Cook it yourself, one picture at a time.

I'm a mum of four. My youngest daughter is 23. She has a lifelong condition and reads at about a Year 3 level. For years she never wanted to cook. I tried cookbooks, a Thermomix and lots of other things, but she couldn't read the recipes, and having me read every step and explain it just ended in frustration.

I searched for something really simple: just pictures, short instructions, and a way to hear them read out loud. I couldn't find it anywhere. So I started making it myself, one recipe at a time, and testing every one with her.

When she moved into a supported college, I noticed something that really stayed with me. So many people with disabilities are expected to live on pre-cooked or frozen, pre-packaged meals, instead of learning to cook simple recipes for themselves.

I believe they deserve the same chance as anyone else to eat fresh, healthy, home-cooked food. For my daughter, making cooking simple was the key. It means she can cook real meals for herself, instead of eating out of a packet for the rest of her life.

Soon she'll be moving into supported independent living, so being able to cook for herself matters more than ever.

Many of our recipes are family favourites I've adapted so she can cook them on her own, like Ruby's “Vodka” Pasta, which her big sister always makes for her. Now I'm building Cook With Ease so other families can do the same.

Annabelle RamsayFounder, Cook With Ease · Brisbane