Easy Recipes for Beginners

Easy single serving recipes that are perfect for those learning how to cook. These recipes are ideal for teachers teaching students remotely or in the classroom. They are also wonderful for parents and caregivers to use to teach children how to cook.

Learn to Cook with Easy Recipes

Here at One Dish Kitchen, we focus on creating single serving recipes. Through our new Recipes for Beginners section, we hope to make learning to cook easy and empowering.

Beginners of all ages can learn culinary skills with recipes that are simple to make. 

Teaching Students to Cook

For teachers, whether through homeschooling, remote teaching, or in-class teaching, we have a few tips to help get the students started:

  • Review with your student the cooking task first.
  • Walk through the recipe, discuss what equipment is needed, and safe practices.
  • Give them the space they need to try following the recipe on their own. If they start to struggle, step in to help.

You know your student best so when choosing a recipe for them to make, take into account their age and ability.

Kitchen Safety Rules

  • Always wash your hands before and after handling food
  • Tie back long hair and avoid wearing loose clothing
  • Clean up spills and messes as you go to prevent slips and falls
  • Always ask an adult before handling a sharp knife or before using sharp equipment
  • When using a knife, cut away from the body
  • Turn handles of saucepans away from the front of the stove while cooking
  • Keep flammable material such as dish towels away from the stove
  • Keep all appliances away from water
  • Do not use metal in the microwave
  • Do not run in the kitchen
  • Put away items after using them

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Easy Dinner Recipes

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