Who wrote about "how to do things"?

[heyAdroid]

I know it's an extremely vague question but it was a long time a go, i think during middle school, when we read an author who wrote something about how to eat or peel an orange. I don't even remember if it was an orange but the whole verse was about how to do it.
I know i might be asking for a lot but does anyone have any idea of who i'm talking about?
Thank You