Summary: Subscribe to our newsletter, Letters from Tuscany: <a href="https://julskitchen.substack.com/" rel="noopener">https://julskitchen.substack.com/</a><br>Use this link to get 10% off for 1 year: <a href="https://julskitchen.substack.com/podcast10" rel="noopener">https://julskitchen.substack.com/podcast10</a><br><br>I learnt to cook from my grandmother, watching her patiently stirring a pot of ragù, or foraging herbs in the fields to make a salad, or an omelette. I learnt to cook because I was hungry for delicious, diverse food: my mum had a basic approach to cooking, which did not include “strange” ingredients such as butternut squash or thyme. She taught me all the recipes that nurture a family, though.<br>I learnt to cook through practice, cooking from cookbooks, from recipes picked up at the market, eavesdropping conversations at the butcher. I learnt the hows, but I did not know the whys.<br>Two years ago, I bought Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, by Samin Nosrat, and my style of cooking became immediately more confident. It is also a great resource to learn a lot about Italian cuisine and our use of fat – think about extra virgin olive oil – and salt – think about Parmigiano and anchovies.<br><br>On the blog:<br>- Tagliatelle with pork ragù. Learning to cook again: <a href="https://en.julskitchen.com/first-course/pasta-first-course/pork-ragu" rel="noopener">https://en.julskitchen.com/first-course/pasta-first-course/pork-ragu</a> <br><br>More about Samin:<br>- her Instagram page: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ciaosamin/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/ciaosamin/</a><br>- her website: <a href="http://ciaosamin.com" rel="noopener">http://ciaosamin.com</a> <br>- more about her book: <a href="https://www.saltfatacidheat.com" rel="noopener">https://www.saltfatacidheat.com</a> <br>- watch her show on Netflix: <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80198288" rel="noopener">https://www.netflix.com/title/80198288</a> <br><br>Find me online at <a href="http://www.julskitchen.com" rel="noopener">www.julskitchen.com</a> or on Instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/julskitchen/" rel="noopener">https://instagram.com/julskitchen/</a> <br><br>Join our Facebook Group Cooking with Juls’ Kitchen: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/775325049335625/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/groups/775325049335625/</a><br><br>Podcast realized by <a href="https://instagram.com/tommyonweb" rel="noopener">https://instagram.com/tommyonweb</a>
