Everyday cooking
fromThe New Yorker
5 days agoHelen, Help Me: How to Recalibrate Your Kitchen
Baking failures may stem from factors beyond personal control, despite following recipes accurately.
Eggs cook so quickly, you aren't going to save any time by cooking them in large batches and then heating some up each morning. In the time it would take to reheat them, you could just cook a fresh batch.
I've noticed something lately: the older I get and the more life experience I rack up in the kitchen from cooking every night, the less impressed I am when I go out to eat. When I was younger, dining out always felt like an event, like I was getting something I couldn't make myself. But now, after years of cooking at home, experimenting with flavors, and learning techniques, I find myself thinking,