Learning how to cook as an adult

thank you guys so much for your patience and support

"Anyone can cook"
"Yeah anyone can, it doesn't mean anyone should."

She doesn’t post often, but when she does, ‘tis a blessing.

“Eww green beans, a casserole? Yucky wucky no thank you.” Just made me fall out of my chair 🤣

“ lugi if you know what good for you do not come in here” 💀😂

Maazo balls only thank you very much

I added a tablespoon of salt to the cookies instead of a teaspoon one time. Yucky.

I remember one time I mixed up the salt and sugar in a cake 😀
Bonus points because I couldn’t test the batter due to my raw egg allergy so I didn’t notice until it was fully baked.
*that was a fun day.*

Now that I think of it... Maaz will give voice lines to anyone.

As someone majoring in culinary arts, I appreciate you teaching people how to ACTUALLY hold a knife

‘Gordon Ramsay could never’. This the last words she said before her house burnt down.

To those of you who are just embarking on your lifelong journey of learning how to cook, you're gonna have so much fun! I am so excited for you and proud of you! You're going to learn so many things that will satisfy your curiosity for flavor. As Miss Frizzle would say, "take chances!, make mistakes!, get messy!". Honestly, getting messy is the funnest part. I am going to leave you with a favorite quote of mine, "if you don't know how to cook, then you live at the mercy of those who do".

Best advice is that the whole “measure twice cut once” applies to food too. Read that recipe and reread it over and over and over again as many times as you have to as you’re going along doing it to make sure you have it right. I’ve never been diagnosed with dyslexia but words don’t always word correctly for me so I often times find myself reading the recipe as I’m prepping for it and while actually cooking the thing. My memory is also shot and I’ve baked one too many cakes without egg to understand why I need to be fully aware of what I’m doing

The "PePpA, wHAt ArE yOu doInG In mY SOUp?"
Words cant Express how great that was..

Illy: "if your feeling less Remy the rat and more Linguini the human-"
Linguni: 😢

My mom raised me on cooking Puerto Rican food , my boyfriend doesn’t like rice, beans, or any of the seasonings I tend to use so now I only cook that when I’m alone or when I go home to visit. Otherwise I’m always trying random recipes, I’ve tried all the meal kit boxes but the only meat that was worth getting was chicken, pork, or ground beef, steaks and nice seafood was not good. Plus I got tired of all the meals not being that good. So it’s all up to me now, I must feed my man 😂

I'm definitely a "learned to cook as an adult" person, I didn't really start making meals for myself until I was 20 and got off my school's dining plan, and it... it can be a lot. A lot of tragically burned garlic ruining dishes. But last year I perfectly replicated my dad's matzo ball soup recipe for the first time and it was one of my proudest cooking moments :)
The secret ingredient is mushrooms, it's what makes it better than any other vegetarian matzo ball soup out there. Even if you're using chicken broth, toss some mushrooms in there, it'll be great

Soup time will be stuck in my head now *forever*

Is no one gonna talk about how this is a whole musical? Like there’s soup time and soup time reprise...

My mom made me get a Betty Crocker cookbook when I moved out because it covered the basics. She was right. I have since added other cookbooks and various tools.

haha i remember watching this video when my parents were going through a hard time of paying our bills, especially our internet. I watched through all the buffering and this video just got me through those months

“I know how to hold a knife now”
*literally drops it*

Love this! I’ve been cooking for a long time and grew up working in my family’s restaurant but my confidence in cooking still gets depleted sometimes! Cooking beloved family recipes (especially easy ones,) is a great way to feel better about your cooking skills and remind yourself of what you’re capable of ❤

My mom always makes matzo ball soup every Passover. I have so many memories with it and it’s definitely a comfort food

Illy’s art style just keeps getting better

When the world needed her most, she returned.

