1. Recreation. Cooking is the most fun one can have with their pants on.
2. When I can plan, I try to plan 2-3 days ahead. Back in Finland I would drop by the butchershop and request the cuts a few days in advance if I was making something special.
3. Slow food. Cheap meats where the chewy bits get liquefied after 4-6 hours of slow heat. Use herbs as condiments where possible.
4. I try to go for reduced carbs, but it's not a hard goal.
5. Mise én place. Use steel cookware and bowls for everything you can. Avoid plastic like the plague: oils of all kinds have nasty tendency to bind to plastic surfaces. Makes them nearly impossible to clean properly.
There are two items you can't live without: chef's knife and an immersion blender.
2. When I can plan, I try to plan 2-3 days ahead. Back in Finland I would drop by the butchershop and request the cuts a few days in advance if I was making something special.
3. Slow food. Cheap meats where the chewy bits get liquefied after 4-6 hours of slow heat. Use herbs as condiments where possible.
4. I try to go for reduced carbs, but it's not a hard goal.
5. Mise én place. Use steel cookware and bowls for everything you can. Avoid plastic like the plague: oils of all kinds have nasty tendency to bind to plastic surfaces. Makes them nearly impossible to clean properly.
There are two items you can't live without: chef's knife and an immersion blender.