Secrets of the Home Cooks Revealed

Home cooks share their secrets. Janet Fletcher, Chronicle Staff Writer

The article reminded me of my early days of cooking at home.  At first I stuck to things my mom showed me, basically filipino dishes.  Then into college I slaved away following all the details of cookbooks, even freaking out over how long to bake a lasagna by calling my brother to check my cookbook while I was at my boyfriend’s(now husband) apartment.  These days I’m pretty much just into farmer’s markets and seasonal produce and when I cook I use recipes as a guide having long ago chucked the precision for meals.  There are some good looking recipes at the end of the article and lots of advice from the home cooks.