Believe Me, A Grain Is A Terrible

Cooking Is An Observation-based Process That You Can't Do If You're So Completely Focused On A Recipe.

All That [replacing Of Fat] Does Is Lead To Dissatisfaction And I Think That Dissatisfaction Results In Overeating.

The Problem Is I Am Both A Procrastinator And A Power Junkie, So I Am Very Frustrating To Work With.

No Matter How Much Creativity Goes Into It, Cooking Is An Art. Or Perhaps I Should Say A Craft. It Abides By Absolute Rules, Physics, Chemistry, Etc. And That Means That Unless You Understand The Science You Cannot Reach The Art. We're Not Talking About Painting Here. Cooking's More Like Engineering. I Happen To Think That There Is Great Beauty In Great Engineering.

What Tends To Happen Is That People Will Go - They've Got Hot Broth, You Know, They've Added Some Liquid To Their Drippings, They've Brought That Up To Heat. And Then They Try To Add In A Big Clump Of Just Kind Of A Handful Of Flour, And Of Course, It Turns Into Library Paste.