For people who can’t cook — yet
Every recipe assumes you know nothing — every term explained, every step spelled out, and someone to ask the moment you’re stuck. No cheffy jargon, no guessing if it’s done, no wasted ingredients. Just your first proper meals, cooked right.
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If you’ve ever thought…
You’re exactly who we built this for. Recipe sites assume you already know the basics. We assume you don’t — and that’s the whole point.
“Simmer”, “fold”, “season to taste” — spelled out in plain English the moment they appear. No cheffy jargon left hanging.
“Golden and springs back when pressed.” “The juices run clear.” Real cues, not “cook until done”.
The friend-who-can-cook, standing next to you while you cook. The one thing a free recipe page can never give you.
Beginner recipes built from everyday ingredients — and an assistant that swaps anything you don’t have.
Learn. Follow. Plan. Prepare. — a learning kitchen, not just a cookbook. Built for beginners finding their feet as much as confident cooks.
Seven days of meals, mapped out for you. Open any recipe straight from the day.
Add any meals to each day. Calories add up as you go, and your plan saves to your account.
Seven menus, 74 weeknight recipes — breakfast through dinner, healthy plates, treats and smoothies. Clear timings, real portions, no faff.
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Open any recipe and tap Ask the Kitchen — your AI cooking assistant for what to make tonight, what's in a dish, or how to swap an ingredient. Works with the recipes in any book you buy, and across everything when you subscribe. 100 chats a month.
Build your own seven-day plan from any recipes, watch the calories add up, and it saves to your account for next time.
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Translate any recipe as you read it, into more than thirty languages.
Hands covered in flour? Have recipes read to you, with skip forward and back.
Every ingredient with exact amounts, the kit you need, and a clear numbered method.
Calories and macros per serving on every single recipe.
Build a seven-day plan from any recipes and watch the calories add up — saved to your account.
Stuck mid-recipe? Don’t know what “simmer” or “fold” means, or whether it’s actually cooked? Just ask — no judgement, any question. It’s the friend-who-can-cook standing next to you, that free recipe sites can’t give you. Included free with any book for its recipes; across everything with a subscription.
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