Cooking - An art of beauty flavor.

Cooking has always been something that I have been fond about. The different colors, the savory tastes, the captivating smells and great feeling of making a delicious meal that others will enjoy.

From making pastries to cooking a full meal with desserts I learn from each one of them. How to make it better with more taste, more color, more vegetables and fruits. Lately I have been using more basil, oregano, garlic and saffron. It has been giving me this delicate but mouth watering taste that makes me enjoy it more. Even though I recently started cooking different things, I am in a stage of my life that I want to learn more about it. Show what my latin culture is all about. 

I love to season my meats and leaving them over night in the fridge so they can absorb all that juicy taste of all those succulent spices. Also chop my vegetables to small sizes so they can release their natural flavors in the meal I prepare. Trying to search what I need to buy for my next cooking session. Yes I call them sessions because it's a learning experience where I focus on preparing that amazing meal that my friends and family will taste and enjoy. Listening to some latin music, mellow jazz or even some Bob Marley that will keep me going. 

I also must have a clean kitchen and all the utensils I use. There is nothing more satisfying to have cooked a delicious meal and have your kitchen super clean. It might be considered OCD but as soon as I use something I have to wash it and but it to dry. Because I might need to use it again. I keep a kitchen towel on my left shoulder just in case I have to clean my knife, clean a plate or even dry my hands. And talking about hands, they are constantly touching everything and believe me they are always getting washed. 

I don't have a degree in culinary arts or even a certificate to show it. I cook from the heart and I truly enjoy doing it. But I'm happy when I have friends tasting my cooking and enjoy it so much that they ask me how it was done. Now that feeling right there is indescribable, a feeling that makes you just keep cooking more and better. One day I know that I will be cooking for a lot of people. Showing others that what you want can truly come true with dedication, experimenting, learning and never giving up.

Do what you love, love what you do. Enjoy your kitchen and remember that when you cook there are no limits. Use your imagination.