100+ ‘Cooking’ Writing Prompts
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MasterChef Junior
Write a story about a delicious dish that you love to cook and the process involved in cooking it.
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The Unforgotten Recipe
Write about an unforgettable meal weaved with family traditions that you prepared or tasted over the weekend.
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The Calamity Chef
Write about a villain whose signature style is tied to their culinary capabilities.
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Colorful Kitchen Stories
Recall your experience making or eating a multicolored meal for National Jelly Bean Day.
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Technological Dependency
In a near-future world, humans have become so reliant on technology that they can no longer perform basic tasks without it.
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The Chef’s Diary
An aspiring chef works their way up in the culinary world, documenting their journey in a personal diary.
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Feeding the Soul
Detail a spiritual or creative practice that you’ve turned to for solace in times of emotional pain.
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An Ode to My Favorite Meal
Create a descriptive scene about preparing and eating your favorite meal.
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Granny’s Kitchen Diaries
Compose a biographical sketch of your grandmother through the lens of her kitchen.
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Farm to Table: Winter Edition
Describe a meal you would create sourcing ingredients available in February from a local farmer’s market.
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Hunger Games: Cooking Show Edition
Food Network Stars are suddenly placed in a real-life Hunger Games.
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October’s Culinary Inspiration
Write about cooking or baking an intricate fall recipe that you have never attempted before.
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Harvest Season Delights
Write about your favorite fall harvest foods and how you love to prepare them.
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The Holiday Kitchen
Tell a story about your memories of cooking or baking during the holiday season in December.
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Healthy-Bite Chef
Write a step-by-step process for making your favorite healthy snack. Explain why this snack is good for your body.
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Treasured Holiday Traditions
Write about a specific Christmas tradition from your childhood that remains vivid in your memory.
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Magic in Mundanity
Imagine a world where magic is a routine part of everyday life, then write a story set in this world.
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Voices from the Past
Assume you’re a historian, and every artefact you come across whispers a different love story from its era. Describe the stories these artefacts tell.
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Journey of a Pizza
Write up a report explaining the process of making a pizza from scratch to table.
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Junior Chefs
Imagine your young self in the kitchen, experimenting with healthy ingredients to prepare nutritious meals for your friends.
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Carols and Cuisine
Devise a new Christmas tradition that blends music and cooking, the universal languages of love and celebration.
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1. Unseen Heroes of Water
Write about the importance and role of water in day-to-day life yet often goes unnoticed.
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Taming the Bread Maker Beast
Write about a first-time bread-making experience that takes an unexpected turn.
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Veiled Threats
Weave a discussion around a seemingly mundane topic, but infuse it with underlying threats.
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The Holiday Recipe
Write about a specific holiday dish, recipe, or a meal that holds huge importance for you.
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Love in the Kitchen
Write about a cherished recipe that your mother taught you and the memories associated with it.
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Feasting Fear or Pleasure
Discuss your feeling towards holiday feasts and the pressures or pleasures associated with them.
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Recipe of Love
You are a renowned chef known for cooking meals that mend broken hearts. What’s your secret ingredient?
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Catastrophic Cookery Contest
Write a story about a cooking contest where everything goes hilariously wrong.
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Culinary Concoctions
Write about a culinary dish that you craft meticulously, interweaving the cooking process with your life’s journey.
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Master Chef
Describe a Thanksgiving where you or a family member took charge of the cooking for the first time.
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Gaelic Gourmet
Describe a traditional Irish dish that your family makes and share the story associated with it.
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Culinary Adventures
Write about taking up cooking or baking as a hobby. How do you imagine your first experience in the kitchen? What delights and challenges do you foresee?
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Grandma’s Easter Recipe
Write about a beloved Easter food tradition from your grandmother and delve into details about how it adds to the holiday’s charm.
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My Favorite Meal
Write about your favorite meal: where it comes from, why you like it, and how it makes you feel.
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Heirloom Easter Recipes
Narrate the history and preparation of a traditional Easter dish in your family.
