For Milla — a slightly belated 24th birthday present. With love, Dad.

8this.

I love the kitchen. I know the kitchen. I make good use of it. I don’t spend too much time there but the time I spend there counts and compounds. I am going to teach you 8 fundamental things about the kitchen that can make your today’s kitchen problems disappear.

The 8 fundamentals

  1. Trail Mix: shop wisely with 0-1-2.
  2. Pickles: wait, and let time do the work.
  3. Dog Food: draw the line.
  4. Something: choose a dish that’s yours.
  5. Everything: feed the oven, and the oven feeds the crowd.
  6. Anything: leave room under the lid.
  7. Nothing: trust.
  8. Time: cooking is the art of making time.

Read them in order. Each one builds on the others.