Cook Good Food

Who doesn't love food? Well...good food, at least. Here's a basic "how-to" article for anyone who's willing to spend a little time in the kitchen.

Steps

 * 1) Think of something you would like to make. Here are some options: Soup, Salad, Meats, Wraps, Sandwiches, Pasta...Etc.
 * 2) If you are using a recipe, find out what ingredients and tools you will need.
 * 3) Pay a visit to a local supermarket, veggie market, or wherever you usually buy ingredients for food.
 * 4) Get your ingredients and equipment together and think about each step that you're going to have to take to get from all of your seperate raw ingredients to a cooked meal.
 * 5) Stir, cool, defrost, toast, boil, or whatever you have to do to create your food.
 * 6)  When your food is almost ready to serve, taste it for seasoning and add salt and pepper or herbs and spices to suit your tastes.
 * 7)  Clean as you go, put ingredients away after you have used them, place used utensils by the sink ready for washing and wipe down the benchtops after use. This makes it lots easier than a big cleanup.
 * 8) If you fail, try again! The first try isn't always going to be your best try. By learning from your mistakes, anyone can be a great cook.
 * 9)  When you are ready to serve, place the food on the plate in a way that looks smart to you - its fun and is great to impress.
 * 10) Enjoy your meal!

Tips

 * Be aware of kitchen safety tips.
 * Don't forget that you're probably going to have a mess in your kitchen after you do this.
 * Never give up. Keep trying all different types of foods. You never know what you'll come up with.
 * Invest in some cookbooks, you can get these cheaply from charity stores, swapmeets and flea markets.
 * Visit some good cooking websites and save the recipes you like under favourites, or get yourself a scrapbook and paste recipes in that you liked so you can make them again.

Warnings

 * Be aware of kitchen safety tips.

Things You'll Need

 * Food
 * Money
 * A kitchen
 * Inspiration
 * Kitchen Safety Knowledge
 * Parental Concent If Underaged

Related Tips and Steps

 * How to Cook Food in a Bad Oven
 * How to Cook on a Woodstove
 * How to Use a Meat Thermometer
 * How to Understand and Use Basic Cooking Terms and Skills