Introduction

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At the beginning of summer, I didn't know the difference between a teaspoon and a tablespoon. Well, I knew that they were different, but I didn't quite grasp what difference it would make during cooking. When I would make my South Asian dishes, it didn't seem to matter. But when my Cashew Chicken turned out to be saltier than the Pacific ocean, I realized it was time to make some changes to cooking styles. As the summer passed, I tried new recipes and a lot of them turned out to be pretty good, and some turned out to be disastrous. Here, I will try to chronicle my cooking adventures.

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