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Book

The secret of cooking : recipes for an easier life in the kitchen

Call Number

  • 641.512 W7468 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First American edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.

Physical Description

xi, 420 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

Summary

The secret of better home cooking is not the gadgets, chefs' tricks, or hidden ingredients. The secret is the person who cooks, the human standing at the stove bringing the words of the recipe to life. You carry into the kitchen your own particular tastes and values, passions and blind spots, and motivations for cooking-- or cutting corners. Wilson shows you how to make cooking less of a drag and more of a joy. All you need to start is a clean kitchen, a wooden spoon, a free day-- and a little bit of joy.

Notes

"First published in Great Britain in 2023 by 4th Estate"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Contents

  • A few notes on ingredients and equipment
  • Introduction
  • Cut yourself some slack
  • What no one tells you about cooking
  • Find the missing element (a chapter on seasoning)
  • Use the tools you have and get the tools you need
  • Treat cooking as a remedy (because it is)
  • Reduce options : the sweetness of routine
  • Treat time as an ingredient
  • Be your own guest (cooking alone)
  • Welcome all eaters
  • Cook for the life you have (and make it better)
  • What to eat when
  • Aphorisms.

Subjects

Added Authors

Matt Russell