The School of Essential Ingredients

I just recently finished reading, The School of Essential Ingredients I by Erica Bauermeister. The reason I started reading this book was because Annelise Ellingboe talked about this book right before we went on Spring Break. I decided this would be a great time to read it! This book is about a cooking class in Lillian’s Restaurant. Multiple people come to her class once a week on a monday night to learn how to cook basics. Each chapter or so is based on a different persons point of view and experiences in the class. One scenario that I really enjoyed was about the couple that looked as though to be extremely happy. Once you start to learn about them and how they are actually feeling you realize how unhappy they are in the relationship. I personally loved this book because I love to cook and the sensory details are wonderful. The only problem I found with the book is that it makes me super hungry! I really enjoyed learning what the people in the class are like and what their life is like. The textures and smells of all the foods she describes are absolutely wonderful. I commend Ms. Bauermieister on writing a cookbook like novel that was a wonderful read. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes to cook or just simply likes to eat!