The Gifts of Cooking

We are all born with innate gifts. One of mine is cooking.  As with all gifts, they are meant to be shared.  So if you are a friend or neighbor of mine, you will be given good food!  

The wonderful thing about gifts is the joy experienced in the giving.  I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “givers gain”. It’s kind of a paradox, right? But when you know someone truly enjoyed what you gave, it brings you happiness. I have a wall hanging on happiness that says:” It’s not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” I love that!

Whenever I’m in the kitchen, I get in the creation zone. I think whenever we are in a space of using our gifts to create something, we are closest to our Creator.  That’s one gift that cooking offers.  The other is the opportunity to “play”.  I love to throw things together to see how they come out.  It’s fun! I especially like cooking Indian and Thai food because the alchemy of all the spices added in one dish takes food to a celestial level that feeds my body, mind, and spirit.

Another gift of cooking is being able to make it “me time”, or “zen time”.  If you are a working mom, you are probably calling me crazy for saying that, but it’s a choice! It’s a chance to slow down, be present, enjoy the “sense-ual” experience of the food;  taste, smell, texture, color. It can be a time of gratitude and peace.  Get your partner, or a friend, or a babysitter to watch the kids while you spend time with YOU. Think about it.  Make it happen, give yourself that gift!

Here is one of my favorite Thai recipes:

Video:
Pad Thai Noodles

Recipe:
Pad Thai Noodles





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