Secrets of a Home Cook
Tried-and-True Recipes With a Dash of Zest and a Dollop of Wisdom
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Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Makes 36 cookies
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes
Legend has it that a baker was making chocolate cookies and ran out of chocolate; he added chocolate chips instead. When the chips didn’t melt, the chocolate chip cookie was born. Jump ahead about 75 years and another baker (me!) was making chocolate chip cookies and ran out of chocolate chips, so she used the assorted chocolate bars she found in her kitchen. The triple chocolate chunk cookie was born. The secret is using bar chocolate instead of chips. Drop the bars into the mixer whole and let the beater do the work. It’s a happy accident even better than chocolate chips.
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
½ cup sugar
? cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
4 oz bar semi sweet chocolate
4 oz bar milk chocolate
4 oz bar white chocolate
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About the Book
The secret is out! A cookbook for home cooks written by a real home cook. Whether it’s a family recipe with a secret ingredient passed through the generations or a technique that gets dinner on the table fast, it all adds up to a glorious secret that makes each and every recipe a success.
Want to jazz up potato leek soup? Add pureed cucumber. Need to whip up dinner in 10 minutes? Shrimp scampi is your dish. Looking to start your own holiday tradition? How about apple pie with Cheddar crust? Nothing beats a home cooked meal and no one has to know where you get your secrets.
About the Author
Amy Dilsheimer Currie learned her secrets long ago in her grandmother’s kitchen. Today she teaches cooking classes at Kings Cooking Studio in Short Hills, New Jersey and writes the food blog for www.poshmom.com. She is the author of Memoirs of a Home Cook: Every Great Recipe Has a Story.