I grew up in a family where cooking has always been important. My mother always says that she only speaks one language but she cooks fluently in about seven. Combine this with the Jewish culture that can define every single holiday by saying "They tried to kill us, they didn't succeed, lets eat!" and I guess you could say I was born to love it.
For me, though, it has become so much more than a thing I have to do or even a cultural imperative. It has become one of the best stress relievers I have found. Cooking is something that I can work as much or as little as I have the energy for and have an immediate reward. I can enjoy it myself, I can share it with others (which is by far the best part, as far as I'm concerned), I can learn from it and make it better and there are always more things to learn about and experiment with.
In addition to sharing these meals with my boys (one of which is not old enough to actually eat them, just look at them longingly) I have decided share my trials and tribulations with the void and anyone else out there is interested in listening.
So sit about, relax and have fun cooking and kvetching with me!!
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