Cooking and baking are pleasures and I want everyone to be able to experience and share them.

Cooking and baking are pleasures and I want everyone to be able to experience and share them.

Do the work you are most proud of

Meyer lemons are a splurge, but they're so wonderful. You could make a Meyer lemon curd or a jam. You could make a salad with slices of Meyer lemon. You could make a Meyer lemon tart and top the tart with candied slices of the lemons. You could use the lemons in a salsa to go over grilled fish or in a ceviche.

Real French people don't bake! At least they don't bake anything complicated, finicky, tricky or unreliable.

The food world is more crowded these days, but I think that there are more opportunities.

When I'm developing a recipe with brown butter - I know how much butter I want in the end and I so I start with more butter than I'll need.