"If somebody has a chance to put my food in their mouth, that tells the story." ~Emeril Lagasse

That time I didn't really like an Andrew Zimmern recipe. But hey, look how pretty Liberty looks at the beach! XO

“I am not a glutton – I am an explorer of food.” ~Erma Bombeck Exactly. Thank you, Erma. I could not have said that better myself. I am not a glutton. I like food. I like traveling. I like adventures and experiencing new things. I have always loved learning about something that I didn’t know existed and I especially have always loved visiting new places—no matter how far or near my home they may be. Any new experience is usually worthwhile. Food experiences, too. As a kid, we had to at least taste something new. If we didn’t like it, we didn’t have to eat it, but we had to…

“A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.” ~Thomas Keller I agree with Chef Keller. You must bring soul, some attention, and some tender loving care, if you will, to most good recipes. You need to add those extra touches: leaving the eggs out at room temperature perhaps, making sure you have the best butter available, roasting a head of garlic so you can add its sticky goodness to whatever bread or side dish you may be eating, …the list goes on and on. And then you must pay attention. You must braise, or stir, or hang out in the kitchen with a…