Home cooking

I enjoyed these essays, but what continually struck me is just how different my life and cooking experiences are from the ones described in this book. I have never been to a butcher to purchase meat (I am not even quite sure where I would find a butcher in my area, though there must be at least one around). Many of the recipes call for cooking things “in the usual way”, but I am not even sure what the usual way would be. The recipes themselves are far more conversational than is typical in modern cookbooks.

I definitely would like to read it again, and try some of the recipes.