There truly is no greater pleasure in the world than the pleasure of eating good food. No, not just good, but fine first class cuisine. I am talking about food that the mere aroma makes your mouth water and the very first drip as it hits your taste buds sends your body into the sweetest and most subtle of shivers and you truly cannot wait to sit down and truly enjoy the food. This could be your grandmother’s pot roast or the finest escargot. This is not about expense, but detail, technique, and all recipes need this TLC.

We have all experienced this and not realized it. Think about when your wife or husband or best friend has tried to prepare a meal that your mom or grandparent used to prepare or trying to recreate restaurant recipes and while it is good, it is not as good. There is something missing, have you ever wondered what it was. It is the time that it took to lovingly prepare the meal using the freshest possible ingredients this is true of all recipes.

Unfortunately, that fast paced world that we live in where we want everything now and don’t want to wait applies to our cooking and eating habits as well, and this leads to lack luster food, poor diets and unhealthy eating with all recipes it seems. It is important that you take the time to prepare your food and that you use fresh ingredients. Have you ever been to a movie and been served day old popcorn? It just does not taste the same does it? Of course it doesn’t, it isn't fresh.

Using fresh ingredients with all your recipes offers your recipe a special taste. It does not matter what the recipe is for with all recipes fresh well separate the ok from the great. Way back when most of the techniques we use today were created, they were based on fresh ingredients because there was not a good way to preserve food. Now you can pick up cookbooks that offer the "cheater ways" to prepare those same recipes... they will not taste the same.

Moreover, the microwave was the worst invention of our time. Food is not meant to be "nuked" on high for 6 minutes. If you cook your food properly, you get to taste the ingredients of all recipes. Home made spaghetti sauce runs circles around processed jarred spaghetti sauce, that is because you are using fresh tomatoes and basil and oregano and garlic and you have to slow cook the sauce to get the consistency that is needed.

America is the melting pot of the world; this includes foods from all over the world. We take the best from other cultures and then Americanize it - sometimes it makes it better and sometimes it makes it worse. We need to take our time in our preparation. Rushing is never a good thing in any aspect of our lives. Something gets lost in all the rush-rush and we reach for what ever is closest to what we need. Instead of using fresh tomatoes, we grab canned tomatoes or we go for a pre-made version.

Fine cuisine is an art form that is meant to be enjoyed and savored. Michelangelo did not complete the Sistine Chapel in 8 minutes. Take time to prepare your food, and enjoy your food. Let your meals be a time to connect with yourself and your family not just one more pit stop in your day.

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