Here's a link to an NPR review yesterday of a new ccokbook, "Ratio:The Simple Codes Behind the Craft

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of Everyday Cooking", by Michael Ruhlman. The author was taught these techniques from his instructor at CIA. It sounds so simple and fun to have these basics to improvise with. If you can listen to the program, you will hear the author talk about lots more than what appears on the printed NPR transcript. Enjoy!http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=107019060