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I am not a chef, I just love food and grew up in a family that loves food.

My name is Elena and I just lost my job because of Coronavirus. It all happened very quickly and unexpectedly.

The day I got the news I was shocked, and I didn’t have the will to get up to make myself dinner.
My boyfriend offered to cook, which was a big surprise. He can barely boil an egg and he finds recipes stressful.

“How hot is medium heat?” & “How do I know what the right shade of golden is, when the recipe says bake until golden?”

These are some of the questions that stop him from putting the pan on the hob and the cake in the oven.

That evening, I stood next to him and step by step I helped him prepare a quick aubergine and chicken stir fry. The result was great, and I didn’t lift a finger, just guided him through the process. A few days later this episode came back to my mind and it gave me an idea:

Teach him how to cook.

All the spare time I now have and my love for cooking make this a perfect mission to keep my hands occupied and my mind sane.

I am going to try and teach him the basics as well as some of our favourite recipes and push him to follow his instincts.

I am not going to use any specific teaching technique or recognised method so please, take everything with a pinch of salt.