I've got a really good recipe for a chicken spagetti noodle and cheese casserole called "Chicketti" that is really good and I highly suggest everyone to try it:
- 5-6 chicken breasts
- 1 box of spagetti noodles
- 3 cans of cream of mushroom soup (cream of chicken also works, but I'm biased lol)
- 2 blocks of Cheddar cheese (pre shredded cheese is also acceptable, but doing it yourself improves the overall flavor)
Cook the chicken in a pot of boiling water until thoroughly cooked then chop into pieces and put into a large bowl. Use the same pot of boiling water to cook the noodles and, once they're done, add them to the bowl along with the cream of mushroom soup and mix them all together. Then add conents of bowl into a large casserole dish and spread a layer of shredded cheese on top (the more cheese the better). Put into the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until the cheese is fully melted and bubbly and enjoy!

I've been cooking since my mid-teens; inspired by my mom's cooking. And ever since this summer after moving into a new house with my dad and sister, I started cooking way more. Almost every week. I've cooked chicken and waffles, cheesecake, borsch, brisket, and pasta dishes. It is a lot of fun exploring new dishes and brainstorming ways to plan batches of meals for a low cost. One piece of advice I can give you, Illy, and anyone else reading this (which I should have learned way sooner) is to never overcomplicate things. Last month, I attempted to make those viral potato noodles. The recipe calls for one part potato to one part cornstarch. It took A LOT of work. Boiling the potatoes, mashing the potatoes, mixing the starch, boiling the noodles, and chilling the noodles. Kneading all of that dough was exhausting. And once I tasted the noodles, they were not good. No amount of sauce could obscure that strong taste of cornstarch. Plus, I bought the wrong kind of squash to go with it as the skin made it too tough to eat. So, yeah.

Another knife safety tip is if you do wind up dropping your knife DO NOT try and grab it before it hits the floor. Everyone has that spilt second reaction to try and grab things before they hit the floor and it might take a while to train your brain, but please don't try and catch it. Just back up so it can't hit your leg or foot and then when it hits the floor you can pick it up, rinse it off and continue working.

Illymation is here to remind us that 'chaos' is not inherently a bad thing. It is simply something with an unpredictable outcome, and especially with cooking, can be a good thing.

“✨peppa, what are you doing in my soup?✨”

I am so lucky that cooking shows were an absolute obsession of mine back in the day. Nonstop. Combined with it actually being taught in school, this is one of the few adult responsibilities that I feel I actually have covered.

is everyone going to ignore the fact she actually taught us how to cook

Illy: “Don’t get your pepper proportions mixed up.”
Me: “Don’t get your flour and powdered sugar mixed up.”

I am terrible at cooking. But my favorite thing to cook and my family loves to eat is my fried rice 😂

I’ve seen this before but in school I’m taking a cooking class and everything you mentioned I learned in my safety assignment so yay for you gold start 🥳 this video it great and probably one of my favorites of yours

Illy: it is the bees knees
Green bean casserole: I don’t wanna be the bees knees I just wanna be a normal casserole with normal knees

illy: "i´ll tell you how to make matzoball soup"
also illy: "buy Matzoballs and cook a soup"

u are an absolutely fabulous youtuber, ur art style and energy are so awesome i love it.

"ℙ𝕒𝕡𝕒 𝕁𝕠𝕙𝕟𝕤"
"𝕎𝕒𝕚𝕥 𝕟𝕠" 😂😂😂

Me when using hot oil: *scared as heck that I'm gonna burn myself*
My mom using hot oil: *acting like its just cold water*

Wow, I didn't know Chaos wrote a book, nevertheless a cooking book *inserts shocked pikachu meme*

I was the kid that started cooking at 7 years old. By the time I got into high school and started taking cooking classes, I was the kid that impressed everyone around me by knowing how to do all of the techniques already, since I had been doing them for nearly 10 years. In college I attracted my now wife by making pizza from scratch. And now, with all of that experience and drive to cook more complicated dishes, I've become the person that everyone among my friends and family get super excited when I cook. A few of my friends even ask me to taste their leftovers of dishes they were proud of, because they want my opinion. They know that I'll give my honest thoughts on it, and they want that so they can become a better cook. And I love that so much. A friend even asked me to take notes at her wedding on all of the food (which I did, and felt really awkward doing while I was there).
All of this to say, I love when people start learning to cook, and I especially love it when they try more difficult dishes that they weren't 100% sure they could pull off.
Last thing. The number one most common critique I give is "don't be afraid to use more salt." Most people under salt their dishes in fear of over salting. The seasoning will be great, but the under salting just leaves the dish with a little something missing. And imo, I prefer a slightly over salted dish than an under salted one.

