Cosmo's Food for Thought

As I stated in my first try @ blogging (is that even a word?) I am using this venue as a window to my world.  I hope that I can keep you all interested and get some comments and feedback.  @ age 62 this is an amazing way to have fun and share my many and varied paths in this life.  I have to first before this gets away from me, state that I am a follower of Jesus Christ and will always strive to conduct myself in all I say and do as such.  I will not preach here but I do hope that my values will shine through.  If you ever would like some help with understanding becoming 'born again' please go to liverpoolchurch.com. As I hinted to earlier I also cooked for a sorority for about 30 young ladies.  I have to say it was a humbling time.  Most of these girls became second daughters.  I always tried to be there if a need arose and to otherwise keep my distance.  The energy was contagious and that certainly helped to keep me feeling young.  As...

I am Italian and have always believed that in my heritage Food = Love.  I am a cook @ a fraternity for approximately 35 young men and I use the food=love philosophy everyday.  What a joy it is to create good food and see the satisfied faces and be aglow in the praises and thanks I receive.  I also believe that preparing good food and being a positive influence go hand in hand.  It is an honor and privilege to serve both of these needs.  I create my own daily menus and am constantly searching and researching new recipes.  I am not trained and have no culinary certificates.  I am however self taught and in a continual growing & learning mode.  Cooking for guys is not just 'meat & potatoes' but I will say it is easier than cooking for girls for which I will explain further in another post....(I cooked for 5 years @ a sorority).  In one of my recent searches I discovered a down loadable book which recreates recipes from some of Americas f...