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I’ve seen a couple videos with people advocating grocery shopping without a shopping list, just buy what looks good and/or is on special - evidently it’s more common in Europe. That certainly sounds good to me, better than my current approach. Of course I realize I’ll have to have some sense of proportion, e.g. can’t buy just vegetables, just proteins, just starches - there will have to some variety.
Like most Americans (I’m told), my grocery shopping is recipe based - I sit down with selected recipes and make a shopping list of all the specific ingredients I don’t already have on hand plus restocking the pantry basics. Sometimes I can’t find certain ingredients, the quantities are too large, or other items look MUCH better/cheaper.
So I’d like to get away from recipe based shopping, but I don’t know how to cook without a recipe. I’ve been searching online but I haven’t found any guidance, or the right search terms maybe. I checked out the eBook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and it looks interesting but maybe not enough to get me away from recipe based shopping.
Any ideas from home chefs here?
Here’s another description of what I’m seeking?
Like most Americans (I’m told), my grocery shopping is recipe based - I sit down with selected recipes and make a shopping list of all the specific ingredients I don’t already have on hand plus restocking the pantry basics. Sometimes I can’t find certain ingredients, the quantities are too large, or other items look MUCH better/cheaper.
So I’d like to get away from recipe based shopping, but I don’t know how to cook without a recipe. I’ve been searching online but I haven’t found any guidance, or the right search terms maybe. I checked out the eBook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and it looks interesting but maybe not enough to get me away from recipe based shopping.
Any ideas from home chefs here?
Here’s another description of what I’m seeking?
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