There are tons of excuses we use to talk ourselves out of cooking at home -- it's messy, complicated, it heats up the apartment. And there's always Seamless.
But cooking at home can seriously improve your life, according to science.
Julia Wolfson, a lead author of a 2014 study at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, found that "when people cook most of their meals at home, they consume fewer carbohydrates, less sugar and less fat than those who cook less or not at all -- even if they are not trying to lose weight."
Even better, a 2012 study published in "Public Health Nutrition" found that people who cook at home up to five times a week were 47 percent more likely to stay alive for the next 10 years.
We recommend cooking in the classic cast-iron skillet (here's your foolproof guide to those), and making any of the following recipes every day for the rest of your life.
Here are five ideas to get you through the workweek's worth of breakfasts, dinners and desserts. The best part? Cleaning up's a cinch.
Get the Chorizo Egg Breakfast Skillet recipe from The Beeronness
Get the Carnitas Chilaquiles With Whipped Jalapeño Cream recipe from Half Baked Harvest
Get the Cheesy Breakfast Casserole recipe from Damn Delicious
Get the Quinoa Breakfast Skillet recipe from How Sweet It Is
Get the Huevos Rancheros - Skillet Eggs recipe from Feasting at Home
Get the Creamy Skillet Mac & Cheese recipe from Lemon-sugar
Get the Quick Skillet Steak With Onions And Mushrooms recipe from Skinny Taste
Get Mom's Ground Turkey And Peppers recipe from Simply Recipes
Get the Skillet Strawberry Pie recipe from Always with Butter
Get the Fresh Pineapple Zucchini Skillet Cake from How Sweet It Is
Get the Dutch Baby Pancakes with Orange Sugar recipe from Hummingbird High
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