Let's face it, everyone has to eat. Why not make it taste good instead of living of ramen and cereal. Well I ran into these two, if any of you have gotten both which one would you recommend?
Personal Trainer: Cooking has a lot of international foods. It was made in Japan so even the non-Japanese dishes have a lot of strange ingredients that you may not have in your kitchen (like Nam Pla Fish Sauce or Mirin or Rice Vinegar). You can choose the serving size and it automatically adjusts the ingredient amounts. It has 250 recipes but I don't think that number includes basic recipes like plain rice and pie dough (which are also included).
America's Test Kitchen has mostly American recipes that you've heard of and can easily get the ingredients for. It has 300 recipes but this number includes recipes for plain rice, boiled eggs, salad dressing etc. You can set up multiple profiles and set jobs for each chef to do (great if you're cooking as a family). From what I've seen, the recipes seem a little easier than PT:Cooking. The one flaw is that you can't adjust the serving sizes and most recipes are for 6-8 people.
Both games have videos, substitution suggestions, a shopping list, and the ability to filter out ingredients.
If you only want one, get America's Test Kitchen unless you are already a skilled chef. So far I've used ATK to make jambalaya, peanut butter cookies, chicken parmesan, toasted-garlic broccoli, and grilled lemon chicken. I've used PT:Cooking to make tomato scrambled eggs, tuna-broccoli sushi rice, pork curry, banana brownies, and sugar crepes.
Would you like me to type out the recipes each game includes?
That would be too much work for you, but if you don't mind? I'm learning towards America's Test Kitchen, since you said there might be some strange ingredients I don't have.
Macaroni salad Make-ahead french toast casserole Maple glazed roast pork loin Maple-balsamic roasted carrots Marinated black and green olives Mashed potatoes Mashed sweet potatoes Mediterranean couscous salad Mexican rice Molasses spice cookies Mushroom risotto New England fish chowder New Orleans-style red beans New York cheesecake Nicoise salad Oatmeal scones Oatmeal-raisin cookies One-pot chicken and rice Orange-braised green beans Osso buco Oven fries Oven-fried chicken Pancakes Pan-seared salmon Pan-seared shrimp Parmesan risotto Pasta alla amatriciana Pasta caprese Pasta e fagioli Pasta primavera Pasta with broccoli and sausage Pasta with garlic and oil Pasta with long-cooked meat ragu Peach crisp Peanut butter cookies (made these. Fantastic!) Pecan bars Pecan pie Perfect hamburgers Pie dough for custard pies Pork chops with brandy cream sauce Pot roast with root vegetables Potato pancakes Potato-leek soup Prime rib Pumpkin pie Quick and rich vanilla frosting Quick cinnamon buns Quick clam chowder Quick tomato sauce Ranch potato salad Reuben sandwiches Rice pilaf with Indian flavors Rich and tender American dinner rolls Roast beef tenderloin Roast chicken and vegetables Roast lemon chicken Roasted cabbage wedges Roasted red bell peppers Roasted red potatoes Roasted winter squash Rosemary focaccia
Sauteed cherry tomatoes Scalloped potatoes Scrambled eggs Sesame green beans Sesame-crusted tuna steaks Shepherd`s pie Shrimp fra diavolo Shrimp jambalaya (made this. It was super) Shrimp po boys Shrimp scampi Simple baked chicken Simple cheese lasagna Simple cinnamon streusel coffee cake Single-crust pie dough Skillet lasagna Skillet ziti with chicken and broccoli Sloppy joes Slow-cooker chicken with herbs and cream Slow-cooker country-style pot roast Slow-cooker hearty beef stew Slow-cooker Texas-style chili con carne Slow-roasted beef Smothered pork chops Sour cream and onion smashed potatoes Southern skillet cornbread Spaghetti alla carbonara Spaghetti with bolognese sauce Spaghetti with puttanesca sauce Spiced nuts Spicy Asian cucumber salad Spinach with garlc and lemon Spiral-sliced ham Split pea and ham soup Steaks with red wine pan sauce Steamed lobsters Steamed sole bundles with vegetables Stir-fried sesame broccoli Stir-fried shrimp with coconut curry sauce Strawberry shortcakes Stuffed french toast Stuffed peppers with corn and black beans Stuffed tomatoes Summer berry gratin Summer succotash salad Summery fish and vegetable packets Tangy apple-cabbage slaw Tapenade The best spaghetti and meatballs Thick and chewy triple chocolate cookies Thousand island dressing Three bean salad Tomato and mozzarella tart Tortilla soup Twice-baked potatoes Ultimate fudgy brownies Vegetable soup Waldorf salad Watercress with blue cheese and pear Weeknight skillet fajitas Whipped cream White bean and garlic soup Wild rice pilaf Wilted spinach salad with bacon and onion
DONE... okay coming up soon the Personal Trainer: Cooking recipes.
