Plan my meals for the week. I have a two-person household. I want to cook 3 nights of the week, eat out once, and eat leftovers the rest of the time. Some but not all recipes should be gluten- and dairy-free. Some cuisines I like are Thai, Indian, Chinese, and Italian. Plan the meals without printing out recipes or cooking instructions. I just want to know what dishes I'm going to cook on which days. Try to chose recipes that would make use of the same perishable ingredients to avoid waste.