Often it’s more accurate to measure out the ingredients by weight, but you only have measuring cups or spoons available.  Also, some conversions between imperial and metric have me baffled …

I found this nice table in an e-book recently – hope it’s useful for you!

1 teaspoon = 5 ml = 10g

1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 15 ml = 20g

1 pound = 2 cups = 450g

1 oz = 1 1/2 tablespoons = 30g = 30 ml

1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons = 60 ml

1/2 cups = 8 tablespoons = 125 ml

1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 1/2 pint

1 cup flour = 140g

1 cup sugar = 200g

1 cup liquid =   250 ml

1 cup dried fruit/nuts = 150g

1 cup rolled oats   = 120g