The founder of Momofuku cooks at Home . who\'s learned to stop thinking like a chef.. . .
So Dave and Priya set out to think through the smartest, fastest, least meticulous, most delicious, absolutely imperfect ways to cook.
From figuring out the best ways to use frozen vegetables to learning when to ditch recipes and just taste and adjust your way to a terrific meal no matter what, this is Dave\'s guide to substituting, adapting, shortcutting, and sandbagging--like parCooking chicken in a microwave before blasting it with flavor in a four-minute stir-fry or a ten-minute stew.
It\'s all about how to think like a chef .
Nor did food writer Priya Krishna\'s mom.
But his mother, one of the best cooks he knows, never cooked like that. and that means mostly ignoring recipes, using tools like the microwave, and taking inspiration from his mom to get a great dinner done fast.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TASTE OF HOMEDavid Chang came up as a chef in kitchens where you had to do everything the hard way. . .
The founder of Momofuku cooks at Home
