Therapeutic Cooking

Cooking can be be really tedious work and I bet alot of people would say that it is something that should be avoided if givin the chance. In today's world everything is cooked, frozen, prepackaged, preportioned, and vacuume sealed shut. Everything could be purchased at the store or bought at a fastfood restaurant. Everything is so readily available at our fingertips and we use it as an excuse to not cook, so much so that now, baking things from a box is considered cooking. So many people reside to buying take-out or frozen packaged meals because they have no time to cook but the other half of the time it's because they are scared to.

If you think of cooking in a different perspective, there's really nothing to be scared of about it. Cooking alone can be very soothing and almost therapeutic. Spending time alone to cook is giving yourself time to do something without thinking about all the hectic parts of your life. It's odd, but for me me, cooking helps me block out everything from my life and it helps me concentrate on something that I can control. Even the scents of different ingredients and the aromas of mixing various concoctions add to the experience.

The act of combining individual flavors that meld together to become something completely new is so simple and overlooked. Think of a food that you enjoy and that you can identify all the ingredients in. Now think of why it tastes so good and what's in it that gives it that special something. Think of how those individual ingredients contribute to the aroma and sensations that come from eating it. I bet you've never thought of food like that before! This kind of cooking allows you to experiment and create something that is delicious according to your tastes. The more exposed you are to different kinds of foods the better it will help your cooking. Knowing how different ingredients smell and taste in its original form can give you inspiration and can help you alter recipies to how you see fit.

If you think of cooking as being therapeutic and soothing it can be also be easy and alot of fun. As you understand and appreciate cooking more it becomes more of a hobby than a chore. So get cooking and don't be afraid!