It seems like all I've done for the last year is read and cook. (I'm really ok with that.) I found a book about cooking this weekend and it's really a great kitchen tool. The book, Cooking By Ratios has tons of recipes and explains how to fundamentally cook based on weight ratios. So, I think this will be my next cooking direction, trying to portion out 1 servings worth of food based on ratios.
This is what I mean....the ideal ratio for basic cookie dough would be 1:2:3. 1 part sugar to 2 parts fat to 3 parts flour. So lets say 1 part of anything equals 2 ounces. The dough recipe would be 2 ounces sugar, 4 ounces of butter and 6 ounces of flour. From that point, you add whatever flavoring you would want the cookies to have. Since they ounces are WEIGHT ounces and not LIQUID, I need to acquire a kitchen scale before I get started on this little adventure. Maybe I'll get that in a few weeks when I go home to start packing up.
Happy cooking, y'all!
Amy
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