Ingredient Quantities

With the exception of cake and cookie ingredients, you should see these as approximations geared to the taste of one household. Most of the dishes in this book are forgiving: it really doesn’t matter if there’s a little more or a little less. Fresh coriander (cilantro), for instance, is very much a matter of personal taste. Some people love it; others don’t. Half a cup of chopped fresh coriander is an uncompressed handful.