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Every Grain of Rice is an amazing cookbook, and I'm really learning to cook rather than follow a recipe.

My husband and I have it down pat.

Weekly meal planning using what is available in the house, followed by what's on sale at our store, sometimes preempted by what we're craving.

Then we use Grocery IQ (they have a site, plus iOS apps) with a single log in for both of us. That way we have the exact same list at all times. It lets you store different stores, organize the list by aisles, store your favorites, etc.

Once our plan is made, we check what we need against what we have and make the list. Then one of us goes to the store early on Sunday morning to get all we need through Wednesday lunch, and the other goes Wednesday after work to get what we need through Saturday night.

We prep everything for storage as soon as we get home. Doing that cuts down on waste. We're definitely improving what we're throwing out.

Emergency meals for us tend to be Whataburger. So we're not doing it perfectly 100% of the time :)

It used to be McDonald's cheeseburger, fries and an orange drink. But I was sick a while back, got that and nearly gagged.

Now it's all about Asian soups: pho, tom yum, wonton, ramen, hot and sour, or even just some plain chicken broth simmered with a little ginger and green onion, splash of soy sauce.

We're not big drinkers, but we're coffee obsessed. This is a great idea!

I have a feeling Matt will not be single for long now that this piece is out there. And if you are, I've got a friend that is single that lives just east of downtown with her dog that might be a good match, judging from your styles :)

By the way, I'm about to show that table to my husband. We're looking for one and that one is freakin' gorgeous.

This article and all of the comments just solidified that we need to leave Austin. This city is just too kid friendly. And hot. Seattle and SF sound ideal!

I was just telling my husband the other day that I think the Expedit is one of the most iconic furniture pieces of our generation. While sometimes I hate it because of it's ubiquity, it's usefulness and price point cancel that out, and now we're the proud owners of two.

We just shelled out for a SimpleHuman trash can that has the bin on one side for recycling. I've wanted it forever, but never pulled the trigger. It's amazing how much better our kitchen looks with that one thing, and so far, I get happy every time I step on the thing to open it.

I'm going to clean out our hall closet under the stairs once and for all. Since buying this house 3 years ago, my husband and I have cleaned and reorganized it 2 or 3 times. This time, it's getting done and staying that way dammit!

For me, Pintrest is a visual bookmarking site. My friends and husband make fun of how many boards I have but it helps me in managing the links like bookmarks.

As for attributing source, pardon me if I'm confused, but I use a Pin It extension in Chrome so I'm directly linking to the original source. I rarely, if ever, repin other people's things. The whole point for me is to have a visual link to the source. Occasionally I go through and purge links that are no longer valid because they do me no good.