Ok so I obviously haven’t read the entire book but my goal was to get through the introductory bits which talk about the components and technique of creating balance in food and to learn how to book works. A lot of it felt very common sense but was not really stuff I’ve ever thought a lot about. The asides and quotes are helpful for creativity and I think the book will be able to help me break away from using recipes all the time and help me figure out what to make when I have a particular ingredient I want to use or the spices need to be tweaked. I’m definitely looking forward to using this more.