Oh, Did I Tell You I Have

I'm Really Trying To Respond To The Foods That Are In The Stores And Just Pulling The Things That Are The Very Best And Cook What Looks Beautiful And Is Seasonal. That's The Way To Go. I Love Going To The Grocery Store And The Market. None Of It's Drudgery For Me. Washing Dishes Is The Drudgery.

Sesame Oil Is Probably My Favorite Condiment, Period.

The Funny Thing About Thanksgiving ,or Any Big Meal, Is That You Spend 12 Hours Shopping For It Then Go Home And Cook,chop,braise And Blanch. Then It's Gone In 20 Minutes And Everybody Lies Around Sortof In A Sugar Coma And Then It Takes 4 Hours To Clean It Up.

For Me, The Kitchen Is The Most Special Room In The House. It's A Place For Adventure - Not Drudgery, But Discovery, Sharing And Showing Off With Friends, Trying New Ideas.

I Think That Curiosity Happened On These Reviews Where I Was Just A Guest Of The Reviewer, Because It Introduced Me To New Cuisines And To The Idea Of Cooking As A Mechanism For Studying Other Cultures And Understanding Other Parts Of The World.