The INSIDER Summary:
• These meals are easy, but they still require some level of technique.
• You should master scrambled eggs and salmon by 30.
Sure, ordering takeout every night has served you well so far in life. The girls were impressed by that General Tso’s in college, so why stop now? For one, it gets expensive after a few years of your parents not footing that bill. Plus, you’ve made it to the 30-year mark, so it’s probably time to learn how to cook. Ease your way in with these 11 basic dishes. We promise the recipes are even easier than putting on your pants to answer the door for delivery, which is also something you should work on doing regularly if you’re over 30.
Scrambled eggs
It's the world's easiest breakfast, it's nutritious, and it's safer than chewing raw eggs and hoping the heat of your mouth cooks them.
Here's how: Thrillist's in-house recipe genius Perry shows you how to make these perfect scrambled eggs in a 30-second video, and it only takes 10 minutes to make.
Mac and cheese
Because while it's great out of a box, it's better when it's homemade. And this recipe is so easy you'll have no excuse.
Here's how: The blender does all the work in this recipe from Smitten Kitchen. You just have to do the eating. If that's still too complicated, you can boost boxed mac and cheese with these 10 hacks.
Tomato sauce
Even an idiot can boil water and make pasta. But not everyone knows how to make homemade tomato sauce. And it'll make that pasta taste a million times better.
Here's how: Since making tomato sauce takes a little bit of elbow grease, we like this recipe from The Kitchn because it makes eight pints of the stuff, and teaches you how to choose the right tomatoes for it.
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