(mailing, James Berry)
[[invoke. page:newsletter1 # These are some of the fields that may be used # ============================= # leadimageid: # leadtext: # story1id: # story1text: # story2id: # story2text: # recipe1id: # recipe1text: # recipe2id: # recipe2text: # vad: (html for vertical ad) # hitBucket: (name used to track delivery) # ============================= leadimageid: 337325 leadtext: !fmt/block | h1. Dear readers, Do you know someone who could use a cooking lesson or two? (I'm not talking about learning to create authentic Catalonian cuisine or the intricacies of baking bread — I'm just talking about getting dinner on the table.) If so, our recently published round-up of websites that are designed to improve basic cooking skills is worth a look. My favorite of the bunch is not one about what to do in the kitchen; instead, it's Melissa Clark's piece on what not to do in the kitchen. There are some good reminders there: stay away from too-small cutting boards, choose the right knife for the job, and allow your skillet to heat fully before cooking in it. I'll add one that I'm guilty of: In your haste, don't cut chunks of food too big; "bite-sized" means small bites, not mouthfuls. Cooking isn't about perfection, but a little kitchen know-how can go a long ways toward making cooking, and eating at home, a delicious pleasure. Kim Carlson Editorial Director # The lead text story1id: 420657 story1text: "Kerry Newberry is a big fan of this sparkly, fun, food-friendly wine." story2id: 433452 story2text: "If God is in the details, here's where the kitchen remodeler gets religion." recipe1id: 257275 recipe1text: "A brilliant way to feed oatmeal to a crowd." recipe2id: 442435 recipe2text: "Make this from-scratch cookie for Purim — or anytime." # The ad vad: | <a target='_blank' href="http://howtocookapp.com/"> <img src="http://ads.culinate.com/htce/HTCE-iPad-Skyscraper.png" " width="120" height="600" alt="" border="0"/></a> ]]