Home Cooking

Today, I had an awesome meal, but it wasn't at a resturant. But yet I can say it wasn't just a meal. It was an experience, a time of relaxation that helped me to get away from the stresses of life. I'm talking about home cooked meals, and me and my roommate had one today, that even though everything wasn't perfect, it tasted like I was at a five star restaurant. Ribs and Green Been Casserole. How can you go wrong?

I think there's something to be said when people actually take the time to cook a home cooked meal. Yet it seems that in the hustle and bustle of our lives, cooking is the last of our priorities. I'm guilty of this as much as any other person. I just think it's unfortunate that we don't do it as much as we can. I think when we cook ourselves, it's much more than just feeding our bodies. It's an opportunity to get away from all that life throws at us. It's an opportunity to experiment and try new things, whether for better or for worse. Ultimately, it brings comfort in a good day or even a bad day. There' just something to making food yourself that no matter how much you mess up or how much it deviates from the restaurant or how bland it is, it makes it taste that much better.

Home cooking requires some effort, but the rewards of those effort pay much more dividends than the original cost (which is a little money and time). My hope is that this will be a regular occurrence, not just a rarity. I also hope that other people will start cooking at home. You know those ribs and that green bean casserole may not be good in the eyes of a restaurant or a food critic, but in my eyes, they were perfect as perfect can be. The perfect 5 out of 5 rating.