I really enjoy cooking and baking and no, they are not the same thing.  I love food-how it looks, how it smells and definitely how it tastes.  I am not one of those poor souls who only views eating as sustenance.  No, it is a purely pleasurable sensory experience  and cooking is how I care for people around me.   I try and stay away from weird foods like pates or terrines, anything that resembles the consistency of jello really, and make an effort to use fresh ingredients when I can.  There is a conundrum in my house however, in that whatever I cook goes woefully unappreciated by my kids.  Read more...

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