![]() ![]() They can make you realize where the recipe is from. ![]() What’s the thinking behind them?ĭL : The usual approach to writing a head note is to say, “This goes well with tea in the afternoon, or my kids like these cookies because they’re really delicious.” But I remember things in head notes because I read cookbooks like books. ![]() PW: The head notes in your cookbooks are always funny and interesting. It’s like my ice cream book -there are a few curveball recipes that I don’t expect everybody to make or like, but on the other hand, it’s nice to have a few things in there that might pique people’s interest. I also wanted to put some interesting things in there like the Champagne Gelée. Of course the Fresh Ginger Cake and the Chocolate Pavé had to go in. ![]() PW: How did you select these 150 recipes?ĭL: I looked at the ones that I thought were the most popular, that I’ve gotten the most feedback from. So I ended up redoing every single recipe. People are now using salted butter in baking, there’s bean to bar chocolates, there’s cupcakes. But I hadn’t made a lot of them in 12 years, and as I made them again, I started thinking, “Oh, what if I did it this way?” Food changes over time. DL: Originally it was supposed to be my first two books reprinted as one, and my editor said I should add some new recipes. ![]()
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