Other than plain toast in the cast iron skillet or a can of Campbell's soup, the next step up in my culinary skills was an Egg in the Basket, which was bread with the center cut out with a Goober Grape glass and egg put in that hole and cooked in the cast iron skillet. Some folks refer to that as a Toad in the Hole which it is not, as that is a separate English dish entirely.
The next thing I cooked was (all of this was in the time frame the of summer I turned 8 years old) Refrigerator Cookies (that was the name on the recipe card) or more commonly called No Bake Cookies. I made those several times a week that summer for my brother, cousin (they were both a year younger than me) and I.
Thanks,
Robert