At my birthday dinner a clean, white plate was presented at the dinner table. It housed a circular configuration of tiny gougères, still warm from the oven. An amuse bouche, if you will, something salty and savory to start the meal off right. They were thoroughly enjoyed, not a crumb left in sight. And I thought to myself, I should make those, emboldened by my baking adventures as of late.
Then I received Alice Waters’ latest cookbook The Art of Simple Food, as birthday present. It looked lovely. Clear and concise, it appeared to be less of a cookbook by a noted chef, and more of a wonderful resource for the home cook. I glanced through it quickly that night, but had to wait a few days until my birthday guests left, and I settled in nicely to my new round (meaning 30!) year. [...]
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