"Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by @ciaosamin is my November pick for my #rainydaybitescookbookclub. This brilliant and informative cookbook is one that anyone who wants to learn how to become a better cook, should own. Half the book explores the four basic elements of cooking and the other half features recipes to practice your skills that you learned. If you haven’t seen the Netflix series based on this cookbook, stop what you are doing and watch it. You will be struck by Samin’s warmth, inquisitive nature, breath of knowledge, and her pure joy of eating delicious food. Samin leaves you wanting to cook and eat with her...so let’s get cooking! I hope you join in. Here are the rules: 1. Anyone can join and participate; 2. Make a recipe from Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat; 3. Make as many recipes as you want; 4. Post a photo of what you made from Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and use the hashtag #rainydaybitescookbookclub so that everyone can see what you made, even if they aren't following you. Our first challenge will be the Netflix challenge! It’s the Buttermilk Roasted Marinated Chicken on p. 340 of the book and also seen in the series. Post date, Sunday 11/11. Our second challenge is Fresh Ginger & Molasses Cake on p. 412 and the post date of Sunday, 11/25. Bonus optional challenge: make any of the Thanksgiving menu on p. 434 for Thanksgiving! You can make the challenge recipes whenever you want, but wait to post your photos until that specific day, for our global community recipe challenge. If you want to join in just DM me by 10:00pm PST the night before the post date. Check out my stories for a peek inside the book !"