This is a poorly written, disorganized, and probably useless cookbook. There will be no measurements provided, because cooking with feelings is the best way to cook.
These are essentially the notes and intuitions of a Chinese home cook, who learned through osmosis, by watching my mom in the kitchen. Other recipes or principles are adapted from watching YouTube chefs cook and talk about the philosophies and techniques they adhere to.
FAQ
what’s the motivation for creating this?
For fun, really. I have no expectations that this will be helpful in any way. But maybe sharing some recipes and my own intuitions allows others to build their own intuition for cooking as well.
can i try your food?
Sure, check out the menu page for additional details.
who is this for?
- Anyone who doesn’t have measuring tools in the kitchen
- Anyone who is lazy
- Anyone who only needs food that’s good enough most of the time
who isn’t this for?
- Anyone trying to be a serious cook
- Anyone who enjoys cooking
- Anyone who actually needs to learn something
how should i read this cookbook?
- Start with cooking with feelings. This sets the stage for the rest of the book and will help you determine whether you will find the cookbook legitimately useful.
- After that, check out some more principles. These principles help you get a better grasp of overall cooking (hopefully).
- Then, read some recipes. Again, no measurements included here, just broad strokes of what I do.
- Techniques may also be helpful here and there, but will likely be referenced as needed from different sections of the book.
- Tags group articles based on the general concepts that each article touches on. You can treat it like a concordance.
If you’re sticking around to read after dealing with this junk, I’m truly honored—thank you?! If you gain something valuable after all the rambling about feelings, I’m honestly surprised—consider buying me some food via Venmo: @Zhijiang-Li.
Also, feel free to contact me! Or submit a bug on github.