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5 Recipes Every Adult Should Master

Published: May 11, 2017 · Modified: Jun 21, 2018 by Kit · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

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5 Recipes Every Adult Should Master

Isn't being an adult way harder and much less fun than you imagined? Who would have thought you would need to do so much grocery shopping? When I was younger just feeding myself seemed like a daunting task. Over the course of a few months when I was 25 I slowly worked on my cooking stills and added more recipes to my repertoire. Today I am sharing 5 recipes every adult should master. These are recipes that teach a certain skill or generally make your life a little easier.

New Years Day Breakfast: Cheesy Potato Hash with Eggs and Bacon

1. Eggs. Let's start with the simplest recipe. Eggs! Every adult should learn how to master making a sunny side up egg and scrambled eggs. It will make your mornings far more delicious. Making perfectly runny sunny side up eggs can be harder than you would think. The trick is to cook all of the egg white. You know how sometimes the very top of the white doesn't cook? That's no good. Learn my trick to perfect sunny side up eggs right here. And for light and fluffy scrambled eggs check out this post. (photo: Regan Baroni)

Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken

2. Roast Chicken. Growing up my parents made roast chicken for dinner all the time. And it makes perfect sense. It's an easy and inexpensive way to feed a family. This recipe for Lemon Garlic Roast Chicken is my go-to roast chicken recipe.

5 Recipes Every Adult Should Master

3. A Drool Worthy Dessert. Everyone should have a wonderful but easy dessert recipe on deck - the type of dessert that everyone gets excited about when you bring it to a dinner party. My friends go nuts over my Caramel Cheesecake Brownies. My Mom brings her Lemon Squares to parties.

5 Recipes Every Adult Should Master

4. A Cocktail. Having a party? You will need to serve something to drink. Every adult needs to be able to make a cocktail. My friends love Cucumber Lime Gin and Tonics, which seems fancy but is easy to make. Plus it appeals to both men and women. Other fun cocktails are Grapefruit Lime Fizz (pictured), Strawberry Rosé Slushies, and Bourbon Lemonade.

5 Recipes Every Adult Should Master

5. A Quick Dinner Recipe. I remember coming home from my 9-5 job and being exhausted and not wanting to cook. It's important to have some quick dinner recipes to rely on. My 20 Minute Sesame Chicken is one of my favorites. You can also try a 10 minute recipe for Goat Cheese Pasta, a 20 minute recipe for Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Salad, a 15 minute recipe for Naan and Whipped Feta Pizza, and a 25 minute recipe for Ranch Chicken Tacos.

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5 Recipes Every Adult Should Master

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  1. Sandra Garth says

    May 16, 2017 at 7:45 pm

    I can get with all of these!
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    • thekittchen says

      May 18, 2017 at 8:44 pm

      That makes me happy! Everyone should be able to make really great eggs at breakfast right?
      Reply
  2. Vanlun says

    May 17, 2017 at 3:24 pm

    I agree and love all of these.
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    • thekittchen says

      May 18, 2017 at 8:43 pm

      Glad we are on the same page :)
      Reply
  3. Sara @ FindItFixItorBuildIt says

    May 19, 2017 at 10:46 pm

    This is such a great post! We start teaching our kids to cook when they're fairly young so that by the time they're ready to leave the house they'll know how to cook for themselves. I still remember being in college and having to call my mom and ask her how to boil chicken, haha. Thanks for sharing this with us at the Home Matters Link Party, hope to see you again next week:) #HomeMattersParty
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    • thekittchen says

      May 24, 2017 at 3:38 pm

      Thanks Sara! I know so many people who can't even cook eggs! It's crazy!
      Reply
  4. Miz Helen says

    May 23, 2017 at 5:09 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing your great post with us at Full Plate Thursday, I really appreciate you sharing with us! Come Back Soon! Miz Helen
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    • thekittchen says

      May 24, 2017 at 3:38 pm

      Thanks so much Helen!
      Reply

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