To get really ranty at so called recipes

[mypoosmellsofroses]

I have a lot of American friends on fb, I love them dearly and it's great to have fb to keep in touch. A couple of them keep posting recipes though, the pictures and titles make me go, oooh, nice, I'll have a look at that...every time it's the same though, it's just instant/ready made stuff just put together.

I'm no domestic goddess by any means but "2 boxes lemon cake mix and 2 packs of cool whip" or "1 box vanilla pudding and 1 bag of cookie pieces" etc is a) not a proper recipe, and b) I don't know what half this stuff even is!
If you're going to post yummy things, I want to know how to make them with, you know, flour, eggs, butter etc, that kind of shit...

Last weeks offering was essentially instant mash with a bag of marshmallows on top

Chowhound is good for American from scratch cooking.

Oh that sweet potato and marshmallow thing seems gak. Ya sooooooooo nbu. I was treated to a family members secret recipe for a famous dip which consisted of 6 jars of various dips salsa, sour cream, garlic etc layered together with melted cheese on top. I was a bit at the fact it seemed to be considered cooking since it went under the grill.

I made the marshmallow thing for Thanksgiving this year, it's gross, also oyster stuffing which was possibly worse.
I m not American, just like to cook and try new things.
I want to have a go at one of those weird vegetable jelly things.

YANBU to look at any recipe that involves mash and marshmallows... the instantness of the mash sounds like the least of its problems!

my thread from yesterday ranting about '2 ingredient pumpkin chocolate brownies'

Ooo let's have a thread for recipe snobs!