Cook whatever you like! You’ll only get better if you practice. Not everything will turn out right but you’ll soon learn

My daughter could benefit from reading this, her partner claims useless in the kitchen too. I’m not great in the kitchen, but I have a go at anything and everything. Experience is the key, the more you cook, the more you can cook

Those 4 ingredients cookbooks are awesome! Easy, healthy and not time consuming. Good luck!

so many easy one pot meals out there – discover the joys of a slow cooker, and another family fave is apricot chicken – chicken thighs or breast, on a baking dish, covered in a tin of apricot nectar, sliced mushies, a packet of French onion soup and cook for 40 mins covered in foil and then 30 minutes uncovered on mid oven temp. Serve with boiled rice and steamed green of your choice. Often enough for lunch the next day for us and it is so healthy!

Start with some easy pastas and pizzas – they’re not too hard. Good on you for wanting to help out! How’s it going?

You could buy a cooked chook from Coles,get some coleslaw,pasta salad, other salad ingredients you like & have chicken & salad.Buy some bread rolls to go with it.Make chicken wraps the next day for lunch or dinner if you have excess chicken. Or you could bake some potatoes & vegies & have a hot chicken dinner instead of salad.

I started out buy putting together my favourite ingredients, pasta and spinach with cheese was one if my favourites, then I made a lasagna with the same ingredients but added the sauce and meat. I also use taste.com,

See if your local Neighbourhood or community centre is running some simple cooking classes. These might be enough to give you some confidence and get you started on a few basic meals and you can go from there. Good luck!

Yes there really are some great simple meals on this site!

I’m not the best cook, so I usually search online for recipes and methods.
It helps a lot

I’m like you, not a great cook. My husband cooks more often than me but I’m keen to help more now that I’m at home with the baby.
I have found bolognese really easy. Find the simplest recipe as it all enhance tasting the same. Fry the mince & onion then add everything else and let it simmer and you’re done! Use with pasta or add mashed potatoes on top for shepherd’s pie or if you’re really adventurous turn it into lasagne. Also burritos/taccos are SO easy. Cook the mince or chicken with a spice packed and cut up all the veggies.
If you can follow a recipe you can cook anything. I find one pot wonders are easy. Good luck. Be proud of all your meals, masterchef every night is unrealistic!

I tend to go on taste.com.au for ideas. My favourite is grandmas curried sausages so simple and quick. Also spag Bol using pasata. Otherwise we have grilled meat and steam veg.

Maybe focus on one skill at a time …. like Pasta; Spag Bol, Pasta bake etc then move on to crumbing and frying.

tuna mornay is very easy I also add a little onion

Im not a great cook either, I cook casseroles & stews because you can use pretty much any meat and vegetables. Spaghetti bolognais is another one. Simple breakfast for dinner.m(eggs and bacon). Chips,salad, toasties.

What type of food do you like to eat? it may also help with suggestions?

Home made Fish and Chips and Salad Basa Fillets are great. Dust in plain flour, pepper and Salt maybe some dill or a herb you like. Pan fry in a very small amount of olive oil for 2 minutes each side if thick fish might need more time. Frozen Chips baked in the oven whist you make a quick salad.

if your at home a slow cooker is a great way to cook easy meals. you just put all the ingredients in the pot and let it cook. there are heaps of recipes on the net.
Other meals that are easy include pizzas. Buy bases, top with either BBQ or Tomato sauce and whatever you like on a pizza.
Pasta…diced chicken with sliced onion, bacon and mushrooms. fry till all cooked add some Philadelphia cooking cream and stir into cooked pasta.
Burritos/ Tacos. (buy a kit box) Prepare a salad separating all the salads into compartments on a salad server. Cook up some diced chicken or beef mince and some onion with a burrito/ taco seasoning. place all on the table and help yourselves.
Sourdough toast with baby spinach leaves, avocado, mushrooms, eggs and either ham or smoked salmon.
SpagBol, Lasagne, burgers, toasted sandwiches,

Maybe invest in some cookbooks with quick, easy and simple traditional meals. These cookbooks usually have recipes with only a few ingredients and easy cooking methods. Later on you can branch out to more complex cookbooks. Cooking can be fun!

P.S A Roast with pototoes and pumpkin and gravy.