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A home cook and proud of it

A home cook and proud of it

Recently one of my favorite food historians, Prof. Rachel Laudan, wrote a blog post entitled Good As Far As It Goes, But It Doesn’t Go Far Enough: Nigella Lawson’s Defense of Home Cooking.  In it, she begins by singing the praises of Nigella Lawson‘s celebration 

Chefs and home cooks

Chefs and home cooks

Caution – this may turn into a rant! I love watching Top Chef but every once in while, I see something irritating.  On a recent quick-fire challenge, the chefs needed to transform one of their signature dishes into something that could be handled by home