Start Here
Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook — A Cookbook by Sohla El-Waylly
Learning the basics of cooking doesn’t have to be tedious, stressful, or based on recipes that are too basic. Sohla El-Waylly wrote Start Here as a substitution for traditional culinary school, a place to begin when getting started in a kitchen, and a technique builder for becoming a more intuitive cook. Start Here is brilliantly organized into technique-themed chapters where Sohla seamlessly weaves the foundations of cooking with flavorful recipes. Packed with 200 recipes, Sohla gives practical advice, scientific background, and step-by-step images through both savory and sweet recipes.
Çılbır, a traditional Turkish breakfast dish, teaches you how to poach eggs, turn greek yogurt into labne and create your own chili oil. Charred Lemon Risotto shows that expensive bone broth isn’t needed to make a flavorful, creamy risotto when starchy water does the trick! Walnut Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies highlights the impact of browning the milk fats in butter and letting a cookie dough fully rest to deepen the flavor. More than just a cookbook, Start Here invites you to embrace the art of cooking and get comfortable with failing in order to improve. Stock up your pantry, read it like a textbook and get ready to become a better cook.
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beginner to intermediate
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seasoning well, temperature management, braising, cooking with dry heat, creaming butter, caramelization, doughs, and layer cakes
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newbies, future dinner party hosts, home chefs who could benefit from tightening their techniques & when you move out of the house without learning how to cook for yourself
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Çılbır
Braised Short Ribs
Chicken Soup with Masa Dumplings
Walnut Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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flip to the back of the book to find themed menu ideas like “Comfort Food You Can Cry Into” or ”Steamy Summer Nights” and some bts shots from the book photoshoot in her NYC basement apartment!
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