This leaves extra money to buy organic produce. Natural food stores post signs indicating where a particular food is grown. Buy locally to be energy efficient and promote sustainability on the community level. It's also a great feeling to buy your coveted ingredient from the calloused hand that grew it at the farmer's market. Read about spices and herbs in a cookbook to learn their relationships to one another and to specific foods groups.
Spices are inexpensive when purchased in bulk and add robust flavors to the simplest of meals.
The next time you visit the library, check out a cookbook. Talk food with friends and family. Exchange recipes and cooking tips. When you dine out, read the entire menu, letting unique food combinations inspire you to try them at home. Prepare hearty one-dish meals by incorporating samples of anything and everything, except the kitchen sink.