Fill your kitchen cupboards with all the basic ingredients ; then add extra ingredients, when you decide what type of food product you are going to sell. Make sure you have measuring cups, spoons and liquor measuring items. Plan to cook when you are not distracted, or when the children are at school and the husband is away.

It is imperative to be financially prepared for these types of businesses, because as a cook or chef, you will probably buy most of the food yourself. When you go to the supermarket check out all the prices of the food you buy and make sure to figure that amount into what you sell. Carefully identify what items are going to be expensive to purchase and plan ahead to charge customers up-front for any food purchase.