On March 14, The Atlantic published an excellent essay by Laura Shapiro called “When Did Following Recipes Become a Personal Failure?” Ostensibly a review of a new book by Sam Sifton, editor of The New York Times Cooking section and the champion of what he calls “no-recipe recipes,” the piece cleverly skewers the current vogue for dismissing recipes as crutches for those home cooks who are too dull-witted to improvise every meal from scratch.
I couldn’t agree more with your take on Mary Frances. She was a spoiled brat, always thinking too much and doing little. My goodness she didn’t even like cooking and didn’t want anyone to instruct her either. I tried reading her Extravagant Hunger and gave up on her.
I couldn’t agree more with your take on Mary Frances. She was a spoiled brat, always thinking too much and doing little. My goodness she didn’t even like cooking and didn’t want anyone to instruct her either. I tried reading her Extravagant Hunger and gave up on her.
Thanks, Joy.