Bon Appetit Magazine

If everyone in these here United States were given a subscription to Bon Appetit magazine, it might be possible to put Kraft out of business. Hmmm... shall we start a coup?

I have been an avid subscriber to Bon Appetit for several years now and never once have I made a recipe that I didn't like. Not only are the recipes user friendly, but they're just so darn tasty.

My mother is what I like to call a "salt and pepper cook", which basically means the woman couldn't tell you the difference between basil and cilantro. (and for those who aren't aware of the difference, it's quite astounding). Dinner was always a meat, a starch and a vegetable (usually canned, blech!). As a child, food was limited and uninspiring. Add to the fact that my mother refused to have others in her kitchen, I left my parental home barely able to boil and egg. Sad, but true.

I spent my late teens and early twenties digesting all sorts of man-made, chemically produced food. Looking back, I'm suprised I turned out O.K. When I was pregnant with my first child, I knew things had to change and from then on, I was determined to cook a decent meal.

I eventually realized that food was my Zen, my religion, my center and my balance. My obsession became so large that I am currently enrolled in culinary school and my family eats like Kings and Queens.

I suppose the point of this post is to live a little and expand your culinary knowledge. I don't except you to prepare five-course gourmet meals for your family, but isn't it about time that we care for our bodies and rid ourselves of processed foods. Would it be nice to send your senses on a culinary journey?

Pick up a cookbook or purchase a copy of a cooking magazine and enjoy the foodie world.