Setting things out
Put the ingredients within reach before turning on the heat. Cooking feels calmer when each small task has its place and the table is ready when the food is.
From the kitchen notebookSomething simple.
Something simple.
Something good.
Notes on simple meals, useful habits and the pleasure of a shared table.
Read the notebook ↗A slower view of things.
From the notebook
A bowl on the table
Keep a few pieces of ripe fruit where they can be seen. Their colours change through the week, a small reminder to use what is ready rather than save it indefinitely.
Begin with what is there
Look through the cupboard before writing a shopping list. A half-used jar, a handful of lentils and the last onion are often the beginning of a good meal.
A notebook beside the stove.
These pages collect everyday kitchen observations: the small preparations, familiar ingredients and useful habits that make an ordinary meal a pleasure.