I LOVE matza ball soup! I always try to make it with my Mom's chicken soup during the holidays and/or the sabbath

Illy, my grandmother makes a legendary Matzo-Ball soup! She was so happy to see a “young person” talking about matzo balls. She adores your animation style btw!

Normal people: *enjoying the video*
Me: *staring at the magnets on the fridge intensely*

Im from the south (NC to be exact) and have never had Mazzball soup. It sounds pretty good. I also have made the mistake of using to much of an ingredient. I converted salt wrong because I couldnt find the right measuring size from the recipe I was using. It was so salty everyone who try it, had to spit it out.

I watch this video every time I cook! You're awesome Illy!🥰

,,Kinda tastes Like taxes"
-Illymation.

Keep on cooking boo. Hopefully one day I'll get to try your Matzo ball soup

One time I was making box mix brownies, and I was reading the oil measurements, and I thought it said 1 and 1/3 cup of oil, when it actually was 1/3 cup of oil, and I was making two boxes of brownies so I added 2 and 2/3 cups of oil. And when I took the brownies out of the oven, they were drenched in oil. Lesson learned: triple check your measurements.

I've been cooking with my dad since I was a embryo and I love it we have the best pancake recipe that is a family recipe and man they hit different

Can we admire the backgrounds please they’re so pretty and they don’t get enough love

“And I was going to make GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE.”
Ad: A WATERY GRAVE IS WHAT YOU DESERVE-

I'm late but OMG THE FOOD THAT SHE DREW LOOKS SO DETAILED... SHE ATE AND LEFT NO CRUMBS SLAYYYYY!!!!

I would love more videos like this! This was actually very informative and cooking is scary to me

As a Jewish person, I can’t explain how happy it makes me that matzo ball soup is getting the recognition it deserves 🤩

I am 13. I was boiling some water to make coffee for my dad 2 days ago, and while waiting for it, I was staring right at it, And then it exploded! My face was boiling, my mom washed it with water and then put some burn cream on my face, and then my dad started fanning me with a piece of cardboard. My face is fine now(sort of). Despite me looking straight into it my eyes and eyelids did not get affected. Be careful when using a stove.

There’s one teacher I’ve always remembered she was always pushing us to our physical limits and saying keep trying! And we did it over and over until we got it right

I LOVE green bean casserole its make fav thing to eat on thanks giving !!! ( also LOVE your vids!!)

illy: telling us about cooking safety and other stuff she doesn't know as an adult
me a child who just got accepted into a baking competition: 👁👄👁

We thank you for the support and encouragement

The way she talks about matzo ball soup, makes me think about the way I talk about my family's chicken papirkash recipe! It's so warm and it's my favorite dish to have. I just need to learn how to cook it 😅

I love how the birthday cake has 14 candles.
Real life in all its glory

I love how illy is encouraging us to cook while I literally tried to warm a pizza in a pan and burned it

the fact you talked about matzo balls near Passover makes this a Passover special

I was blessed with having one Grandma who could cook in one Grandma who can dance so unless you had that I'm so sorry for your loss

Green bean casserole is my favorite around thanksgiving 😍

Literally me on Valentine's Day I gave my boyfriend food poisoning trying to make chicken alfredo. The worst part was my stomach is so used to me shiting cooking I wasn't even sick must have an iron gut after all the crappy food I cook for myself over the years 😭😭😭😂😂😂

Max saying "yucky wucky" is now the most cursed thing I've heard in years

I finally got to make matzo ball soup too today and it’s delicious the matzo balls look like bread after cooked but are so soft when you bite into them

