30 Recipes You Should Know by the Age of 30

30 Recipes You Should Know by the Age of 30
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When you first start cooking it’s natural and tempting to work on the beautiful, complicated recipes you see in fancy cookbooks. What you soon discover, however, is that cooking has a lot of building blocks. Your favorite chicken tikka masala recipe, for instance, will benefit from you having previously made a simple dish of chicken thighs. So, let’s start with essentials!

Here’s what we think everyone should cook before they reach the age of 30. How many things have you made off this list?

What someone should cook before a certain age, obviously, has a lot to do with their diet. If you’re vegan, gluten-free, or have food allergies, your list of must-make recipes is going to look a little different than this list.

I personally have a few years until I’m 30, and I’ve only made 24 things off this list. Since I’ve gotten into cooking, I haven’t had access to a grill – so that leaves out the grilled burgers and steak. Will have to rectify that situation!

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Sauces, Vinaigrettes, and Dips

Essential Breakfast

Credit: Karen Biton-Cohen

Mushroom-Asparagus Frittata

It’s a one-skillet meal that’s easy to clean up, and with the perfect combination of protein and vegetables, it’s absolutely satisfying and delicious. Frittatas are great for cleaning out the crisper, but one of my favorite veggie combos is savory mushrooms, crunchy asparagus, feta cheese, and fresh thyme.

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Credit: Dana Velden

Lofty Buttermilk Pancakes

Pancakes get high marks for being one of the most comforting of comfort foods. What this means is that everybody has their family favorite, resulting in thousands of recipes to choose from. But here’s one with a unique twist, a shortcut actually, that hands-down produces the best pancakes I have ever made.

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Essential Meat Recipe

Classic Comfort Food Dinners

Credit: Emma Christensen

Very Good Chili

There are a million and one ways to make chili. All of them are excellent and all of them are sure to satisfy a large crowd of hungry people. Whether you like your chili with ground meat or chuck roast, pinto beans or no beans at all, the basic method for making it is the same. Want to make a very good pot of chili? Here’s how.

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Credit: Elizabeth Passarella

Pork Stir-Fry with Asparagus and Sugar Snap Peas

Stir-fries aren’t usually the well-edited dishes you think about and shop for in advance. They are frequently renegade, use-up-what’s-in-the-fridge meals, which is part of their charm. But not so with this recipe. I chose these particular ingredients deliberately, picking up pork tenderloin for a mid-week treat and adding lots of fresh spring vegetables for crunch.

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Essential Dessert Recipes and Breads

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