Food as a Stamp

How we prepare food and present it, is as important to those of us who love to cook, as the style of clothing one wears, is to a fashion maven. Recipes are a guideline after one gets the hang of cooking. From there we add a little of this herb and ignore that spice in the list of ingredients. Perhaps we’ll follow the recipe to a tee, but go heavier on one spice because we love it so; or add a different vegetable or two, or vary the fruit that is listed. It becomes an original creation. It doesn’t always work but it is always worth a try. It’s called exploring.

So, by simply changing an herb or adding something to the original recipe, or plating the food in a different manner, we put our own personal stamp on the food being prepared. It’s like the initials of a clothing designer.