Everyone likes food. But not everyone has the skills to cook themselves a meal. If you have an independent living goal, you will need to learn how to cook.
Cooking requires multiple skills:
1) Find a recipe you want to cook. kraftrecipes.com is a good place to find a basic recipe. Click on a recipe you think sounds good, and read the ingredients list to make sure you like the foods listed.
2) Next, read the directions for how to cook the recipe. As you read, make sure you have all of the necessary items to cook the meal (i.e. oven, skillet, mixing bowls, spatulas).
If you are not sure what a word in the directions means, look it up here.
3) Save the website to your favorites so that you can look it up later.
4) Once you decide on a recipe, the and paste the ingredients into the single meal planner, or just write them on a piece of paper. Make sure you know how much of each item you need to buy.
5) Before you go shopping, check your home to make sure you don't already have some of the items on your list. If you do have an item already, just cross it off.
6) Go shopping (and record how much you spend for your budget).
7) Before you cook the meal, you will want to read over the directions again to refresh your memory.
8) Cook the meal!
To master this life skill, print the Weekly Meal Planner and plan food for the whole week (less trips to the grocery store).
