You know the saying “Friends that cook together stay together”? (I hope it’s okay that I used my creative license there!) When I first got married and was living in Israel, my good friend, Esty, had a particularly strong influence on my suppers. She had this great big red leather cookbook full of recipes for everyday meals, and that cookbook was everything.
(Tangent — some people are amazing at selecting the right recipes, or just having the right recipe ready for the right time. It’s a superpower that has nothing to do with creativity in the kitchen, or knowhow with developing recipes. Have a few friends like that in your life; they’re an asset.)
Another great thing about Esty was that she made supper at three, and I barely started a minute before six, so The Book was always available when I needed it.
One night, pretty early on in my meals career, Esty gave me a cream of chicken soup recipe that went over really well. I made it over and over again, and since then, I make it at the first nip of chill every fall.
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