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Recipes for absolute beginners
Every recipe here has short steps, ordinary ingredients and a warning about the one thing people usually get wrong.
12 recipes
15-Minute Garlic Butter Spaghetti
Buttery, garlicky pasta that tastes like a restaurant and takes less time than delivery.
Foolproof 3-Egg Omelet
Soft, fluffy and folded — the breakfast that proves you can actually cook.
Sheet Pan Chicken & Sweet Potatoes
Everything on one tray, into the oven, out comes dinner. Almost no washing up.
One-Pot Tomato Basil Macaroni
Pasta cooked right in the sauce. One pot, ten minutes of stirring, big comfort.
Crispy Skillet Quesadillas
Golden, crunchy, melty. Five minutes from hungry to happy.
Beginner Vegetable Stir Fry
Hot pan, quick hands, crunchy veg in a glossy soy sauce.
No-Fail Avocado Toast with Jammy Egg
Creamy avocado, crunchy toast and an egg with a golden, jammy middle.
Simple Honey Soy Glazed Salmon
Sticky sweet-salty glaze on flaky salmon. Looks fancy, takes 15 minutes.
20-Minute Creamy Tuscan Chickpeas
A rich, creamy tomato and spinach pan of chickpeas. Store-cupboard hero.
Classic Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
The comfort food combo. Crunchy buttered bread and a warm tomato dunk.
One-Bowl Banana Mug Cake
Warm cake in 90 seconds using one mug, one fork and a sad old banana.
10-Minute Egg Fried Rice
Leftover rice turned into a proper meal with eggs, soy and spring onion.