Do you know someone that enjoys to cook food? Do you know anybody that can take ordinary ingredients and produce an extraordinary meal? I love to cook. In the past I focused on preparing foods like my mother did, I guess it would be referred to as wholesome home cooking. A few years ago I discovered the food network and this is when my cooking transformed. I began using exotic ingredients, just like dried ghost peppers, to spice up my meals.

Until I started watching the food network and many of my personal favorite chefs I used the very same type of preserved herbs and spices that my mother used for her cooking. My mother did not know the names of spices that were possibly not common place. She used salt, pepper, sage and cinnamon. Once I began watching the chefs I understood that there was a whole world of herbs and there were a lot of names of spices I had never heard of, let alone used in my cooking. I found out about awesome things like ghost peppers, the world's hottest pepper. I began checking the produce section of the store and found that there were a lot of fresh herbs that were available instead of using dried. I could not imagine the difference having fresh herbs and spices makes in the flavor of a dish. By making some small changes in ingredients and techniques I have become a very good cook.

Last year I planted several herbs in pots on the deck. The pots provided a wonderful spicy smell to the deck. I even bought seeds to start growing my own ghost peppers. Using herbs that were picked moments before use made a huge difference in the taste of the particular dishes I was preparing. I have started learning the names of spices and what types of foods they are used with. My teenage daughter began taking an interest in cooking since she was enjoying the new taste of the foods I was putting on the dinner table. She began helping me in the kitchen with the chopping as well as other preparations. For Christmas last year she made a handy chart with names of spices and herbs or in with the types of foods they are used with. She made the chart on the computer and then had it laminated. We have it hanging beside the spice cabinet so it can be used for a quick reference. I have started buying my dried spices at the area food cooperative. I can buy them in what ever amount I need so that they are always fresh. It makes a huge difference by spices differently and using them differently. I now grate my own cinnamon and nutmeg. It is awesome how even these common spices come to life when they are grated right into the recipe rather than shaken from a container that has been sitting in the cabinet for years. Also the use of fresh lemons makes all dishes taste like they come from the best restaurant. I enjoy cooking even more now that I am producing higher quality dishes.

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