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Lucy Vaserfirer

I’m Lucy, and I’m obsessed with all things food. I love to eat and cook, and I collect cookbooks and cookware from around the world. When I’m not fooding, I’m writing and teaching about fooding… Everything I do is about teaching home cooks confidence in the kitchen. I develop recipes, write cookbooks, and teach cooking classes with a focus on the fundamental cooking techniques all cooks need to know. In other words, I demystify chef techniques for everybody. I am the author of Seared to Perfection: The Simple Art of Sealing in Flavor and the food blog hungrycravings.com, I’m an Adjunct Instructor of Cooking at Clark College in Vancouver, WA, and I do freelance recipe development.

Spice Hunting: Charnushka

It's also fantastic in cheddar crackers and cheddar biscuits.

Cook the Book: 'Tacos'

The time my husband told me he liked the tortilla lady better than he liked me here.

Cook the Book: 'Beyond the Great Wall'

My most recent trip was to France, not so exotic but absolutely fabulous.

Cook the Book: 'Kneadlessly Simple'

It all depends on what I'm in the mood for!

Cook the Book: 'On the Line'

Large-Scale Enticing Food Smells

There's a Frito-Lay plant right down the hill from our house. I'm sure they fry the corn chips there, because the neighborhood periodically smells like masa, like if a less than stellar cook were making tamales.

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