You don’t have to be a gourmet chef to enjoy cooking at home. Too often, potential cooks are bogged down by complicated recipes, expensive ingredients and a lack of fancy appliances. Fortunately, none of those things are needed to cook delicious and healthy meals at home. Follow these common sense tips to make cooking simple and enjoy the process.
Plan Ahead
Never run out of a key ingredient by stocking up on kitchen basics. Shop for common recipe ingredients like milk, eggs, butter, salt, flour and sugar. Take inventory of your spice rack and refill as necessary. There is nothing more frustrating than starting to cook and realizing you are missing one basic ingredient. Keeping these staples in your pantry or refrigerator will take the stress out of choosing a recipe.
Cook in Bulk
Prepare meals for the whole week in one day by choosing recipes that can easily be adapted and freeze well.
Choose Simple Recipes
A well-cooked chicken breast seasoned with fresh herbs can be just as satisfying as a stuffed cornish hen, but it requires half the work to prepare. Don’t get caught up trying to replicate complicated gourmet recipes. Instead, focus on using fresh ingredients and simple recipes.