Small Victories: Recipes, Advice + Hundreds Of Ideas For Home Cooking Triumphs

"Julia Turshen is one of those cooking insiders who have remained largely behind the scenes, improving recipes and making authors sound better. As a result, this meticulously crafted book may have passed you by. Her specialty is the accessible technique with a couple of smooth touches: asparagus with browned butter and hazelnuts; pilaf with roasted cabbage; peach and bourbon milkshakes. But each recipe comes with a couple of precise observations, or “small victories” (like portioning your muffins with an ice cream scoop, or whisking cocktails instead of shaking them), which will subtly transform your cooking practice for the better if you let them."