Measured

I’m a bit of a lazy cook. Or maybe a lazy cleaner-upper. So, when I make things that require measurement, I try to use as few measuring implements as possible. Like, if a recipe calls for 1/2 cup of oil and 1 cup of flour, I’ll re-use the 1/2 cup measure twice to parcel out the flour.

It was this habit that helped me notice certain things about the recipes I make all the time. Like with quiche, it was 5 eggs to 5 half-cups of milk. And with pancakes, it was three of this, three of that, and three of another thing.

That’s what has me fascinated, and eager to read the new Michael Ruhlman book, Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking.

After years of cooking, and following recipes, I have begun “cracking the code,” and gaining more freedom to improvise. Hope to do much more of that with the help of the Ruhlman book.