How Meal Planning Has Made Me a Better Cook
When I was in college, I was lucky enough to live with the best cook I know, my best friend Christina. I would walk home from class, crossing my fingers that she was home, because if she was, the most magical thing would happen. While I would look around the kitchen and see nothing to eat, Christina would open the fridge and say things like, I think I am going to make a quiche, would you like some? The answer, of course, was always, "yes, please." She has an intuitive sense for flavors I've always admired, and I finally smartened up enough a few years ago to start asking questions. After watching her cook, and getting her to tell me some of her secrets, I slowly started experimenting. This is a fritatta I made last year, and that comment is from Christina - which is high praise! I knew that part of what I was lacking was an understanding spices and how they work together. I started testing recipes with random spices I had to see how they tasted. I ...