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Friday, March 28, 2008
What foods turn you on?
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When you cook for a living, like I do, you’re bombarded with recipes. I’m always thumbing through cookbooks and food magazines to get inspiration for stories I am working on or ideas for future articles.
The recipes all sound so yummy, but after awhile, they kind of run together. Almost all of the magazines go back on the shelves unused, but with lots of corners folded down or sticky notes attached for future reference. While I take plenty of mental notes, there’s got to be something special that motivates me to get in the kitchen and make it NOW.
Most of us have a weakness for a certain ingredient, that makes us sit up and take notice, whether it’s choosing a recipe or ordering from a menu. For me, I’ll admit it; I am sucker for ginger, especially crystallized ginger. Sounds weird I know, but it’s one of the few things that will get me off my butt and into the kitchen pronto.
Just this morning I was thumbing thorough a recent Martha Stewart “Everyday Food” and there it was… Lemon-Ginger Bundt Cake. While the last thing I need right now is a cake, I just couldn’t resist…citrus is my # 2 fave.
What taps into your culinary cravings? For my kids it’s heat. They’ve tried every buffalo wing within a 10-mile radius of our home. Is there something that triggers the “I’ve got to have it” button, whether you’re cooking at home or dining out?
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