Chef Shinay (mostly notes to self, but you never know, these may come in handy for you too!)

Rule number 1:

Never leave the kitchen.

I’m prone to distraction which yields burnt pot bottoms (while writing letters) or leaving the oven on (after I remember I need to run to the post office, bank, and then get caught in a book store)… all morning.

Rule number 2:

Taste everything before serving it. Key words: more salt (or butter, or Braggs or lemon or fire).

Rule number 3:

Don’t cook while you’re hungry. This yields consuming most of what I’m making before it’s all put together. (Which is fine but then I forget how much I've eaten and when it comes time to sit down, I'm no longer hungry.)