So i live in very different hostel even though it's, we aren't allowed to go outside daily, maybe i can settle for veggies like cucumber, tomato and all from local vendors but other than that what should i take with me from home to hostel.

I excitedly bought an acorn squash and a spaghetti squash the other day and now don’t know what to make with either. Looking for some good recommendations 🎃

I love cooking, anything from simple, to adventurous and difficult.

Ok, I honestly have no idea if this is the right subreddit for this or where to ask this question. But I’m trying to come up with a Halloween/fall menu and I need help! I want to come up with an appetizer, an entree, a dessert and an alcoholic drink as well as a non alcoholic drink.

My ideas for the alcoholic drink was to make a fall themed sangria with fruits you normally find during autumn.

My appetizer idea was to make a caprese salad and add olives to the mozzarella balls make them look like eyeballs.

My dessert idea was to make dirt and worms. A classic!

But I’m stumped on what to do for the entree as well as the non-alcoholic drink.

If anyone has any ideas on what to make or if you have any other appetizer,dessert, and alcoholic drinks, I’m open to them as well. No pork suggestions please.

Happy early Halloween! 🎃

I couldn't resist the bargain, £1 a tin. They're 3.12kg each, so I have many, many beans.

I'm a big fan of my slow cooker, so anything involving that would be a bonus!

I'm willing to buy stuff if necessary, but I've got white rice, russet potatoes, frozen corn, frozen green beans, and frozen broccoli. I have 1.5 lemons and soooo many seasonings, I've also got baby carrots, yellow onions, and Chicken broth, and cherry tomato broth.

My family is allergic to pineapple and mushrooms, and shellfish if that helps

Hi everyone! I'm a college student living in a room without a kitchen or a refrigerator. My cooking setup is quite limited since I only have a rice cooker, a small electric hot pot, and a single-burner portable butane stove with a frying pan. Storing fresh produce or leftovers overnight is my biggest challenge without a fridge, so I currently rely on room-temperature stable ingredients like eggs, canned food, rice, shelf-stable sausages, and veggies that don't spoil quickly. Do you have any recipe ideas, cooking hacks, or ingredient suggestions for this setup? Any tips on how to manage meal portions without leftovers would also be super helpful. Thanks in advance!

Bought this thinking it was a drink but it's definitely an ingredient. I'm not sure what to make with it.

I bought these a while ago and they’ve been sitting on the shelf since. I love to cook but feel intimidated by them and not sure what to use them with. What recipes do you like that include preserved lemons? Once the jar is open, do I keep them in the fridge and how long do they last? I’m thinking I’ll need a few recipes lined up to use them up.

It takes to long and I dont got time for dat.

Found some rotten spots on my apples so I had to cut out the bad spots and chopped up the good bits. Normally I’d just my an apple crisp but my husband was just diagnosed as prediabetic so I’m looking for recipes that wouldn’t add a ton of sugar. This is about 4-5 large apples which is a lot.

Ended up making muffins using Sally’s recipe for basic muffins but halved the sugar and folded in flax and oats to increase the fiber.

I've got some beef, mushrooms, carrots, cream, milk and parsley to use up but don't want to make the same old dishes. What would you do with them? I’m always game to try something new, even if that something is a meal I’ve never heard of before.

I love taste but I need more variety to use it with. What’s you’re dish / recipe?

The 2026 crop of basil in my kitchen window herb box is slowly beginning to lose vibrancy, so it's almost time to harvest the leaves. Between the summer heat and rain, it really grew, and I have far more than I need. I'll give some away, dry some, but anyone have any non-pesto (not a fan) ideas?Thanks!

I'm 23 and grew up in a home that didn't have the best home cooked meals. We always had the same things (spaghetti, sloppy Joe, burgers, ect).

Please help me come up with things to cook with ground beef that are easy but not basic. I have lots of spices and would love to try something with my crescent rolls. I love peppers of all kind so always keep that on hand. I'm also trying to keep on the healthy side since I'm trying to fit into a wedding dress currently lol. TIA

I feel like the hardest part of cooking isn't actually cooking.

It's deciding what to make.

I often open my fridge, see a bunch of random ingredients, and somehow still feel like I have "nothing to cook" 😅

How do you guys usually decide what to make when you have random ingredients at home?

Do you:

• search recipes one ingredient at a time?
• just improvise?
• use a meal planner?
• ask someone?
• have a "go-to" combination that always works?

I'm curious how other people deal with this because I feel like I waste way too much time just deciding what to cook.

OK, this is not the typical question. I made Shepherd’s pie last night to eat tonight. I used lamb as is proper. (Made with beef it is cottage pie.) I tasted it, and don’t like it very much. I wish I had created a more robust gravy, instead of just stirring in flour as my recipe directed. I guess I could just buy a beef gravy pack and use that on top, but was excited to be making everything from scratch. Any ideas on how to up the umami?

I mean i could just snack on them from the jar but i want to expand the experience a little. Any suggestions??

I've got about a dozen boneless skinless chicken breast in the freezer. I'm going to put a few in the slow cooker for shredded chicken for wraps or quesadillas. I also have basa fillets

For frozen vegetables I have peas, broccoli and cauliflower some green beans and riced cauliflower. I have fresh carrots and some white potatoes.

I have some jasmine rice, orzo, and fettuccine. I have half a jar of alfredo, pesto and sundried tomato pesto and sesame ginger sauce and turkey gravy powder.

And then I have basic baking stuff like flour and all that, and cornmeal. I also have seaweed sheets.

I have a few frozen prepped meals but they're all also chicken based and I'm not feeling them, so I'd like other ideas.

I'm just looking for a variety of cheap easy ideas to get me through a very chicken filled 2 weeks. Thankfully my parents are coming next week for Thanksgiving but we're doing ham.

I'm trying to spend the least amount on groceries that I can. I already budgeted out other stuff like gas and an appointment, so I have about $70 left but $10 is just for cat food.

I’ve got chicken, broccoli, potatoes, carrots and some cream at home. Trying to figure out what I can throw together with them. Any easy ideas that aren’t just the usual basic recipe?