Q: What’s the best way for a very inexperienced cook to learn about spices and how to mix them? A: There are really three ways I can answer this question. The first would take up a book: The Complete Book of Spices: A Practical Guide to Spices and Aromatic Seeds, which someone else wrote. The [...]
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Burning Questions: How can I build complex flavors from simple ingredients?
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How to cook vegetarian
On the way back from my in-laws Christmas day, my daughter announced she was officially a vegetarian. My wife and I weren’t surprised. We knew it was coming the day she disavowed bacon, and I’ve been encouraging her since reading Michael Pollan’s “Farmer In Chief,” which includes striking information on environmental impact of the US [...]