1. I really like making things, and my wife and I just had our first kid. Cooking is a 'making things' hobby that counts as valuable home-chores. It's a lot har

1. I really like making things, and my wife and I just had our first kid. Cooking is a 'making things' hobby that counts as valuable home-chores. It's a lot harder to find free time to justify building surfboards, and the like. 2. Uggh. I try. Meal-planning is definitely one of the things I struggle with. I'd like to do more of it, but honestly I also really enjoy the challenge of figuring something out based on what we have on hand. 3. Per the above (cook with what's on hand), I have templates for things I make. I really love making ramen and have a lot of basic ideas that constantly get remixed and bashed together based on what's in the fridge. Really good sandwiches, soups (I especially like making cold gazpacho's, etc.).. stir fry. Lots of stuff in the theme of being amenable to plenty of ad-hoc free-styling. 4. We eat mostly vegan. A little dairy, and fish for me (but I rarely cook that cause only I eat it in my house) 5. I work at home so when I'm smart I prep at lunchtime for dinner. Like I said I try to curate a set of favorites platform-dishes that can tolerate massive recipe diversions... makes meal planning less crucial.