What can I cook with this?

Pick what is in your kitchen. You get Chinese, Italian, and Indian dishes you can make now, the dishes that are one or two items away, and what each ingredient goes with. Most dishes are protein and vegetables. The Roman pastas are the exception.

Pantry—set it once, and your browser remembers it

Salt, sugar, black pepper, and cooking oil are assumed.

Cuisine

Dishes you can make now

Dishes that are one or two items away

Templates that fit what you picked

A template is a method without a fixed ingredient list. Learn the steps once, then change the protein and the vegetables.

What goes with what you picked

These are the classic partners in each cuisine. If a dish tastes dull, add something from the same row.

Fifteen simple methods add the most flavor

None of these needs special equipment or more than a few minutes of work. Each one gives a result you can taste the first time.