I cook for fun, and because homemade food is delicious, and more customized to my tastes. When I've lived in houses with poor kitchens, I didn't cook at all. I don't plan ahead, and decide each day what I'm going to cook that night, or if I'm going to eat out. Right now I'm cooking at home about 3-4 times a week. Right now I'm able to do all my shopping at farmers markets, because I work a few blocks from a year-round market.
I don't follow any diet, but my preferences are meat-heavy, carb-light, with a light-to-moderate amount of vegetables, so vaguely similar to Atkins/Paleo diets.
A couple of my favorite meals: Roast salmon with a raita-like sauce, sometimes with pesto pasta; whole roast chicken with potatoes in the same pan; pork chops with sauteed onions and Golden Delicious apples; steak with mushrooms and onions; risotto.
No real cooking hacks, other than to have good equipment and buy quality ingredients, and paying attention to the little details.
I don't follow any diet, but my preferences are meat-heavy, carb-light, with a light-to-moderate amount of vegetables, so vaguely similar to Atkins/Paleo diets.
A couple of my favorite meals: Roast salmon with a raita-like sauce, sometimes with pesto pasta; whole roast chicken with potatoes in the same pan; pork chops with sauteed onions and Golden Delicious apples; steak with mushrooms and onions; risotto.
No real cooking hacks, other than to have good equipment and buy quality ingredients, and paying attention to the little details.