Where should I begin?

The books have arrived! Oh I was having so much fun reading through the recipes. So precise and no-nonsense. Everything is made from scratch.

But heebers geebers, all measurements are in the US system - quart, pounds.... Eh, I need to manually convert for each recipe using a pencil. But which recipe should I tinker with first? There is a total of 500+ recipes to choose from. I will wait for inspiration.

And I need measuring spoon sets. A trip to TOTT, an upmarket kitchen equipment store in Bukit Timah is beckoning. I can only imagine going ga ga over copper pans and pots and ingenious kitchen equipment.

Most of all, I need a cast iron casserole and oven dish.........

I hope someone is listening :-)