What trick do you wish you'd known when you started?
If you have some basic combinations in your head and you get a sense of what flavours tend to mesh well (and what veg works in a stir-fry, what works in an omelette, etc.), you can put together quick fresh meals with very little planning.
By basic combinations I mean: pasta with stuff on it. Meat, diced and stir-fried with vegetables. Fish, poached or grilled or pan-fried, with some vegetables as well. Omelette with vegetables in it. Rice-and-beans-and-stuff. Big salad with some kind of protein thrown on top.
It took me ages to get confident with this, but it means I don't have to plan every meal just because I'm cooking from scratch.
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If you have some basic combinations in your head and you get a sense of what flavours tend to mesh well (and what veg works in a stir-fry, what works in an omelette, etc.), you can put together quick fresh meals with very little planning.
By basic combinations I mean: pasta with stuff on it. Meat, diced and stir-fried with vegetables. Fish, poached or grilled or pan-fried, with some vegetables as well. Omelette with vegetables in it. Rice-and-beans-and-stuff. Big salad with some kind of protein thrown on top.
It took me ages to get confident with this, but it means I don't have to plan every meal just because I'm cooking from scratch.