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A story precedes a recipe




I suppose that a person's first spectacular failure in the kitchen is a kind of coming of age. You could call it a rite of passage. - T Susan Chang

She talks of 'amorally delectable' meals.
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Trying to capture the 'green' of the mint in mint icecream without using food coloring, the author makes us realise how when we try to create a dish, sometimes we succeed, sometimes we fail. When we succed we are open to more experiments. When we dont we appreciate the irreproducible.

Turkish Yoghurt pastry
soul cakes

When the buttercream doesnt turn out fine, she dreams of it, asks for advice, finally cuts down the recipe and turns out successful.

Regarding goose, she says that chilling the poached goose for a day and two afterward helps to crisp the skin and that potatoes roasted in that released goose fat are delicious.

If a woman has to feed children, her cooking skills ramp up. Making sure they get their eggs and veggies.

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Chard tart

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