Your videos are great to watch. Because they teach people of all age lessons about life ❤

illy: shows five fingers on the chart
illy's characters: has 3 fingers

_“That’s a weird filling... tastes like tAxEs”_
*No no, Illy, it tastes like pAIN*

my wife's approach to learning, she would look up recipes on websites that had reviews and comments for the recipes. so she could see how well liked they were, and read for hints like 'has too much sugar" or 'use half the salt'

I just started watching your fabulous KRplus channel & subscribed & clicked the bell too Lilly. ❤️😇♥️

oh my gosh. When she mentioned maztoball soup, my jewish heart MELTED, like those delicious matzoballs. So glad people love it

The anime references in the background are immaculate.

My brother in law LOVES Matzo Ball Soup! And I will forever remember when he was sick and my sister and I were going shopping and she was frustrated they didn't have the soup mix at the store. She exclaimed "How can I make my husband feel better without Matzo Ball Soup!" It makes me laugh even years later

Illy: I'm safe with knifes
Also her: *drops the knife*

Here's a recepie you can try
3 cups of flour
½ cup of sugar
2 eggs (optional)
1 TEAspoon of baking soda
And use milk until it has the consistency of oblek or thick syrup put it on a oiled pan on medium and cook untill it's just a tiny bit burned/charred.
Or if the pan isn't buttered enough it will be similar to a fat pancake.

The quality of her animations are mind blowing apart from her skills on storytelling

The Soup Time Song Is Great

2:22 these are both the proper way to hold a knife, it just depends how much pressure you need to apply. The one with the check mark is for precision and control. The one with the x is for cutting large and thick ingredients, think eggplant or large cuts of meat when you want to cut up the bone as well.(use a cleaver when cutting up bones)

Girl I thought I was the only one that was scared of turning on the stove. Like it’s so scary for no reason. And don’t even get me started about touching the pan when the stove is on. I just don’t wanna burn my hand 🥺😭😩

soup time lyrics:
soup time
soup time
bout to get a pot for some
soup crimes
soup time soup time
veggies in my hand lookin
MIGHTY FINE
soup time,
soup time,
gonna peel the potato-
(oh woops)
pt.2:
injury time
injury time
time to account for my
cooking
crimes

This was so cute! Thank you for the recipe!

3:54 Bro my dad makes Green Bean casserole every thanksgiving giving and Christmas! ITS SO GOOD ❤

✨SoUp TimE soUp Timee GonNa GeT PoT foR soMe SoUp cRimEs, SoUp TIme SoUP TIme VegGies IN MY hANd LoOkInG mIgHty FinEe SoUp TimE SOuP tIMe GonNa PeAl THe PoTaTO ✨ that song is a bop xD

Illy: I'm not a good cook
Me: *war flashbacks to the time I was too scared to stick my hands in the oven to take the brownies out*

When I walked passed that magical matzo ball soup kit remembered this video, now I’m rewatching as I’m making it and eating it. AND IT IS SO GOOD!! Thank you for introducing me to this amazing soup and I love your videos!

I love knifes my gift for my sixth birthday was a hammer a machete and a pocket knife but I have still several times hurt myself with a dull knife, I CAN NOT stress how important it is to sharpen your knives.

No wonder why Illy hasn’t uploaded for 2 months
She was ‘cooking’ a delicious 10 min video.
Hehe

"Huh, that's a weird filling. Kinda tastes like taxes." Now I want to know what taxes taste like...
Salty tears perhaps?

i love green bean casrole croos my heart its so good

Funny aprons should be real popular. Those look awesome! 😊

Illy: I'm not a good cook
Me: Girl I have the ability to set the kitchen on fire without even stepping in-

"PePpA, wHAt ArE yOu doInG In mY SOUp?"
- illymination, 2021

Luigi if you know whats good for you dont come in here, soup time, ingury time IS WHAT MADE ME CRY LAUGHING

Okay but like, green-been casserole is freaking delicious.