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Home Cook Champ Sohla El-Waylly
Oct 30, 2023
Sohla El-Waylly, video star and home cook champ, discusses her debut cookbook and her experience in culinary school. She also talks about her love of cookbook collecting and getting ready for her baby's arrival. They explore the challenges of making a from-scratch layer cake and discuss the future of food with a focus on sustainability and plant-based eating.
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Quick takeaways
- The cookbook 'Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook' by Sohla El-Waylly aims to demystify cooking for beginners and inspire creativity and confidence in the kitchen.
- The book covers both sweet and savory recipes, with the challenging layered cake recipe and popular lemony potatoes dish standing out as highlights.
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Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook
The podcast episode features an interview with Sola L. Waley, the author of the cookbook 'Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook'. Sola explains that the book is designed to demystify cooking for beginners by providing the technical knowledge and science behind cooking. However, the book is also useful for more experienced cooks who want to deepen their understanding of cooking techniques and flavors. The ultimate goal of the book is to enable people to cook without relying on recipes, encouraging creativity and confidence in the kitchen.
