My dad can do that. He just grabs whatever spices he thinks would be good and throws them in the dish. Always turns out amazingY'all must be judging types. I'm all over the place in the kitchen and I find a lot of enjoyment in just grabbing random things and mixing them together
I get angry emojis on family text if I don't publish a menuMost of the time I just wing it. I don't even meal plan in most cases. My freezer is full of all kinds of random cuts of meat since I raise piggies, rabbits and chickens, so dinner is always a surprise.
With 2 kids in sports we have a fairly rigid schedule to work around so having a menu and knowing what needs to be taken out for it helps a lot. We also grocery shop every 2 weeks so knowing what I need cuts down a lot on random extras wandering into the sopping cart. Still happens of course, we're human. But we try to stick to a plan and a budget. I'll still swap things around in that 2 week menu fairly often, but it's nice to know I have what I need whenever I need it for whatever's on the menu. For example. tonight is supposed to be spaghetti. But I'm in a fish tacos mood so I'm probably swapping them out.
I hear you. It's a tough habit to learn, and as soon as the slightest bit of chaos erupts in the kitchen it's the first thing to get ignored.
I never plan out spaghetti. That's reserved for the days when it's getting to be 6:00 and I have no idea what to cook for dinnerI get angry emojis on family text if I don't publish a menu
I know, not for everyone, and thats fine. If you're happy in your cooking space, party on!
Wish I meal planned better though. I just look to see what I have then go from there
I only measure when baking. Everything else is 100% "pinch of this, dash of that, some lemon zest, yeah, that ought to do."
I guess that's me too. But I follow a recipe a lot
Same. I tried meal planning once. It worked for about 3 days.I never plan out spaghetti. That's reserved for the days when it's getting to be 6:00 and I have no idea what to cook for dinner
100% agree. Cooking you can follow a base recipe but most of my cooking is winging it. Baking.. 95% of the time I follow the recipe but I've done so much baking I'm starting to "wing" that too.
I've tried that too and failed. I've tried that off and on for a few years. Doesn't really work... planning too far ahead. I mainly just do it 2-3 days in advance.
Right?! But I'm low carb so I cook a little spag for my son but hubby and I get zoodles, spiralized zucchini. It's really good with spag sauce on it
