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SECRETS YOU SHOULD KNOW . . .
French women know that without ATTITUDE and ACCESSORIES there is no style.
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WHEN YOU ARE WRITING A BESTSELLER, IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME.
I’m almost at the end and all I seem do is stare into space. I’m going through the last, the very last part of editing—this is by far the hardest part of writing a book for me. I want to take a break, do something else for a few days. I’ve come so far and it’s only a few steps to the end—but it feels like I’m . . .
CRAVING DIFFERENT FLAVORS—NO RECIPE NEEDED
Last week I talked about RPA (Read, Prepare, Adjust) and how to adjust the flavors of the foods you are cooking to your liking. But what do you do when you want to make something with more exotic flavors? Mexican to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, or Chinese, maybe Indian, or a little Middle Eastern or Thai to change up...
WHAT IS RPA AND WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO COOKING?
Every recipe in my cookbook has the heading “READ, PREPARE, ADJUST.” RPA is the acronym. These three steps can make the difference between cooking with ease and creating really good meals as opposed to struggling to cook something without necessarily getting good results. There is nothing difficult or complicated . . .
A STORY, I HAD TO SHARE—DINNER AT THE FRENCH LAUNDRY
My friend Lynn told me a story about eating at Thomas Keller’s restaurant The French Laundry that I find haunting. I had to share it. She and her husband had dinner at the French Laundry in Yountville, California, when they were visiting the Napa Valley. She described having an amazing meal, but that’s not surprising.
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