Passion to Create
I have always cooked. I don't remember a time in my life when I didn't. As the oldest of 7 children and 42 grandchildren it is just what I did. Somewhere along the line it became more than a chore. It became a passion, therapy and a way to show my love for those around me. The process of creating beautiful and delicious food is more than do I have the ingredients and the time. It is emotion as well. I feel that some art you look at, contemplate and feel, some art you are able to look at, feel and eat! LOL I love both. Creating food that is both at the same time familiar but somehow taken to a new level is what I like to do best. It is wonderful to see family and customers’ eyes open wide and say OMG I didn't know this could taste like this! What did you do differently? When I cook, bake or even when I create a floral arrangement, I look at the entire spectrum of possibility. Yes, this calls for salt, but is there a more fragrant salt that would work better, would a different flake create a better delivery of flavor and mouth feel. I try to create the very best product that an item could be and then continue to tweak it. Smell, taste, and feel are all sensations of cooking and eating there are certain scents which have deep emotional ties, food has many ways of capturing our imagination. So, I guess I love the process of the creating as much as the eating... well almost!
