Rice + 2 Mystery Ingredients
Create a dish featuring rice and any two ingredients from your fridge.
Reward: +25 XP
Cooking Challenges
Level up your culinary streak with rotating prompts. Complete daily and weekly goals, unlock badges, and compete with the community.
- Track streaks, XP, and badges in one place as you complete prompts.
- Refresh to remix today's challenge while keeping your progress on track.
Challenges reset at midnight in your timezone.
Last refreshed at 8:10 AM
How to participate
- 1Lock in today's prompt or refresh for a surprise twist that still counts toward your streak.
- 2Cook the dish, capture your creation, and log it to earn XP and badge progress.
- 3Share with #CookSurprise for a chance at bonus spotlights and community shoutouts.
Choose your kitchen nickname
We'll show this on leaderboards, shoutouts, and community badges.
Daily Challenge
Zero-Waste Kitchen
Cook a meal using scraps or leftovers that would normally be thrown away.
+25 XPMood: SustainableBase: vegetable scraps, stale bread
Suggested cuisines
ItalianFrench
Weekly Challenge Playlist
Share your creation using #CookSurprise on TikTok or Instagram Stories for a chance to be featured.
Global Brunch Club
Host a brunch with flavors from two different continents.
Reward: +30 XP
Budget Feast Under $10
Craft a filling meal for two spending less than $10.
Reward: +20 XP
Spice Trail Tasting
Cook something featuring at least three warming spices.
Reward: +35 XP
One-Pot Wonder
Cook an entire meal using only a single pot or pan.
Reward: +30 XP
Ferment Forward
Prepare a dish that features a fermented ingredient as the star (kimchi, miso, sourdough, yogurt).
Reward: +35 XP
Zero-Waste Kitchen
Cook a meal using scraps or leftovers that would normally be thrown away.
Reward: +25 XP
Umami Bomb
Create a dish that layers at least three sources of umami flavor.
Reward: +30 XP
Sous Vide Sunday
Prepare a protein or vegetable using precise temperature control (sous vide, low-temp oven, or water bath).
Reward: +35 XP
Garden to Plate
Cook a dish where at least 3 ingredients come fresh from a garden, farmers market, or foraged.
Reward: +25 XP
Cuisine Mashup
Combine techniques or flavors from two completely different culinary traditions into one dish.
Reward: +30 XP
Breakfast for Dinner
Prepare a breakfast classic elevated to dinner-party quality.
Reward: +30 XP