Book review: Notes on Cooking
June 26, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Recipes
Notes on Cooking
by Lauren Braun Costello
Here are all the essential things that we used to either learn from our mothers (or possibly in school during home ec class), but that just aren’t necessarily passed on anymore.
Author Lauren Braun Costello say that “A recipe is like a road map. A road map shows you where to go and how to get there, but does not teach you how to drive.” The “how to drive” part is what this clever book covers, the knowledge that will help you to think like a chef.
Some of the advice is practical (such as add butter …read more




