About 30 things you should know...

...how to make by the time you're 30. In other words, you're invited over to family or friends, you've got a couple of hours and everyone's asking you to cook something. This is what you should have in your back pocket.

    Bread, rice, potatoes and pasta
  1. How to make a loaf of bread
  2. How to make dinner rolls
  3. How to make a quick bread
  4. How to make biscuits
  5. How to make garlic bread
  6. How to make a sandwich
    • grilled cheese
    • bacon, lettuce and tomato
    • panini
    7. Potatoes
  7. How to make potatoes
    • mashed
    • oven roasted
    • pan roasted
    8. Rice
  8. How to cook rice
    • fried rice
    • steamed rice
    • pilaf
    • finger method
    9. Pasta
  9. How make impressive Italian pasta dishes
    • alfredo
    • cacio e pepe
    • macaroni and cheese
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    Vegetables
  10. How to make a great salad
    • tossed green salad
    • tomato and avocado salad
  11. How to caramelize onions
  12. How to roast vegetables in the oven
  13. How to make hash browns
    14. Meat and eggs
  14. How to make a good burger
  15. How to make fry sauce
  16. How to bread a cutlet (of meat)
  17. How to roast a chicken
  18. How to braise meat
  19. How to cook eggs
    • scrambled
    • poached or
    • fried
    20. Dishes
  20. How to make one Mexican dish
  21. How to make guacamole
  22. How to execute a stir fry
  23. How to make basic curry
    24. Desserts
  24. How to whip cream
  25. How to bake cookies
  26. How to execute a cake mix
  27. How to make buttercream frosting