This is what Grandma knew, the kind of recipes that old cookbooks used to have that were really more of a basis for branching out. You could call some of these the foundation of cooking, or the methods of cooking.
These recipes are really the little black dress that you put on and dress up a hundred different way so it looks new every time – or maybe it’s the basic suit with a different shirt and tie.
They use skills that you will recognize from many of the recipes you’ve made, but maybe didn’t realize you could adapt to other ingredients.
