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How to Prove to Your Parents You Can Cook

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Cooking is an essential life skill, and one you can use to show hospitality and care for not only friends, but also family. Do your parents think your culinary skills are lacking? This article will guide you through culturing your cooking skills, and then proving to them that you can cook through a tasty dinner.


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    Familiarize yourself with how to handle food. Before you begin cooking, it's a good idea to make sure you don't accidentally poison yourself.
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    Start small, and learn the basics of cooking. Before you can prove to your parents that you can cook, you'll need to know the basics of food and meal preparation. Below is a list of foods that you'll want to learn how to prepare well:
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    Offer to help your parents when they're cooking a meal. Do what they ask, ask questions if you have any, and learn from their cooking techniques and secrets.
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    Cook meals more often! Learn how to plan a meal and make plenty of food, especially plenty of the healthy greens and vegetables.
    • Try to cook dinner at least once a week, and learn what order you should prepare the foods in (for example, it's almost always easiest to make salads a couple hours beforehand, and then refrigerate).
    • Don't just follow recipes; experiment. Maybe use a little less sugar, maybe add a bit more pepper. When you're looking for recipes online, look at a couple different recipes for the same food, then choose which ingredients you want to use.
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    Cook dinner for your family. Do it on a day when your parents aren't busy, and see if a sibling or friend can be your helper in the kitchen (helpers are super handy to have). If you can make a dish a few hours in advance, do that. Make sure the meal includes meat or other protein, some starches, a vegetable dish, a salad, and appropriate condiments or sauces. You don't have to make super difficult dishes to impress your parents, but you should have plenty of food and have the food be prepared well and rather healthy. For an extra special meal, include your favorite homemade salad dressing, and finish the meal with a yummy dessert (brownies, anyone?).

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  • Clean up afterwards. A delicious dinner won't mean much to your parents if you leave them all the cooking mess.
  • Ask your relatives and friends for easy and yummy favorite recipes, and also for secret cooking or baking tips.
  • If you have questions while you're cooking, don't be afraid to ask your parents for help. They'll much prefer you asking them for help than them trying to eat a burnt or flopped meal.


  • Don't use sharp knives without being taught properly, and without proper supervision!
  • Be careful when you're grabbing or taste-testing hot items.

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Categories: Basic Cooking Skills


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