8 cooking principles for tasty meals without recipes

Since we’re all stuck at home and most likely cooking several times a day, it’s probably a challenge to cook something exciting. How can you make varied meals and not feel like you’re eating the same thing all the time?

If you’re like me, you might get overwhelmed with cookbooks and don’t necessarily enjoy following recipes all the time, just trying to make a meal taste nice.

I’ve been planning to write this article for a while, but my original plan was to explain how I fill my lunchbox. For more than a year, I’ve been getting up every morning and starting my day by cooking a lunchbox. I use an Ecobrotbox lunchbox to keep the meal warm and have learned that keeping food in an airtight container improves its taste, too! However, with the coronavirus and now making meals three times a day, I realized this post might be helpful even for those who aren’t planning to cook in the morning.

Instead of sharing recipes, in this article, I’d much rather explain my cooking principles and how I make decisions about cooking varied yet seasonal meals. I’ll also explain what I have in my pantry at all times.

Principle 1: The rule of three

I first became aware of this rule when I started making a lunchbox every morning. My lunchboxes are like a…