Mains
Classic Margherita Pizza
A Neapolitan classic with a blistered crust, San Marzano tomatoes, torn mozzarella and fresh basil.
A cooking blog
Home-cooked recipes worth making tonight.
Sixteen tested favourites from the Cookforyou kitchen — from a fluffy Sunday pancake stack to a lava-centred chocolate cake. Free, no paywalls, no 2,000-word essays.
About Cookforyou
A little kitchen, a lot of butter.
Cookforyou started as a folder of Word documents — dinner ideas texted to friends who asked "wait, how did you make that?" It grew into this: a small, unfussy cooking blog for people who want to eat well without a chef's brigade in the kitchen.
Every recipe here has been cooked at least a dozen times in a real home kitchen — the kind with one dull knife, a slightly wobbly oven and never enough counter space. If it works there, it goes on the site.
No 2,000-word essays before the recipe. No paywalls. Just the good bits: what to buy, what to do, and the one tip that makes the whole thing sing.
16 recipes on rotation
Click any recipe to read the full ingredients, method and chef's tip.
Mains
Creamy Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
Silky linguine tossed with plump shrimp in a garlicky butter cream sauce with parmesan and parsley.
Breakfast
Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
Impossibly tall, cloud-like pancakes with crisp edges — the weekend breakfast to beat.
Mains
Thai Green Curry Chicken
Fragrant coconut curry with tender chicken, Thai basil and a warm chilli kick — done in 30 minutes.
Mains
Homemade Beef Tacos
Spiced ground beef in warm tortillas, topped with crunchy slaw, salsa, avocado and lime.
Mains
Lemon Herb Roast Chicken
The Sunday roast, perfected — crackling golden skin, lemon-thyme scented meat and pan gravy.
Desserts
Chocolate Lava Cake
Restaurant-worthy molten chocolate cakes with a perfectly gooey centre — ready in 25 minutes.
Salads
Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
Bright, punchy and packed with protein — chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, feta and a lemon-oregano dressing.
Mains
Japanese Chicken Katsu Curry
Ultra-crisp panko-breaded chicken over rice, drenched in a rich, subtly sweet Japanese curry sauce.
Desserts
Classic Tiramisu
Layers of coffee-soaked savoiardi and airy mascarpone cream, dusted with dark cocoa. No baking required.
Mains
Creamy Butter Chicken
Tender chicken in a silky tomato-cream sauce, warmly spiced with garam masala — the takeaway classic, done better at home.
Mains
Classic Cheeseburger
A juicy smash-style patty with molten cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato and pickles on a toasted brioche bun.
Salads
Classic Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine, garlicky homemade dressing, shaved parmesan and buttery croutons. A five-star starter in 15 minutes.
Desserts
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Crisp-edged, molten-centred cookies studded with dark chocolate. The forever recipe.
Mains
15-Minute Veggie Stir Fry
Crisp-tender vegetables in a glossy garlic-ginger sauce — the weeknight dinner you should know by heart.
Mains
Creamy Mushroom Risotto
Slow-stirred arborio rice enriched with white wine, parmesan and earthy mushrooms — comfort in a bowl.
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Recipe requests, questions, or just to tell us what you cooked tonight. Email hello@cookforyou.com or use the form.
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