About 15 years ago, my partner Andrew spotted a smallish book on sale at our local supermarket.
First Principles – The 'Basics' Cooking Handbook, by Victoria Hansen. I think he was drawn to the science-y title! We bought it on the spot and it's become a valuable reference whenever we need step by step instructions to cook something, well, basic. It describes how to make things like sauces, soups, biscuits, cakes, dumplings, quiches, risottos ... providing a simple recipe and encouraging the home cook to introduce variations.
I frequently reach for this book, even after 40+ years of cooking
Today I have a brief lull between
editing jobs so grabbed the book, turned to page 186, and made cheese scones! They were quick, easy, fluffy and delicious. Two thirds of them went into the freezer for future lunches and one third became today's lunch. I'm also still basking in having
a new oven that is so much more competent than
the old one ;-)
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