What basic cooking utensils and tools do I need to make most recipes?

Well, it really depends on what you are cooking...meats, vegetables, baked goods...measuring cups and spoons, mixing bowls, spatulas, spoons, cutting and peeling implements, grater, cutting boards, pots and pans are needed for all of these, but there is a lot of specialized stuff you might want or need too. Check out: cookinggadgets101.com/23/basic-cookign-e... Knives are important...there are a fair number of brands that are pretty equivalent in terms of sharpness, but the most important thing after sharpness is to make sure the knife feels good in your hand. Consumer Reports rates knives, and I like this guy's approach: cookingforengineers.com/article/129/Chef... but always handle a knife before you decide to buy it.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.