Surely, these 16 recipes everyone should know from the age of 30 onwards
“Can you whip up a guacamole for me?" I was asked at a birthday party over the weekend. No problem of course. I prefer to be in the kitchen at parties anyway, tidying up glasses or serving something again. I don't know what it is, but then I have to socialize less or something. Maybe I'm just not that good at it. Standing in the kitchen is fine. "Can you whip up a guacamole for me?" I was asked at a birthday party over the weekend. No problem of course. I prefer to be in the kitchen at parties anyway, tidying up glasses or serving something again. I don't know what it is, but then I have to socialize less or something. Maybe I'm just not that good at it. Standing in the kitchen is fine. ”Can you whip up a guacamole for me?" I was asked at a birthday party over the weekend. No problem of course. I prefer to be in the kitchen at parties anyway, tidying up glasses or serving something again. I don't know what it is, but then I have to socialize less or something. Maybe I'm just not that good at it. Standing in the kitchen is fine. "Can you whip up a guacamole for me?" I was asked at a birthday party over the weekend. No problem of course. I prefer to be in the kitchen at parties anyway, tidying up glasses or serving something again. I don't know what it is, but then I have to socialize less or something. Maybe I'm just not that good at it. Standing in the kitchen is fine. "Can you whip up a guacamole for me?" I was asked at a birthday party over the weekend. No problem of course. I prefer to be in the kitchen at parties anyway, tidying up glasses or serving something again. I don't know what it is, but then I have to socialize less or something. Maybe I'm just not that good at it. Standing in the kitchen is fine.
Still, I already dread the moment when I have to put something different on the table for my children every day later (yes, I'm already working on that and no, it's still a long way off). I've always been amazed by my own mother. How did she manage to keep serving us something new? And all without a cookbook! I think it's a matter of doing a lot and having a bit of fun with it. To make you (also) a bit less nervous for ‘later’, I have a list of cooking skills that you really should master before you turn thirty. Here and there I will also give you my favorite and easiest recipes. Here they come:
A good vinaigrette
Just the basics, I mean. Oil, balsamic, mustard, pepper, and salt. And that you can also vary a bit with it. Is there goat cheese in the salad? Then add a bit of honey to the dressing.
Omelet
“Yeah no I can't do that yet, it stays runny and when I flip it, it always falls apart.” Thus May. 42 years old. Work to be done. This also applies to scrambled eggs; you should be able to do that, right? I think it's a matter of patience. First high heat, melt butter or (coconut) oil, get the pan really hot, pour in the egg mixture, and then lower the heat. Sometimes loosen the edges a bit. You can put the lid on the pan if you don't like it too runny.
Frying a steak
I find it really incredibly difficult. Red, but warm inside. I still fail at it. I need to read up on it again.
Guacamole
Everyone should be able to do this. In between, you need to keep tasting and immediately think about what is still missing. Here is a recipe for when you are still in doubt.
Making pancakes
Okay, you can check the pancake mix for what supplies you still need, and the first one can fail, but after that, it should work.,
Boiling an egg
I still find it tricky to get the perfect egg. Here I made a handy little chart.
Mashed potatoes
“Just let it scare”, my grandma always says when she has mashed the boiled potatoes and then splashes a good amount of cold milk through it.
Chicken from the oven
And preferably that of Jamie.
Pesto
If you have a good food processor, then it's a piece of cake. Great for with pasta, over fish, or on a sandwich. Really, everyone can do this.
Tomato sauce
And it's so so so easy to make. Especially when Jamie explains it to you..
Macaroni with ham and cheese
I believe this was the first dish I could make at home. So incredibly simple, but really delicious. Kids think so too, ahem. Cook macaroni, cut cubes of ham and thin rings of leek, and buy grated cheese. Put the leek in a colander and pour boiling water over it for a bit to soften it. Mix the ham and cheese into the drained cooked macaroni. Add salt, pepper, and the leek. Done.
Sand cookies
This recipe You make once, then you know it by heart.
Cooking rice
And then without having to drain the water, okay? Here's how you do it: take rice and then one and a half times as much boiling water. Put the lid on and it's ready in 13 minutes. With one glass of water full of rice, you have enough for 2 people.
Soup from what you have at home
Just read this. And in general, making a vegetable soup is a must before you turn thirty.
Meatballs
A pack of half-and-half ground beef. Chopped onion, a bit of mustard, some breadcrumbs or bread crumbs, an egg, nutmeg, pepper, and salt. My grandma (there she is again) would add a walnut or small pieces of anchovy. Knead everything together and then roll small balls.
Whipping cream
And not from a spray can, okay? For on the cake, over strawberries, or whatever. And oh dear if it turns into butter.
