One of my 2016 goals is to be a smarter grocery shopper. During my 100-Day Challenge I went to the store every single time I cooked a meal. This was inefficient and wasted lots of time.
Here are the best tips I’ve found.
100-Day Challenge: Day 100 & Final Thoughts
In my 20’s/30’s there was a 10-year span where I wanted to learn to cook but didn’t do anything about it. 😒
As of September 2015, I only thing knew how to cook one thing without a recipe (eggs) and I challenged myself to memorize 3 new dishes in 100 days.
61 Blogs for Aspiring Cooks to Follow in 2016
Do you dream of being a great cook? Having the ability to combine everyday ingredients into delicious meals?
The 60 food bloggers below each have the skills that would put them in that category. Most are passionate cooks, chronicling their culinary creations and sharing with their fans. Some are at the beginning of their cooking journeys and some are experts. All of them are fun and inspirational to read.
Day 95 – What’s Next?
Happy Holidays… the 100-Day Challenge is complete! This is a recap of how it went and what’s coming next.
100-Day Challenge, by the Numbers
- Actual length: 75 days (from Day 10 – Day 85)
- # of meals cooked: 24
- # of dishes memorized: 3
- Money saved by not eating out: $716.71
2016 – Goals
I’m feeling great about my progress and want to keep my momentum going into the new year. Here are my high level goals:
- Buy groceries in larger quantities and freeze/store them for future use. For the past few months I’ve been shopping for groceries the same day that I cooked, and it was stressful. Going forward, I want to keep the shopping/cooking process as low-stress as possible.
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Day 84 – Final Exam
This week I made all 3 dishes, trying to follow 2 rules:
- No recipes. No referencing the original recipe1. I updated this rule because some of my improvements (see below) involved new techniques that I needed to learn.
- Make one improvement to either the dish or the cooking process.