Cooking has such a weird idea of basic vs. advanced. "Make garlic bread" is near the bottom, and then "use fresh garlic or ginger in a meal" is five rows highe

Cooking has such a weird idea of basic vs. advanced. "Make garlic bread" is near the bottom, and then "use fresh garlic or ginger in a meal" is five rows higher. Apparently using fresh garlic and ginger is more advanced than "make a daal", which I've never considered even doing without fresh ginger? (And, wait, making popcorn is even more advanced?!) These specifics aside, the big issue I have is that basic/advanced is the wrong axis. It should be fundamental building blocks going up to more complex things dependent on those building blocks: using fresh ginger is a building block you learn so you can cook daal. You don't learn how to cook daal and at a later date learn how to add spices!