My Five Simple Rules For You to Master Cooking!

Here you go:

1. Sharpen your taste buds. (More sequels of my posting about taste to come!)

2. Recipes are maps. You are the driver at wheel.

• Don't be obsessed about the measurements. Season to your taste, your liking.
• Taste and adjust is part of the fun in the journey. Embrace and own it.
• Don't be afraid to get lost. Explore and experiment is fun.
• Change ingredients for what you have on hand! My notes provide you basic rules and options.
• One of the keys to sustainability is that you have to like it, not to be told to.

3. Shop like your grandma.

• Well, I've done part of it for you by posting weekly sales.
• Inspect the produce. 
• Don't be afraid to ask the workers for more if the shelf is empty.
• Ask for rain checks if they are all out for sale items.
• Go to farmer's market. Know your local growers if you can.
  (List of State by State farmers' markets)

4. Stick with real, fresh, local and seasonal.

5. Pick on the quality of food, not quantity.


For people who have decision fatigue, feel free to use my grocery shopping rules:

• Choose those closest to the earth, soil, habitat - vegetables, fruits, chicken, fish, wholesome real food.
• Choose those that don't require the packages - the produce.
• Choose those that don't require ingredients list.
• Choose those with short ingredients list, generally the less the better.
• Choose those with ingredients that you know and can pronounce.
• Choose those that don't have to shout for their health benefits and claims.
• Wednesday is the best grocery shopping day, less people shop on Wednesday.