I need simple, easy to make recipies.

This is the first meal my mom taught me how to make for myself at age 12. It's a staple among students in China.
https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/classic-tomato-and-egg-stir-fry/

If you’ve just moved out of your childhood home this is the perfect time to learn to cook.

It’s something you will have to do almost every day for the rest of your life. As such, it’s absolutely worth learning to love cooking. There’s a lot of pleasure and satisfaction to be had from feeding yourself and others with tasty, nutritious food!

Much better to learn, be enthusiastic and interested in something that will be a fundamental foundation all your life than treat it as a chore that needs to be endured every day!

Start simply with food you know you love, learn to cook it well. Move on to new things by reading recipes (Pinterest is a great place to start!) and trying recipes that appeal.

Happy cooking! 😊

Slow cooker is absolutely a great investment. I was not a fan of cooking when I started watching my health, and slow cooker is what got me started. I could throw it all in there for set amount of time (although you do have to measure stuff, but that is easy), and it makes batches of meals so minimized the number of times I had to cook.

Since then I have started branching out into oven-baked casseroles and skillet meals, although they still make me more nervous than the slow cooker's plop it and forget it method.

Another meal for an absolute beginner in the kitchen.

Jacket potato with tinned baked beans.
Prick a large potato all over with a fork to allow steam to escape (prevents explosions) and microwave on high. It will take 5-10 minutes depending on wattage of microwave and size of potato, so give the potato a squeeze after 5 minutes and use your judgement. In the meantime, open up a tin of baked beans and and warm up in a small sauce pan. Cut the potato in half, pour over some beans. Optional toppings would be grated cheese, sour cream, chopped jalapeno, or fried bacon bits. Have some fresh tomato slices to make this a balanced meal or have fresh fruit for dessert.

Stir-Fry 101

So many ways to "personalize" recipes to suit your needs

https://www.cooksmarts.com/articles/guide-to-stir-frying/

Crockpots are simple - mostly brown meat, add to crockpot. Then dump remaining ingredients, set temperature and go. Check black Friday sales.......

https://www.cookinglight.com/food/top-rated-recipes/slow-cooker-favorites?slide=316563#316563

I thought of another recipe for absolute beginners in the kitchen.

Hack's soupe au pistou.
Boil a few cups of water, add several handfuls of mixed frozen vegetables and a chicken or vegetable stock cube. When veg is almost done toss in one or two tomatos chopped skin, seeds and all into the soup, Also add a tin of drained tinned of chick peas or white haricots (no sauce). Ladle into bowls and add a large dollop of pesto (at least a tablespoon) into each bowl. Sprinkle with grated cheese. To make this a more substantial meal, have it with bread and poach an egg for the last two minutes in the soup if you like a runny yolk. Longer if you like a firm yolk.

PKM0515 wrote: »

@mitch239, how are you doing? I'm not much of a cook, but I'm wondering if a slow cooker might be a good idea. Hopefully, someone more knowledgeable than me will chime in. 😉

The Instant pot from Amazon has been very beneficial. I add a breast or two and can switch things up by adding barbeque sauce, fajita seasoning, or even just a little green pepper and onion (chicken philly steak). Since I eat a fair amount of whole wheat tortillas and whole wheat buns, I can just scoop and go. It's been great. Hopefully this helps.

The biggest thing to get used to is meal prepping and planning. If you don't have the time during the week to make meals, plan ahead earlier in the week. Having your food prepped and ready keeps you in check for staying on track. This includes snacks and meals. It takes some time to meal prep, but it is worth it in the long run.

My husband and I really like the recipe book: Cook Once, Eat All Week. Everything is broken down by meat (options for vegetarians), starch, vegetable. You have three recipes plus 2 bonus if needed and a list of what is needed for the week. Then you prep it all at the start of your week and then piece the recipes together throughout the week. We have found it helpful when we get home and need to put dinner on the table in 30 minutes. Helps us know what we need at the grocery store, no mid-week trips. Helped us stop eating out as much because we knew what we were having. And was able to keep portions in check. We split up the prepping each week so that it doesn't always fall on one person.

For lunches, try having a couple of options during the week. If I meal prep the same thing, I am so bored with it by Wednesday and I will tend to go off track.

Make sure to try basic recipes first. Pinterest is a great resource, but don't pick the most complicated recipe on your first go! Try a recipe with 5 or fewer ingredients. Start small, learn the basics, find the foods you enjoy cooking with and eating, then start some of the harder recipes! I love steak, but I can not cook it! So if I am cooking, steak is not something I attempt. I let my husband cook steak or I save that item as something I choose when we go out to dinner!

Good luck!

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