end. A moment for the two of you..， whether<br >it s you and another， or you and yourself. This<br >book is designed to help both of you make the<br >most of it--home free， home safe.<br > Since junk time is more valuable than junk<br >bonds to urbanites on the run， this book is phys-<br >icaUy designed to make shopping and cooking<br >a~ fast as possible so that eating may be as<br >leisurely as possible. With this guide in hand，<br >purse， or pocket， you can improvise shopping<br >as easily as cooking. Make a note of major in-<br >gredients-4he ones that you might have to<br >shop for or that distinguish a particular dish--<br >so that you can square what the market has<br >with what the dish requires. If the shrimp in<br >the store looks suspect， forget Charred Shrimp<br >Poblano and move on to Roasted Garlic Cod. If<br >the pears are ripe， forget Gingered Figs and<br >think Perned Pears.<br > The minor ingredients used in these recipes<br >are staples you should keep in your kitchen:<br >flour， sugar， extra-virgin olive oil， unsalted but-<br >ter， good red and white wine vinegars， onions，<br >g~rlic， lemor~， sea salt， pepper in a grinder，<br >and dry spices in small quantities kept away<br >from heat and light. In addition， the recipes in<br >this book draw on a range of flavorings we ve<br >learned to enjoy from the ongoing ethnic hodge-<br >podge of our cities: Chinese， Thai， Japanese，<br >Italian， LstLn American. Today， a well-stocked<br >kitchen ~dll also include soy sauce， cumin seeds，<br >gingerroot (fresh or frozen)， jalapefio peppers<br >or other.fresh hot chili peppers， balsamic vi-<br >negar， fresh eilantro. F~sh is the key word in<br >the recipes that follow: black pepper， as well as<br >cunfin， coriander， arid nutmeg are always<br >