Resources for Basic Cooking and Culinary Skills

Basic Cooking Skills

• My Recipes: 18 Basic Cooking Skills you should learn in your 20s [1]

• Gordon Ramsey youtube videos on cooking skills. [2] [3]

Creating Flavor

• Canyon Ranch, How to Create a balance of flavors in your cooking. [4]

The Kitchn: Basic Techniques: Eight ways to build flavor. [5]

Meal Planning

• The Kitchn: Beginner’s Guide to Meal Planning [6]

• Slender Kitchen: Beginner’s Guide to Vegetarian Meal Planning [7]

• Taste of Home: 7 day meal plan for anyone trying to eat less meat. [8]

Cook’s “Secrets” and tips for Flavor

• Buzzfeed, “Chefs Are Sharing The One Secret Ingredient They Use To Improve Common Dishes, And I'm Taking Notes” [9]

• Love Food, “ 30 secret ingredients professional chefs swear by”. [10]