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Masterchef at Home
Step by step, explain a recipe of your favourite dish and describe why you love it.
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Grandma’s Magical Cooking Pot
Write a story about your grandmother’s magical cooking pot and what happens when she cooks with it.
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Galactic Cooking Showdown
Detail a reality TV cooking contest where chefs must create dishes with alien ingredients.
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Rustic Recipes
Recreate an old family recipe associated with spring. Chronicle the cooking process and its outcome.
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Cosmic Cuisine Catastrophe
Imagine aliens landed, but rather than come in peace they’re contestants for an extraterrestrial episode of Top Chef.
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Misadventures of a Time Traveling Baker
Create a story about a baker who accidentally discovers a recipe for time travel.
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Autumn Harvest
Imagine you’ve just harvested a fall crop of pumpkins. How do you feel about it, and what would you do with them?
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A Taste of Legacy
Write about a family recipe that has been passed down through generations and your experience with it.
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Futuristic Food Fiesta
Your recently acquired cooking robot, programmed to create gourmet meals, starts turning ordinary ingredients into disastrously funny dishes.
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Seaside Seafood Barbecue
Recall or imagine a seafood barbecue at a summer beach, detailing the food preparation, the shared meal, and the sunset view.
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Pokemon Food Fiasco
Describe a situation where your Pokemon character tries cooking for their Pokemon, but it goes hilariously wrong.
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Ghoulish Gastronome
Contemplate upon a friendly ghost who has a deep affinity for cooking and sharing meals.
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Battle of the Celebrity Chef
Write a fanfic centered around a reality cooking show where your favorite celebrity chefs face off in the ultimate cooking competition.
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Cooking Up Connections
Rivet a story around a group of characters connecting and developing relationships through cooking and sharing meals.
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Cooking Up Memories
Describe a time you prepared a meal that was not just food, but an expression of love.
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Celebrating Achievements
Jot down your accomplishments of the past year, however big or small they may seem.
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Self-Care Inventory
Write a list of self-care activities, both physical and emotional, that make you feel good.
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The Missing Ingredient
You receive an antique cookbook without authorship, in which one recipe has a secret missing ingredient. Describe your attempts to discover it.
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Worldly Fusion Cuisine
Describe a meal inspired by two or more cultures you have traveled or would like to travel to.
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Farm to Fork Tale
Write a story exploring the journey of a food item from its origin to the dining table.
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Magic in Mundane
Create a world where magic is not extraordinary but rather a common part of everyday life.
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Reality TV Reimagined
Write a dialogue between two reality TV show contestants, but from a futuristic or fantastical show that doesn’t exist.
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Handing Down Heirlooms
Write about an heirloom or tradition passed down in your character’s family and its impact on them.
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Food Tales from Far Away
Create a narrative revolving around unique food experiences during your travels.
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Chefs behind the Scenes
Interview a local chef or restaurant owner and narrate their journey, signature recipes, and the challenges they overcame.
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Crises of Cuisine
Write a humorous play about a first time student chef trying to prepare a five-course meal for demanding restaurant critics.
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Master Chef Dream
Imagine you are a celebrated chef. Write about your signature dish and the process of creating it.
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Kitchen Catastrophes
Write about a disastrous cooking endeavor that turned into a learning experience.
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Lessons from the Family Kitchen
Reflect on the lessons you absorbed from your family kitchen, be it about cooking, relationships, or life in general.
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Cherished Family Recipe
Record a family recipe that brings you joy, and describe the memories associated with it.
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Bake-Off Battle
Write about a time when your family organized a friendly cooking or baking competition.
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Under the Same Roof
Discuss the different skill sets and abilities of your family members that make your home function smoothly.
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The Memorable Food Factor
Write about a special dish that is a must-have at all your family celebrations.
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Family Recipe Story
Write a narrative which centres around a family recipe you love. Detail not just the instructions but also the emotions and memories associated with that dish.
