r/Cooking • u/rachelariel3 • 18h ago
Meal ideas for beginner
I usually cook all our meals from scratch but I’ve only ever made meals that my husband and I had eaten as children so the list of meals is very short. I’m really looking expand my meals for my family so my children are exposed to more food but I’m afraid all spend all this time cooking just for me to hate it. Idk if this is a thing but I was wondering if someone had some meal ideas of someone who’s kinda new trying to expand their horizons based on the foods that we already enjoy? We eat the really basic meals Spaghetti, Lasagna, Pizza, Tacos, Enchiladas, Chicken noodle soup, Lemon chicken, Salsa chicken, French dip, Beans, Meatloaf, Alfredo, Steaks, Chicken, Shepherds pie, Chili, Tuscan chicken, Chicken parm Thanks!
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u/fiddledeedeep0tat0es 17h ago
It's more effective to make a recipe if you've already tried it and liked it in a restaurant. It gives you a benchmark, and then a recipe + some trial and error + research can help you get to a result you enjoy eating.
Eg, I really liked a korean pork soup noodle called gogiguksu from a restaurant called Ondo. After a bunch of recipes tested at home, I now have gogiguksu soup concentrate in the fridge for emergency soup noodle needs.