On Cooking
He may live without books, -- what is knowledge but grieving?
He may live without hope, -- what is hope but deceiving?
He may live without love, -- what is passion but pining?
But where is the man that can live without dining?
We may live without poetry, music, and art;
We may live without conscience, and live without heart;
We may live without friends; we may live without books;
But civilized man cannot live without cooks. - Owen Meredith
As usual, I have Resolved to make one new recipe per week. As usual, I will probably have a 35% success rate (as in, I make a new recipe in 35% of weeks, not that 35% of the recipes are good, successful ones; that rate is a little higher). But I'm taking Steps towards my Resolution, which means I'm going through all my cookbooks to find recipes I want to make. I found the above poem in my mother's book group's cookbook under a recipe for Peach Soup. (It's more like a peach smoothie that you eat with a spoon. I am not planning on making it.) I'm optimistic about this year. I see no reason I can't gather ingredients and find time for preparation. And people to eat. And the right utensils. And pans. Or at least, use what I already have to get close to the effect of having the right stuff.
Wish me luck!
He may live without hope, -- what is hope but deceiving?
He may live without love, -- what is passion but pining?
But where is the man that can live without dining?
We may live without poetry, music, and art;
We may live without conscience, and live without heart;
We may live without friends; we may live without books;
But civilized man cannot live without cooks. - Owen Meredith
As usual, I have Resolved to make one new recipe per week. As usual, I will probably have a 35% success rate (as in, I make a new recipe in 35% of weeks, not that 35% of the recipes are good, successful ones; that rate is a little higher). But I'm taking Steps towards my Resolution, which means I'm going through all my cookbooks to find recipes I want to make. I found the above poem in my mother's book group's cookbook under a recipe for Peach Soup. (It's more like a peach smoothie that you eat with a spoon. I am not planning on making it.) I'm optimistic about this year. I see no reason I can't gather ingredients and find time for preparation. And people to eat. And the right utensils. And pans. Or at least, use what I already have to get close to the effect of having the right stuff.
Wish me luck!