Easy Recipes everyone Should Know

Basic recipes like these are the building blocks of any good kitchen. Well, that - and a collection of well-used, food-splattered cookbooks. Basic needn't mean boring. These recipes - from simple chocolate cake to Marcella Hazan's tomato sauce (AKA, the most famous tomato sauce recipe on the internet) - that should be part of any repertoire on the basis that they are easy to make and taste utterly delicious.

For those who've already mastered the basics, we've got some clever twists on the classics. For those getting reacquainted with their kitchen, we've got hearty everyday staples. For complete novices we've got simple, easy to follow recipes. 

Get stuck into our list of over 50 recipes everyone should know how to cook. How many can you make?