot of the fear out of cooking for me.

    A few years ago I asked a good friend of mine who happens to be Indian (from India – not Native American!) when she was going to cook me some Indian food. She sheepishly told me “I like chinese food”. But she did hook me up for a weekend cooking with her mum, a native of Northern India and a wonderful cook. She taught me a whole bunch of wonderful Indian recipies and since then she’s put together a *wonderful* recipe website with a great community around it. You can find it at http://www.mamtaskitchen.com.

    Something you didn’t say in the article, C.C., that I think is really important for dads and our kids, is that we must present to our kids an impression not only that cooking is fun and easy to do but also that it’s the *normal* way to feed ourselves. We need to get away from the idea that picking up something from McDonald’s or a frozen meal from the freezer is normal. If we take charge of preparing our own food we’ll also take charge of our future health.

  • http://www.photowalkthrough.com/ John Arnold

    I’m pretty lucky. I worked for 3 years in a restaurant as a kid. First year I washed dishes. Second I did salad preparation and in the third I did real cooking. That was a hell of a grounding and took a lot of the fear out of cooking for me.

    A few years ago I asked a good friend of mine who happens to be Indian (from India – not Native American!) when she was going to cook me some Indian food. She sheepishly told me “I like chinese food”. But she did hook me up for a weekend cooking with her mum, a native of Northern India and a wonderful cook. She taught me a whole bunch of wonderful Indian recipies and since then she’s put together a *wonderful* recipe website with a great community around it. You can find it at http://www.mamtaskitchen.com.

    Something you didn’t say in the article, C.C., that I think is really important for dads and our kids, is that we must present to our kids an impression not only that cooking is fun and easy to do but also that it’s the *normal* way to feed ourselves. We need to get away from the idea that picking up something from McDonald’s or a frozen meal from the freezer is normal. If we take charge of preparing our own food we’ll also take charge of our future health.

  • http://www.photowalkthrough.com John Arnold

    I’m pretty lucky. I worked for 3 years in a restaurant as a kid. First year I washed dishes. Second I did salad preparation and in the third I did real cooking. That was a hell of a grounding and took a lot of the fear out of cooking for me.

    A few years ago I asked a good friend of mine who happens to be Indian (from India – not Native American!) when she was going to cook me some Indian food. She sheepishly told me “I like chinese food”. But she did hook me up for a weekend cooking with her mum, a native of Northern India and a wonderful cook. She taught me a whole bunch of wonderful Indian recipies and since then she’s put together a *wonderful* recipe website with a great community around it. You can find it at http://www.mamtaskitchen.com.

    Something you didn’t say in the article, C.C., that I think is really important for dads and our kids, is that we must present to our kids an impression not only that cooking is fun and easy to do but also that it’s the *normal* way to feed ourselves. We need to get away from the idea that picking up something from McDonald’s or a frozen meal from the freezer is normal. If we take charge of preparing our own food we’ll also take charge of our future health.

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  • http://lifeofanewdad.blogspot.com/ Otter

    I come over from a link at Real Men Drive Mini Vans. I love to cook. My cooking is mostly for selfish reasons though. I cook because I love to eat.

  • http://lifeofanewdad.blogspot.com/ Otter

    I come over from a link at Real Men Drive Mini Vans. I love to cook. My cooking is mostly for selfish reasons though. I cook because I love to eat.

  • http://lifeofanewdad.blogspot.com Otter

    I come over from a link at Real Men Drive Mini Vans. I love to cook. My cooking is mostly for selfish reasons though. I cook because I love to eat.

  • Linda Liang

    I was at the meal that this roast beef was served and any great chef would have been proud to put his name on it.

  • Linda Liang

    I was at the meal that this roast beef was served and any great chef would have been proud to put his name on it.

  • Linda Liang

    I was at the meal that this roast beef was served and any great chef would have been proud to put his name on it.

  • http://www.southtier.com/ Julian

    As an expectant father and a food blogger myself, I was hoping to find some recipes for children.

  • http://www.cc-chapman.com/ C.C. Chapman

    That is actually a great idea!!! Guess I better get posting some. Thank you for the idea.

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