Basic Kitchen Skills

Measurement Conversion Tables

How many ounces are in a cup? How many teaspoons in a tablespoon? From cutting down recipes to scaling them up, knowing how to convert measurements is part of everyday cooking. Use this table to make it easy.

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Knife Skills

Want to advance your nutrition? Start by improving your knife skills.

Bread Knives and Kitchen Shears

Carving Poultry

Chef’s Knife

Cutting fresh vegetables

Cutting Onion

Knife Basics

Paring Knife

Preparing Avocado

Slicing Mango

Teaching kitchen skills to children

Used with permission, NC State Extension & UF IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program

Herbs and Spices 101

Wondering how to reduce salt, sugar, and fat in your meals? Herbs and spices to the rescue! Match herbs and spices to your foods like a pro.

Common Herbs

Common Spices

Cooking For One

Cut that recipe down to size when cooking for one.

Today’s families come in all sizes. If you live alone, it can be challenging to make a meal for one. Check out the following shopping and cooking tips built for you!

Cut Your Recipes In Half

Half of 1/4 Cup = 2 Tablespoons
Half of 1/3 Cup = 2 Tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
Half of 1/2 Cup = 1/4 Cup
Half of 2/3 Cup = 1/3 Cup
Half of 1 Tablespoon = 1 1/2 teaspoons
Half of 1 teaspoon = 1/2 teaspoon
Half of 1/2 teaspoon = 1/4 teaspoon
Half of 1/4 teaspoon = 1/8 teaspoon
Half of 1/8 teaspoon = a dash

Save Money with Right Portions

Try to buy only what you will eat in a week.
Repackage, label and freeze extra food in single size portions.
Cook once, eat twice, leftovers!

Produce For One

Instead of purchasing bulk produce, buy it by the piece or buy a mixed bag.
Purchase canned and frozen items which have extended shelf lives.