My husband said an interesting thing to me today that stuck with me. He was talking about how he enjoys cooking because he can be creative. He likes putting different things together and having a finished product. He is an artist (impressionist to be exact) and definitely has a constant yearning to always be creative. If he isn’t working on one project he’s working on another because it is part of who he is. He loves to create.
Cooking is an art, and if cooking is an art, my canvas would look pretty simple, like a daisy. Nothing complicated, nothing hard to understand. Just straightforward, simple and nothing so amazingly out of this world that it would cause Emeril Lagasse to come knocking on my door asking if he learn my garlic chopping techniques. But it is still my creation, even if all I’m making is garlic bread.
Just as art has many styles and uses, so does cooking. And no one can say, “you cook wrong” unless judgment is based on opinion and personal preference. Just like art. I look at some of Picasso’s paintings and I think they are amazing, such as those from his Blue Period. Other paintings of his I think are crazy and if it weren’t for Picasso’s name attached, they would be the laughing stock among the museum curators. My opinion.
My point – cooking is an art – your art. Be creative! Not everyone will like every recipe you make, but then again you probably wouldn’t like all of theirs either!
Liz
www.simpleitaliancooking.com
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