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Hot take: Leftovers taste better the next day because you're not standing over a stove for 45 minutes expecting a reward. #HomeCooking
Hot take: Marinating for twenty minutes does almost nothing. Either commit to overnight or just season and go. #HomeCooking
Hot take: Recipes that say 'prep time 10 minutes' are counting from the moment everything is already washed and chopped. #HomeCooking
Hot take: If you're only salting at the end, you're not seasoning. You're doing damage control.
Hot take: Following a recipe exactly once before you start changing it is basic respect. You can't improve what you haven't tried.
A tomato sandwich with good bread, mayo, salt, and nothing else is the only lunch that matters from June through September. #HomeCooking
Hot take: Flipping a burger once is not a rule. It’s a myth someone invented to feel superior at a cookout. #HomeCooking
Hot take: Garlic should be measured with your heart, not a teaspoon. Every recipe that says one clove means three. #HomeCooking
Hot take: Leftovers reheated in a skillet are a completely different meal. We will die on this hill. #HomeCooking
We own a perfectly good instant-read thermometer and still press the steak with our finger every time. #HomeCooking
Somehow we used every bowl in the kitchen making a one-pot meal. #HomeCooking
When we cook for guests we plan two days ahead. When it’s just us, it’s whatever’s closest to expiring. #HomeCooking
The lid drawer is basically a puzzle box at this point. Nothing matches and we refuse to throw any of it away. #HomeCooking
There's a confidence that only comes from making a dish the second time. The first time is research. #HomeCooking
Made a meal plan on Sunday. By Tuesday we're staring into the fridge like it owes us answers. #HomeCooking
The smoke alarm is not a timer but it's never been wrong. #HomeCooking
First farmers market of the season and we bought things we've never cooked before. The confidence is seasonal. #HomeCooking
Nothing humbles you like trying to get rice, vegetables, and a protein to all finish at the same time. #HomeCooking
Saved 47 recipes this month. Cooked three of them. The rest are aspirational at best. #HomeCooking
The most dangerous sentence in our house is 'we have stuff, we'll figure something out.' #HomeCooking
There's a spice in the back of the cabinet older than some of our friendships. #HomeCooking
Grocery list said five items. The bag says we have no self-control. #HomeCooking
Told ourselves we'd make a simple dinner. Four pans and a food processor later, here we are. #HomeCooking
Nothing disappears faster from a fridge than leftovers you were specifically saving for tomorrow. #HomeCooking
We have three spatulas and a very clear favorite. The other two know what they did. #HomeCooking
"I'll clean as I go" is the kitchen version of "I'll start Monday." #HomeCooking
The most optimistic thing you can do is buy avocados for later in the week. #HomeCooking
Buying a new spice for one recipe and then spending three months finding every possible dish that uses it just to prove it was worth $9. #HomeCooking
The best part of cooking for one is nobody sees you eat half of it standing over the stove. #HomeCooking
Tasting while cooking is just eating dinner deconstructed. #HomeCooking
There's always one thing you forget at the store. And it's always the reason you went. #HomeCooking
The fridge clean-out meal is either the best thing you've made all week or completely unhinged. No in between. #HomeCooking
Every year around this time we start browsing salad recipes while a pot of soup is actively on the stove. The ambition is there. The weather isn't. #HomeCooking
We own three cutting boards and reach for the same one every time. The other two are just decoration at this point. #HomeCooking
We don't measure olive oil and at this point we're not going to start. #Cooking
Drop your dried spices into hot oil or butter before adding any liquid. Thirty seconds of blooming releases more flavor than an hour of simmering. #HomeCooking #CookingTips
Saving recipes to your phone and actually cooking them are two completely different hobbies. #HomeCooking
The grocery store at 5:30pm on a weeknight is where real menu planning happens. You walk in for chicken thighs and leave with a completely different dinner. #HomeCooking