Thank you. It is so good to read about cooking and the kitchen. I cook, because my mother cooked and her mother, etc, all down the line of ancestors. But, in other families it somehow gets lost - the value of fresh food, the joy of recipes, the life force it connects us with, let alone the links with family. Cooking from first principles must be a dying art. Occasionally it is revealed I prepare my own spices for curries and do not use shop combos. They look shocked, see you in a different light. I just cooked Chinese New Year banquet and invited some friends. Just five of us. I truly felt like an Alchemist.
This is a particularly beautiful piece, Suzanne.
Thank you!! I enjoyed writing it and had no idea it would end up including playlists 🤷🏻♀️
Thank you. It is so good to read about cooking and the kitchen. I cook, because my mother cooked and her mother, etc, all down the line of ancestors. But, in other families it somehow gets lost - the value of fresh food, the joy of recipes, the life force it connects us with, let alone the links with family. Cooking from first principles must be a dying art. Occasionally it is revealed I prepare my own spices for curries and do not use shop combos. They look shocked, see you in a different light. I just cooked Chinese New Year banquet and invited some friends. Just five of us. I truly felt like an Alchemist.
An alchemist! Love that. There’s nothing like sharing food…essentially sharing yourself. Thanks so much for reading LKC.