Food cooked with your kitchen can be used for gifts and recharging your Stamina and Fullness. When you first start out, the kitchen will not be included with your house. To start cooking you'll need to complete several steps: To get recipes for your kitchen, give Nick and Haila food ingredients like Eggs, vegetables, and fish. It is a good idea to save your game before giving an ingredient. If Nick or Haila fail to conver the food into a recipe, you can simply reload your game and try again.