An online cookbook for cooking with feelings, not measurements

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An online cookbook teaches cooking through principles and intuition rather than precise measurements. Designed for cooks who prefer understanding flavor-building techniques over following exact instructions, it helps users develop confidence in the kitchen by learning how food works conceptually. The resource emphasizes feeling and adjusting dishes based on sensory cues, making it suitable for home cooks looking to move beyond rigid recipe-following.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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the principles and feelings cookbook

This is a poorly written, disorganized, and probably useless cookbook. There will be no measurements provided, because cooking with feelings is the best way to cook. These are essentially the notes and intuitions of a Chinese home cook, who learned through osmosis, by watching my mom in the kitchen. Other recipes or principles are adapted from watching YouTube chefs cook and talk about the philosophies and techniques they adhere to. For fun, really. I have no expectations that this will be helpful in any way. But maybe sharing some recipes and my own intuitions allows others to build their own intuition for cooking as well. Quite a few people have asked me for pictures. I don’t have photos…from principles-cookbook.netlify.app

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