If you don’t have a lot of confidence in the kitchen, not to worry! Instead, just keep cooking. Like any new skill, it’s all about practice. Good recipes help, too. With that in mind, here are 24 easy recipes suitable for new cooks, including tips to help you find success in the kitchen:

24 Easy Dinner Recipes for Beginners

Grandma is known for many legendary recipes. Whether her towering coconut cake, her perfect Easter ham, or her famous chicken and dumplings, she’s no novice in the kitchen. She’s an expert cook and baker, but sometimes it’s just too hot (or busy) to turn on the oven or the stovetop. That’s right—even Southern grandmothers can appreciate a cooking shortcut from time to time.

25 Of Grandma's Best-Ever No-Cook Recipes

Fall inspires a whole new menu at our house. Once the leaves begin to make their yearly transition from green to muted shades of yellow and orange, I start swapping out my dinner salads for hearty stews. I love stews packed with root vegetables and tender cuts of meat. Usually, there’s leftovers for lunch the next day, too.

The 20 Best Stew Recipes for Fall

What makes casseroles our favorite go-to for family meals is just how easy they are to throw together, especially when you’re busy and want a nourishing dinner for everyone. Casseroles can quickly go straight from the oven to the table, so there’s less to clean up at night’s end. If that doesn’t sound like the perfect family meal, we don’t know what does! So stop wondering what you’ll make for dinner and find inspiration from these family-friendly casserole recipes. Enjoy!

Our Top 18 Family Casserole Recipes

Does your morning rush have you stressing over what to eat for breakfast? These easy dishes are the perfect solution! These tasty recipes have no more than five ingredients (excluding salt, pepper, and oil) for a simple and delicious meal. Plus, they take just 10 minutes or less to make so you can enjoy them in no time. Try options like our Spinach & Feta Mug Scrambled Eggs and Mascarpone & Berries Toast for a quick and nutritious breakfast that’ll have you looking forward to waking up!

24 10-Minute Breakfast Recipes with 5 Ingredients or Less

Family reunions come around once a year, and each one presents your next big chance to impress your relatives both near and far with your skills in the kitchen. Break out your beloved 9x13-inch baking dish, gather a few key ingredients, and you'll be ready to create savory main dishes like baked macaroni and cheese or potato casserole. Or you can take things in a sweet direction by baking a cherry cobbler or batch of brownies. No matter which of these 9x13-inch recipes you choose, they're sure to earn you admiration at this next family reunion.

20 Crowd-Pleasing 9x13 Recipes That Are Family Reunion Classics

Every item on this page was chosen by a The Pioneer Woman editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. If there's one thing Ree Drummond loves, it's a supermarket shortcut. Whether she's doctoring up boxed cake mix to make homemade cookies or using puff pastry to make an easy mushroom pizza, she has tons of time-saving tricks up her sleeve. One of them? Ree loves to use wonton wrappers for unexpected recipes like spinach artichoke cups and homemade ravioli. She's even made Nutella wontons when craving something sweet. "I have a real weakness for anything fried in a wonton, whether it's sweet or savory," she says. So to celebrate Ree's love of wontons, check out these wonton wrapper recipes ahead.

22 Wonton Wrapper Recipes That Are Crispy and Fun

Hearty winter stews and braises aside, summer is actually the perfect time to break out your slow cooker. It keeps your kitchen cool (no standing over a hot stove or heating up the kitchen with your oven). It's hands free so you can enjoy long, fun-filled days outside. And it does all the work of a smoker or grill without hours of tending to the coals, bringing barbecue classics to your table with next to no effort. These recipes might just give your slow cooker a permanent spot on your kitchen counter.

24 Best Slow Cooker Recipes for Summer

The Allrecipes Fall Magazine just arrived and with it, 52 recipes to enjoy all season long. The magazine includes about a dozen sections, some smaller than others, including an homage to grocery store snack cakes, how to put together a pizza potluck, fall favorites for the morning, and plenty of recipes for pears. Plus, you'll find new recipes from our print team like chocolate-graham cracker s’mores sliders and vegetables Wellington. Of course, subscribing to Allrecipes Magazine is the best way to stay up-to-date on all the most delicious seasonal recipes and what we like to eat here at Allrecipes.

The Allrecipes Fall Issue Just Dropped—Find All 52 Recipes Here

You can't talk about Southern tomato recipes without mentioning fried green tomatoes, and this is one of our top-rated recipes for this dish. Take it from reviewer @TwoDCsPlus1 who writes, "These were the best fried green tomatoes I've ever had in my entire life. I followed the directions exactly and they couldn't have been any better."

