Typical cookbooks have tips, tricks, and how-to guides for all the standard stuff. How to cook rice, what to do with dry beans, different ingredients that "all good kitchens" should have. Well, that's what all this is. This way, when you see something like "serve over rice," you'll have a reference point to start with. Of course, if you have your own method there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but when I first started cooking on my own, it was nice to have an answer in the book or on the blog that I was already using. You'll also find things here like ideas on how to store fresh herbs, the best way to keep different food items fresh longer, and other things that I've picked up, usually through trial, error, and obsessive research. As I get this blog going, things here may be a bit slow to populate, but rest assured that none of this is a secret, and you can easily find everything you need in most cookbooks or elsewhere online.