Cooking can seem like a daunting task and it can be simplified by basing it on a few fundamental skills and a taste for adventure. Once you learn the basic skills you can tackle recipes from your local diner to international cuisine that you only eat on special occasions. Cooking simple recipes from around the world can be a daily adventure that will lead you to becoming an amazing cook. Starting with the basics fundamental skills you could then parlay these skills into more complex international recipes. Start with the fundamental recipes from around the world, in their more basic forms, including Pasta, Stir-Fry, Beef and Curries. Working with these basic recipes you will be able to sample all of the types of cooking and many flavors from recipes around the world. Italian Spaghetti Sauce Let's start in Italy with pasta recipes. This is probably the simplest recipe to begin with but you can make pasta dishes as complicated and gourmet as you can imagine. This recipe has 2 basic ingredients that you can keep simple or dress up how you like: the pasta itself and the sauce. There are a million variations that you cook with for both the sauce and the pasta that yield a million more combinations. Starting with store bought pasta sauce and dried pasta could be the starting block. You could then transition to making your own pasta or sauce from basic ingredients. Learning how to make a great sauce is a cooking skill that can be transferred to all kinds of dishes. Chicken Oriental Stir Fry Another simple recipe to from around the world that you can add to your cooking repertoire is the Chinese stir-fry. Using a deep pan or a wok you can learn to fry vegetables and meat together in endless combinations. Keeping with the simple recipes stir frying can be as simple as tossing a few vegetables into a wok with a bit of oil and then finishing with a sauce at the end. You can use all store bought premade ingredients or you can chop the vegetables and make the finishing sauce from scratch, adding noodles and meats as you progress. With this recipe you can also delve into the world of searing meats. Heading below the equator down to beautiful South America we come upon a variety of recipes that could begin with only one ingredient; beef from Argentina. Learning how to cook the perfect cut of beef is a skill that takes time and patience. Everyone likes their meat cooked in a slightly different way and being able to cook a piece that is well done while still being juicy is a skill that takes time and practice. There are a few shortcuts that are taught to the students of culinary school such as the feeling of your palm near your thumb when your thumb is in various flexed modes being likened to the various stages of doneness. Once you have the initial cooking time down there is also resting the meat and experimenting with spices and flavors. Coconut Chole Masala Developing a taste for spices and flavors will lead you back to India and the recipes of curries. Curry is a blend of spices that are combined for a complex flavor. Not all curries are made the same. With practice and personal tastes the flavors of a basic curry can mutate into a deliciously spice dish. Once you have your own curry dish in your repertoire you will be well rounded to become even more adventurous. Cooking simple recipes from around the world is a great way to round out your culinary skills and wow your family and friends in the process. Learning these four basic recipes will give you the skills and the confidence to tackle more ambitious recipes or to put your own spin on these classic dishes. With cooking the recipes are a great way to leverage the skills of others in creating a tasty dish and after time and practice you will be able to contribute with a recipe of your own.