10 Southern Tomato Recipes Just Like Mamaw Used To Make

September brings with it a crispness in the air and new possibilities around every corner—plus, of course, all things pumpkin and apple. It's also the perfect time to dust off the stockpot. Labor Day has come and gone, which means we're more than ready to get stewing and baking. From hearty soups and delicious casseroles to autumn-spiced treats that warm you from the inside out, let's embrace all that September has to offer. Here are the recipes we can't wait to make this month.

The 18 Recipes We Can’t Wait to Make This September

"This is my go-to finger food for any party—t's super quick and easy to make and all you need is puff pastry, cheese, and herbed cream cheese." —superchef. "This fresh bruschetta dip is guaranteed to make an appearance at many of my events this summer—but I’ll let you in on another secret. I added the leftover Boursin-bruschetta mixture to some cooked noodles and made the easiest creamy pasta salad." —Bailey Fink.

12 Easy 3-Ingredient Labor Day Recipes for Your Summer Send-Off

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If your For You Page is anything like mine, you’ll know that cucumbers are having a moment, thanks to TikTok creator Logan, (a.k.a. Cucumber Boy). The social media creator has gained millions of views after posting dozens of recipes using this refreshing green fruit, creating everything from an Asian-inspired salad to a salmon cream-cheese bagel-flavored snack. In response to his videos, thousands of people have recreated his recipes, which may have officially marked the beginning of the Cucumber Renaissance.5 Meal Delivery Kits With Food Better Than Any 5-Star Restaurant



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15 Easy Cucumber Recipes That You’ll Be Addicted to for Months

Comforting and dependable. These are two words that can be used to describe your grandfather or other treasured family member in your life, but these words can also be used to describe a mealtime staple: ground beef. These recipes, nostalgic as well as filling, are like a walk down memory lane with every bite. We’ve pulled together ground beef recipes that are bound to be family favorites.

25 Of Grandpa's Favorite Ground Beef Recipes

When I was in my twenties, a good friend loaned me a copy of Martha's 1996 cookbook, What to Have for Dinner, a best-of collection from Martha Stewart Living that she knew I'd love. She was right. After cooking my way through a number of the recipes and raving about them, she gifted the book to me, making a joke about how I'd “earned it.”

I've Been Making This Easy Martha Stewart Dinner for Over 20 Years—It's Still My Favorite

Chef John knows Italian food. Over the years, he's covered all the Italian classics—simple sauces, lasagnas, minestrone soup—and explored some exciting outliers (Tuscan black pepper beef anyone?). Mmm, we love them all! This Italian-inspired collection features some of our all-time favorite Chef John recipes. Chef John's Chicken Cacciatore.

Chef John's 26 Best Italian Recipes Ever

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As the leaves change and the air turns crisp, fall cooking takes center stage with hearty dishes that embrace the season's bounty. With vibrant seasonal produce and warm, aromatic spices, these recipes bring comfort and warmth to every meal. Let’s celebrate autumn with flavors that capture the essence of cozy evenings and the joy of sharing home-cooked meals with loved ones.

Savor the Season: Mouthwatering Fall Recipes to Try

It's the end of summer and that means one last cookout of the year!. At Drummond Ranch, it's a busy time of year when the cowboys work hard to wrangle the last load of cattle arriving for the season, the garden's homegrown produce is dwindling, and the kids are headed back to college. Hence why everyone looks forward to the long weekend.

Ree Drummond's Top 10 Favorite Labor Day Recipes

Need a quick snack to help keep hunger at bay before your next meal? Try one of these easy recipes that take only three ingredients to make! These snacks are highly rated, with 4- and 5-star reviews from EatingWell readers. You’ll love simple and tasty options like our Dark Chocolate Almond Clusters and Raspberry-Jam Bites to enjoy in-between meals.

18 Simple 3-Ingredient Snacks to Make Forever

It's almost Labor Day, and that means the end of cucumber season, so if you're trying to throw together a few more summer salads, listen up. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) LOGAN MOFFITT: Sometimes, you need to eat an entire cucumber. This is the best way to do it. MICHEL MARTIN,...

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Our 20 Most Popular Recipes In August

August is coming to an end, so we thought we’d share our most popular recipes from this month! These dishes, from snacks to dinners to desserts,...

Our 20 Most Popular Recipes In August

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