PURPOSE:  This mod aims to overhaul the poorly implemented cooking mechanic in Skyrim.  A level 1 character can, in theory cook a soup that resores health for 1 point per second for 6 minutes.  Seems overpowered for a level 1 character.  With the new perk system for cooking, that is no longer possible.  A character needs to have the 'CHEF PERK' in order to cook such a food.  Along with the new perks all of the recipes have been adjusted to require a specific perk learned from a cookbook.  From now on unless you have the specified perk the food will not show up in the crafting menu.  Cook Pots and Ovens now level the Alchemy Skill.

NEW FOODS:
Ash Yam Stock , Beef Stock, Chicken Stock, Fish Stock, Vegetable Stock

Canis Root Tea, Elves Ear Tea, Frost Mirriam Tea - Each of which have variants with Jazbay Grapes, Juniper Berries, and Snowberries 

Cooked Carrots, Stewed Tomatoes

Grated Cheese

Cooked Beef Chunks, Cooked Boar Chunks, Chicken Chunks, Goat Roast Chunks, Mammoth Steak Chunks, Venison Chunks

Boiled Wine Fire, Boiled Wine Frost, Boiled Wine Magic, Boiled Wine Shock - Each gives 50% resist to Fire, Frost, Magic, or Shock

Beef Stew of Health, Beff Stew of Magicka, Beef Stew of Stamina

Boar Stew, Boar Stew of Health, Boar Stew of Magicka, Boar Stew of Stamina

Chicken Stew of Health, Chicken Stew of Magicka, Chicken Stew of Stamina-  All cure diseases

Blood Stew - Protects vampires against fire and feeds them blood

Dawnguard Stew - Cures diseases and protects against disease for a short period of time.

Horker Stew of Health, Horker Stew of Magicka, Horker Stew of Stamina

Mammoth Stew, Mammoth Stew of Health, Mammoth Stew of Magicka, Mammoth Stew of Stamina

Mushroom Stew, Mushroom Stew of Health, Mushroom Stew of Magicka, Mushroom Stew of Stamina

Rabbit Stew, Rabbit Stew of Health, Rabbit Stew of Magicka, Rabbit Stew of Stamina

Venison Stew pf Health, Venison Stew of Magicka, Venison Stew of Stamina

Warrior's Meal, Mage's Meal, Thief's Meal

Read the cookbooks for any recipes I may have forgotten to list here.

PERKS:  Each Perk requires a specific cookbook to unlock.. 



BOOKS:  
Each Perk has a corresponding book with the recipes.  
They appear in the Leveled Lists for books at the following levels
FOOD AND DRINK PREPARATION:  LEVEL 1 - Guaranteed spawn outside Embershard Mine 
BASIC COOKBOOK:  LEVEL 5 - Guaranteed spawn in Meek's Shack
OVEN BAKED GOODS:  LEVEL 9 - Guaranteed spawn at Shrine of Talos near Lakeview Manor
ADVANCED COOKBOOK:  LEVEL 12 - Guaranteed spawn in abandoned tent east of Dawnstar Sanctuary
CHEF:'S COOKBOOK  LEVEL 20 - Guaranteed spawn in Steamgrag Camp where the merchant cart is destroyed
MASTER CHEF'S COOKBOOK  LEVEL 40 - Only spawns in the basement bedroom at the Nightgate Inn.  It does not appear anywhere else.

MASTER CHEF RECIPES:  There are three recipes which require the Master Chef Perk.  These are special meals that fortify skills based on Warrior, Mage, and Thief skills.  Each meal will give a skill increase of 25% for 600 seconds.  They require many ingredients to create.

COMPATIBILITY:  Advanced Cooking has been made to be compatible with most other mods.   The exceptions being those that change specific LEVELED LISTS.  These conflicts can be avoided by making a Bashed Patch.  It is not possible to test every mod available for minor conflicts.  There will be a Forums tab with a compatibility  thread for players.  This mod only changes Vanilla Skyrim/Hearthfire/Dragonborn recipes and food.  Any mod that adds recipes and food won't have the benefit of the overhaul.  If you know a mod that does add recipes/food leave a comment in the Compatibility Forum.  


REALISTIC NEEDS AND DISEASES users download RND - Universal Compatibility Patch to ensure the new foods will work properly with RND'S food & drink consumption.

Realistic Needs and Diseases 2.0 has built-in support for modded food.  No patch needed.

iNeed - Food Water and Sleep users download the optional patch to allow iNeed to automatically detect the new food items.

Complete Alchemy and Cooking Overhaul will be getting a patch at some point.


RECOMMENDED MODS: Ovens and Churns of Skyrim adds ovens throughout Skyrim
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UNINSTALLING:  NOT RECOMMEND AS THIS MOD USES PERKS.  YOU WOULD NEED TO USE A PERK RESET MOD TO REGAIN THOSE LOST PERKS IF UNINSTALLED.  AS WITH ANY MOD IT IS WISE TO HAVE A BACKUP COPY OF A SAVE BEFORE INSTALLING IT AND NOT RECOMMENDED TO UNINSTALL A MOD ALREADY IN USE ON A SAVE FILE.

SPECIAL THANKS:  THANKS THE BETHESDA FOR DEVELOPING SKYRIM AND THE CREATION KIT.  BOTH OF WHICH THIS MOD AND MORE SPECIFICALLY THIS MODDING COMMUNITY WOULD NOT EXIST.  ALSO THANKS TO THE MODDING COMMUNITY IN GENERAL.  SKYRIM IS OVER 3 YEARS OLD NOW AND IT STILL IS AMAZING WHAT PEOPLE ARE CREATING FOR THE GAME.

THE FIRST RULE OF COOKING CLUB IS:  NEVER TALK ABOUT COOKING CLUB.

Thanks, 

Corpsehatch





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