Bacon-and-Potato Soup Cabbage Soup Corn Soup Crepe Soup French Onion Soup Garlic Soup Gazpacho Kimchi Dumpling Soup Minestrone New England Clam Chowder Pozole Salmon Cream Soup Shellfish Soup Tom Yum Soup Tomato Soup Vermicelli Soup Wonton Soup with Prawns
Noodles , Rice, & Bread
Broccoli-and-Tuna Sushi (made it. Delicious) Bucatini with Tomato and Pancetta California Roll Cheese Fondue Chicken and Egg with Rice Chicken Pho Soup Chow Mein Egg Foo Young with Crab (made it. the best thing ever) Fettuccine with Porcini Mushrooms (made it. very good) Fried Rice Noodles Fried Risotto Balls Gnocchi with Gorgonzola (made it. alright) Hainanese Chicken Rice Indonesian Fried Rice Jambalaya Kimchi Fried Rice Korean Rice Bowl Lasagna Linguine with Pesto Macaroni and Cheese Paella Parmesan Risotto (made it. delicious) Phad Thai Pizza Margherita Pizza Neapolitan Porcini Mushroom Risotto Pork Cutlet with Rice Prawn and Pate Open-Faced Sandwich Salmon and Sardine Open-Faced Sandwich Seafood Risotto Seafood Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce Souvlaki Spaghetti Peperoncino Spaghetti with Clams and Tomato Sauce Spaghetti with Peppers, Eggplant, and Tomato Spinach Cannelloni Squash Gnocchi Tagliatelle with Meat Sauce Tan Tan Noodles Tomato Bruschetta Turmeric Rice (made it. Pretty good and really easy) Udon Noodle Soup Vegetable Lasagna Welsh Rarebit Yang Zhou Fried Rice
Meat
Australian Meat Pie Bang-Bang Chicken Bangers and Mash Beef Bourguignon Beef Bulgogi Beef Carpaccio Beef Hash Beef Stroganoff Beef-and-Kidney-Bean Stew Beef-and-Potato Gratin Boiled Dumplings Borscht Braised Beef and Vegetables British Lamb Stew Carbonada Chicken Chilindron Chicken Marengo Chicken Pot Pie Chicken Satay Chicken Teriyaki Chicken Tikka Masala Chicken with Mole Chicken with Red Curry Chilli Con Carne Coq au Vin Curried Beef Stew Duck Breast with Honey and Ginger Empanada Fried Chicken (made it. pretty great) Fried Pork with Tomatoes Fried Shredded Beef with Green Pepper German Meatballs Ginger Pork Goulash Greek Beef Stew Italian Stuffed Peppers Keema Curry Kimchi Pork Stew Korean Beef Stew Kung Pao Chicken Lamb and Couscous Lemon Chicken (made it. Really good) Mapo Tofu Meat Loaf Moussaka Pork and Cabbage with Tian Mian Jiang Sauce Pot Stickers Pot-au-Feu Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding Roasted Chicken with Herbs Rolled Beef Sauerbraten Sauteed Lamb Chop Sauteed Pork with Mustard Sauteed Pork with Prunes Shepherd's Pie Steak with Chimichurri Sauce Steak with Herb Butter Sukiyaki Swedish Meatballs Sweet-and-Sour Pork Szechwan Fried Beef and Vegetables Turkish Lamb Stew Turkish Stuffed Peppers Veal Fricassee Veal Saltimbocca Veal Scaloppine Veal with Mushrooms in Cream Sauce Wiener Schnitzel
Fish
Ceviche Clams in White Wine Cod Croquettes Cod Gratin Cod with Parsley Sauce Crab Cakes (made it. Not bad) Deep-Fried Sardines Fish-and-Chips Fried Fish with Sweet Lemon Sauce Fried Seafood Fried Trout Galician Octopus Japanese Fried Fish Cakes Marinated Sardines Mussels in White Wine Prawn Saganaki Prawns with Garlic Oil Salmon Steak Salt-Cod Spread Sauteed Prawns with Pepper Sauce Sauteed Salmon with Green Sauce Scallops with Garlic Butter (made it. Pretty good) Seafood in Lettuce Cups Seafood-and-Vegetable Tempura Sicilian Baked Tuna Sole with Lemon Butter Squid in Ink Sauce Thai Fried Fish Cakes Turbot with Basil Cream
Vegetables
Bean-Sprout Namul Chickpea Curry Chop Suey Corn Raita Eggplant Antipasto Eggplant Dip Eggplant Parmesan Egyptian Falafel French-Style Peas Gratin Dauphinois Guacamole Lentil Stew Moroccan Beef Stew Mushroom Pie Potato Gratin Potato-and-Cauliflower Curry Potato-and-Anchovy Gratin Potato-and-Egg Salad Ratatouille Salsa with Corn Chips Sauteed green Beans with Butter Scrambled Egg and Tomato (made it. love it) Spanish Tortilla (made it. Not bad) Spicy Fried Eggplant Spinach Curry Spinach Namul Spinach Sauteed with Butter Stuffed Tomatoes Tartiflette White Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce Zucchini Frittata
Side Dishes
Beef Tacos Cheese Souffle Glass Noodles with Beef Huevos Rancheros Japanese Savory Pancakes Korean Potato Pancake Lassi Yogart Drink (made it. Don't like it) Marinated Peppers Onion Tart Potato Wedges and Sour Cream Quiche Lorraine Savory Olive Bread Spring Rolls Summer Rolls Vietnamese Stuffed Pancakes Yakitori
Desserts
Almond Jelly Apple Crumble Banana Brownies (made it. pretty delicious) Banana Fritters Cheese Pancakes Cherry Clafouti Chocolate Bonet Chocolate Mousse Egg Custard Egg Tart Macedonian Fruit Salad Mango Pudding Panna Cotta Pavlova Pound Cake Red Berry Coulis Rice Pudding Spanish Sugared Toast Sticky Toffee Pudding Strawberry Whip Sugar Crepes (made it. Good) Sugar Tart Sweet Bean Dessert with Coconut Milk Sweet Stuffed Pancakes Tapioca Coconut Milk Dessert Tarte Tatin Tiramisu Zuppa Ingelese
Oh I agree. It's not a bad thing that the recipes have those ingredients. It's just that it might be harder to find them if you're living in North America. I couldn't find nam pla fish sauce or nuoc mam fish sauce anywhere, even in Asian supermarkets.
The fish sauces can be substituted with soy sauce but it makes the recipe taste different. I substituted Chinese chicken stock with regular chicken broth and mirin with white wine.
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