How to Cook a Shared Dinner: Nat's What I Reckon's Dishes to Learn Before You Leave Home

Ordering takeout and supporting small businesses isn't a bad thing, but having a pile of Domino's boxes to the ceiling probably isn't the most sustainable thing. It's also expensive.

That's why I started cooking a lot more for myself. To make food a little more affordable. And cooking for your friends is such a nice thing to do, especially when you're unemployed or you're a student or you don't have much money.

When you're young and starting to learn how to cook, you can get hurt pretty quickly. The rule of thumb is don't give yourself a hard time if you get it wrong.

Just start with a few basics. Once you have achieved this goal and see the smile on the face of your friends, your partner or yourself in a mirror, it is worth it. And good food is worth it because it asks nothing of you when it comes time to eat.

There's not a lot on Earth right now that doesn't stress not you go out. Food shouldn't be one of those things. It should be a happy place. You have it in you, try it.

Roasting was a big thing that changed food for me. At the time, I lived with eight, sometimes more than 10 people. It was cheap to buy a chicken and veg and it could even go around the house - you can only get five b...