Tales
On getting recipes out of drawers and chats, keeping them in one place and cooking with the people you eat with.
· 5 min read
How to start a supper club with friends that lasts past the third dinner
How to start a supper club with friends: who to invite, how the hosting rotates, who pays for what and the two habits that keep it going.
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How to collect family recipes, including the ones nobody wrote down
How to collect family recipes for a family cookbook or your own recipe box: photographing old cards, cooking beside the person who knows the dish and measuring the pinch.
· 4 min read
Stuck in a dinner rut? Borrow your friends' weeknight dinners
How to get out of a dinner rut without a new cookbook: ask friends what they cook on a Tuesday, add one of their dishes a week and keep the ones that stick.
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How to ask a friend for their recipe, and actually get it
How to ask a friend for their recipe and actually get it: the best time to ask, the follow-up messages that work and the etiquette of a recipe request.