You are a young professional, single and alone in the city.

Or maybe you are married and a recent parent.

Or maybe you are just married.

Life, in all these cases, is all about striking a balance between work and your personal life, right?

In this tight-rope walk, cooking can seem a huge drudgery or a necessary evil.

This is for all those of you who want to make the best of your time by spending as little of it as you can in the kitchen.

All it takes, really, is a little planning.

Read on to find out how!

Text: Sheena Shivram