How love why

Through observation I have discovered that my male friends are far more willing to talk about cooking with me than my female friends. I don't know if this suggests anything. All I know is that I spend a lot of time in conversation with my male friends talking about about food. One of these friends enlightened me as to why I suck as a cook, and why my food always turns out horrible. He said:

"Love. The difference between your cooking and my cooking is that I put love into mine and you do not. You rush things. You can't rush. You have to take time and put love into what you cook."

So I had an epiphany: it isn't that I need to teach myself how to cook, it's that I need to teach myself how to love cooking. How does one learn to love cooking when one openly admits to hating it, regards it as a chore? Well, I think I have to take into consideration why I wanted to teach myself how to cook in the first place.:

1. I'm in the midst of a revolution with myself. I'm demanding of myself a healthier lifestyle. Which means changing my eating habits. Which means leaving the fast foods behind and the boxed foods on the shelf.

2. When my daughter gets older I want her to have those meals that I cooked for her where she says to someone she cares for "My mom used to make this delicious _________ all the time." We all have those dishes and we all brag about them. I want bragging rights.

The essence of why I even started on this journey is rooted in love. The challenge is channeling that love. Additionally these recipes are going to call for patience, virtue, improved time management, fearlessness, and a better attitude. If I can get over feeling like cooking is a chore, that I try to avoid, perhaps I can actually produce a meal I'm proud of.

When I make entries into Eat What's on Your Plate! I repost it to my other social networking sites (potentially irritating my friends and family). I only know of a small handful of people who actually take the time to read this blog. For this one entry I urge you to take the time and effort to comment with one recipe you think I should try. Maybe I'll love your recipes better than I love mine.