Use These Cookbooks When You Are Terrible in the Kitchen

While I know how to cook, cooking has never been my favorite thing. I tend to always need a cookbook, whereas, hubby has the ability to just throw a fabulous dish together off the top of his head. How about you?Maybe you didn't grow up watching your family cook or maybe the thought of putting together dinner leaves you petrified. Don't worry, there are cookbooks to help you get over your fear and learn how to do the basics in the kitchen so you don't starve! Use these cookbooks when you are terrible in the kitchen.

How to Boil Water

Start with the basics of basics with How to Boil Water. When you can master this simple task, you can create quit a few dishes! I mean, who wants to eat takeout for the rest of their lives?

How to Cook Everything The Basics

In the case of this cookbook, How to Cook Everything The Basics, pictures really are worth a 1,000 words. This is a great picture book with clear and straightforward directions, with practical tips and visual cues to help you make the recipes. There are helpful notes that are highlighted and that offer handy tips and advice.

The Can't Cook Book: Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified!

When the thought of even stepping into a kitchen leaves you trembling, check out The Can't Cook Book: Recipes for the Absolutely Terrified! It has 100 simple to create recipes that will take the most kitchen-phobic “Can’t Cooks” into “Can Cooks.”

What the F*@# Should I Make for Dinner?

And then there are those of us that need a little cussing to help motivate us to take the leap in the kitchen. What the F*@# Should I Make for Dinner? helps to take the guesswork out of what to make for dinner.

Clean Eating Made Simple

Cooking doesn't mean having to create complicated dishes. Clean Eating Made Simple takes simple ingredients and makes nutritious dishes out of them. Eating clean shouldn't be difficult!

Instant Pot Cookbook: The Quick And Easy Pressure Cooker Guide For Smart People – Healthy, Easy, And Delicious Instant Pot Recipes

Now as a beginner cook, you might not have heard of the Instant Pot. It is a programmable pressurized cooker. Instead of a whole chicken taking over an hour to cook in the oven, the Instant Pot can have it done in under 25 minutes. If this seems more your style, take a look at the Instant Pot Cookbook: The Quick And Easy Pressure Cooker Guide For Smart People – Healthy, Easy, And Delicious Instant Pot Recipes.

Smoothie Recipe Book for Beginners

Starting your day out with a healthy smoothie is the perfect way to seize the day. Start out with the Smoothie Recipe Book for Beginners to learn the different combinations of fruits and vegetables that make the most delicious smoothies.

BBQ for Beginners

Mastering the grill is just as important as mastering the stove. BBQ for Beginners teaches you how to not only grill up the perfect steak, but other recipes like Grilled Salmon, Turkey Meatballs, and even Grilled Meatloaf BBQ.

Prep-Ahead Meals From Scratch

Fellow blogger, Alea Milham, wrote the Prep-Ahead Meals From Scratch. She is such a great teacher and breaks down classic recipes into easy-to-understand recipes that you make any night of the week! She shows you how to batch cook things like chicken and then use those ingredients in different recipes throughout the week. Brilliant!   

The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in All of Us

Another food blogger with a great cookbook out is The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook: Sweet Treats for the Geek in All of Us. This is a funny and easy to follow cookbook with mouthwatering photographs. Rossana Pansino took her love of video games, math, comic books, science fiction, and other nerdy hobbies to inspire each recipe in this book like her Apple Pi Pie or Periodic Table of Cupcakes.