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11 Genius Cooking Hacks I Wish I Had Known Earlier in Life
Quick, easy and tasty (and dollops of parenting around food).
My kids and me are blessed.
One thing that is common between my wife and my mom — both are great mothers. They have one thing fundamentally in common — they are mega efficient planners. They habitually soak their food and ferment it ahead. My grand dad who lived until he was 104 swore by fermented food.
Unfortunately, I waffle my way to the pantry when I am hungry and want something soon. Like most of us, I like to whip things up when needed. I wished I had known these 11 hacks earlier in life.
1. Insanely tasty pasta sauce, hailed as world’s best, is only 3 ingredients in one pan.
Personal story: You watch recipe videos — ingredients are often prepped. In the real world, prepping before cooking and washing after cooking take time. And there are no guarantees that the food tastes good — repeatedly. The raw truth at a sublime level is not talked about often.
Once in a while, a radical recipe comes along that it is so easy and tasty — you are dumbstruck with the lighting of your luck. Pasta…
