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We define love as thought, unity, relationships, intimacy and food. Both Janet and I grew up with tradition in Russian and Polish families. Food was always the focal point of gatherings. Janet’s mother and mine were not great cooks although my mom was a formidable baker and Janet’s mom, after taking cooking classes through Brandeis Women, became an excellent cook. My paternal grandmother was a Polish, over the top, cook and baker. My maternal grandmother was a Russian who, due to her upbringing in a poor farm family, made dishes with organ meats and root vegetables, generally cooked to mush. Both of our aunts and uncles were very capable in the kitchen and, for the most part, knew how to turn out good meals. In our household, Janet is primarily the baker, and I am the cook. We collaborate constructively, and are critical and supportive of each other’s culinary shortfalls. We found, over time, that eating our own creations is a lot more satisfying than chowing down in a restaurant. Another important element is a clear understanding of the difference of eating for eating sake and dining. We find that when the goal is to dine, the combination of quality of the dish’s ingredients, presentation, wine, beer or spirit, music and conversation complete the experience. Consistency is important and we practice it daily. So, what’s love got to do with it? If you don’t love the elements and the elements don’t emit love, the loss can be dramatic and turn something special into a mundane experience. We have set a goal to make our meals a special event and have done that on our home on the water, Ocean Suite. The concept is not new to us, having practiced the same when we lived in our sticks and bricks and the two years, we spent traveling in our motor coach. People have asked, how do you do the preparation and crafting food on a boat? It is easy and our galley has everything we need to make it happen. The quality of ingredients and the skill in preparation are all that is needed. Adding lots of love helps to set the environment. There is something magical about creating your own international dishes, selecting your atmosphere, beverage and music that you don’t often get in a restaurant. Now, don’t get us wrong, dining out can be a great experience but having all the pleasing elements come together is not always a reality. Aside from baking, which is an ingredient and measurement science, cooking for us is loosely based on formal recipes, extracting the ingredient’s and doing our own things. Over time, it becomes easier to eyeball quantities of the dish and know when it’s too little or too much, so the combinations and preparation time produce the best outcome. If you currently cook and bake, keep going and hone your skills. If that’s not your bag, give it a go. Start slow and easy. Boil water and get good at it, crack an egg without mixing in the shell, cook some pasta or rice. Get something going and experiment until it’s pleasing to you. No doubt, you will mess things up and produce inedible slop but keep on keeping on. Most of us love to eat and with practice, success and failure you will find the love and express it in one comforting dish after another.
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