A short list of things that improved my cooking more than any recipe:…

A short list of things that improved my cooking more than any recipe:

• One pan that gets properly hot and stays hot

• Salt in a bowl, not in a grinder, so you can feel how much you are using

• Reading the whole method before starting, which I still only do about half the time

• Accepting that the oven runs hot and adjusting, rather than being surprised twice a week for a year

None of that is technique. It is all just removing a small recurring obstacle that I had decided was normal. I think most of getting better at anything domestic is noticing which daily annoyance is actually a fixable thing wearing a disguise.