One of the biggest challenges I knew I was going to face when I officially moved out was cooking for myself. As much as I love going out to eat (hello foodie guides!), it's not something I can afford to do for every meal. Over the past year, I either stuck to simple things I know (pasta, tacos, protein with rice), something I totally make up on the fly with whatever I have on hand, or I turned to the internet for inspiration.

But when Ayesha Curry came out with her own cookbook, The Seasoned Life, I found a new source of inspiration. One of the best things about the book is that a lot of the recipes are very approachable and not too complicated. This is right up my alley because those are the type of recipes I like to pin on my recipe-heavy Pinterest account.