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I kinda do the reverse. When I'm at the store, I buy a couple random things. Then I go online to find a recipe. If I can't find something, at the end of the

by sbov 9y ago

I kinda do the reverse. When I'm at the store, I buy a couple random things. Then I go online to find a recipe. If I can't find something, at the end of the day, pretty much any piece of food seasoned and grilled will taste good.

emodendroket 9y ago
I think there are a few Web sites made with this use in mind.
RileyJames 9y ago
This is exactly how I cook as well. It’s not always a great result, but it’s never terrible. And it seems to be trending positively.
mercer 9y ago
For some reason I never thought of doing this. Although I suppose you don't buy entirely random things, right? Any advice for someone like me who doesn't cook much?
- Frondo 9y ago
  I didn't cook, but then I started learning how, and the way was.. actually, I thought of things I liked to eat out at restaurants, and decided to try to make them at home. Fast forward a year, and I can now cook almost everything more to my tastes than any restaurant serves. The one exception is dim sum, which I tried a few times and decided it was far too much effort for far too little food. Very fiddly, you need a lot of patience. But just, what do you like? Look up a recipe on the internet, go buy those ingredients, and it's gonna suck at first, but practice, practice, practice! (And now, turns out cooking is sexy. Nice side-effect to discover for having been out of the game for a while.)
- bluedino 9y ago
  >> Although I suppose you don't buy entirely random things, right? I do this often. "What is this odd ingredient/vegetable?" Look up a recipe and buy it. >> Any advice for someone like me who doesn't cook much? Start by cooking whatever you're used to eating. And keep it as simple as possible.
- digitalsushi 9y ago
  We have been using blue apron or it's competition for about a year - green chef, plated, some others, and they all have a pattern that becomes obvious after some observation. A one sentence detour: I feel shame for the fuel and packaging these things require. That said, we are finding it easier to cook healthy things for ourselves by copying the general patterns in the meals. One pattern for you: get a food in the Brassica oleracea category. Dice it up, cook it in a pan with some olive oil. Move it to the side, and fry a chicken breast in the center of the same pan. Throw some cherry tomatoes and a few teaspoons of vinegar into the pan. After the chicken is cooked, throw a can of some vegetable sauce, like tomato sauce, onto all of it and cook it in the oven for 20 minutes. Each thing can be substituted with something else, but those are the dance steps for half of the meals.
- notyourday 9y ago
  Build a small pantry ( pasta - multiple shapes, canned beans - multiple kinds, dried mushrooms, rice, couscous, grains that you like ) Get spices ( garlic powder, coriander - whole, paprika, cumin, turmeric, chili powder, ginger powder - the rest is up to you) Buy a container of chicken or vegetable stock - after you open it and whatever you do not use freeze the rest. Next time just thaw it and use it again. Soy sauce, vinegar (balsamic and rice ), sriracha, any-other-stuff-that you happen to have, olive oil. When you have this on your way from work go to a store on a way: Give yourself a strict ten minutes to get stuff. Decide what protein you want. Get it. Go to vegetables. Pick one thing that is familiar and one thing that is not that familiar. Get them. Get a single bunch of herbs. Herbs make everything better. If you do not have an onion, a tomato, a head of garlic, get it. Ten minute limit would force you just to "grab stuff" rather than fixate on all kinds of blockers. Go home, google "Fast and easy <protein> with <vegetable> skillet". Follow directions like a guideline for your CRUD application.

by sbov 9y ago

emodendroket 9y ago

I think there are a few Web sites made with this use in mind.

RileyJames 9y ago

This is exactly how I cook as well. It’s not always a great result, but it’s never terrible. And it seems to be trending positively.

mercer 9y ago

For some reason I never thought of doing this. Although I suppose you don't buy entirely random things, right? Any advice for someone like me who doesn't cook much?

Frondo 9y ago
I didn't cook, but then I started learning how, and the way was.. actually, I thought of things I liked to eat out at restaurants, and decided to try to make them at home. Fast forward a year, and I can now cook almost everything more to my tastes than any restaurant serves. The one exception is dim sum, which I tried a few times and decided it was far too much effort for far too little food. Very fiddly, you need a lot of patience. But just, what do you like? Look up a recipe on the internet, go buy those ingredients, and it's gonna suck at first, but practice, practice, practice! (And now, turns out cooking is sexy. Nice side-effect to discover for having been out of the game for a while.)
bluedino 9y ago
>> Although I suppose you don't buy entirely random things, right? I do this often. "What is this odd ingredient/vegetable?" Look up a recipe and buy it. >> Any advice for someone like me who doesn't cook much? Start by cooking whatever you're used to eating. And keep it as simple as possible.
digitalsushi 9y ago
We have been using blue apron or it's competition for about a year - green chef, plated, some others, and they all have a pattern that becomes obvious after some observation. A one sentence detour: I feel shame for the fuel and packaging these things require. That said, we are finding it easier to cook healthy things for ourselves by copying the general patterns in the meals. One pattern for you: get a food in the Brassica oleracea category. Dice it up, cook it in a pan with some olive oil. Move it to the side, and fry a chicken breast in the center of the same pan. Throw some cherry tomatoes and a few teaspoons of vinegar into the pan. After the chicken is cooked, throw a can of some vegetable sauce, like tomato sauce, onto all of it and cook it in the oven for 20 minutes. Each thing can be substituted with something else, but those are the dance steps for half of the meals.
notyourday 9y ago
Build a small pantry ( pasta - multiple shapes, canned beans - multiple kinds, dried mushrooms, rice, couscous, grains that you like ) Get spices ( garlic powder, coriander - whole, paprika, cumin, turmeric, chili powder, ginger powder - the rest is up to you) Buy a container of chicken or vegetable stock - after you open it and whatever you do not use freeze the rest. Next time just thaw it and use it again. Soy sauce, vinegar (balsamic and rice ), sriracha, any-other-stuff-that you happen to have, olive oil. When you have this on your way from work go to a store on a way: Give yourself a strict ten minutes to get stuff. Decide what protein you want. Get it. Go to vegetables. Pick one thing that is familiar and one thing that is not that familiar. Get them. Get a single bunch of herbs. Herbs make everything better. If you do not have an onion, a tomato, a head of garlic, get it. Ten minute limit would force you just to "grab stuff" rather than fixate on all kinds of blockers. Go home, google "Fast and easy <protein> with <vegetable> skillet". Follow directions like a guideline for your CRUD application.