-alan-
pfm Member
Have been doing a bit more cooking of late, much to the surprise and amusement of the better half and offspring (mainly amusement it has to be said)
FInding it easy enough to follow recipes, and cooking techniques (well the simpler ones) - but would like to get a bit better understanding of how and why some combinations of ingredients work together better than others. Came across the 'Balance' thing referred to above, and have read a little more on it, but despite being slightly better informed, am little the wiser.
Can anybody steer me towards a layman / idiot's guide to how one actually would actually go about using the principles, and achieve the desired balance in practice ?
FInding it easy enough to follow recipes, and cooking techniques (well the simpler ones) - but would like to get a bit better understanding of how and why some combinations of ingredients work together better than others. Came across the 'Balance' thing referred to above, and have read a little more on it, but despite being slightly better informed, am little the wiser.
Can anybody steer me towards a layman / idiot's guide to how one actually would actually go about using the principles, and achieve the desired balance in practice ?