Tip#1: Make sure to wash your hands and wear oven mitts when you are cooking near an oven.
Tip#2: Always make sure to follow the recipe or things may go terribly wrong.
Tip#3: You may have to change oven temperatures depending on your altitude.
Tip#4: Make sure you know that tbs means table spoon and tsp means tea spoon if you get them mixed up you might end up putting in 2 table spoons of vanilla instead of 2 tea spoons.(Vanilla plain tastes discussing trust me.)
Tip#5: Make sure when you are making your own flavor combinations do NOT put a combination in something that you have not tasted you might end up wasting perfectly good food.
Tip#6: If you are hoping to loose weight you can't do it without having a healthier diet and a little bit of exercise not just one or the other.
I hope these tips are helpful and they help you stay safe in the kitchen and anywhere you cook.