Book Recommendations

Pantry staples are what you use to make things. The basic ingredients for putting together a meal or a snack.

Flour, salt, sugar, canned goods, etc. If you want junk food you can buy it. I can bet that after you try to make one of your favorite fast foods from scratch, you will toss that idea and head back to the store or restaurant. You just have no concept of the time and effort it takes to make things from scratch.

Find someone that will teach you to cook first. You can do that when you are not at classes.

Why would you buy Ghee? It is made from butter something you would already have in your fridge.

Cookbooks only get you so far. The rest is trial and error unless someone will spend some one on one time with you.

My Mom made all her batters and pancakes from scratch. A handfull of this a pinch of that. It was about knowing how it should look at each step of the process. Just like good bread. Measurements mean nothing if it does not come off the bowl right or have the right texture after kneading.