i like to cook fancy and i like to cook down home and lemme tell you somethin' - down home smells better.
waaaaaaaay better.
right now, i'm makin' pork chops and beef stew. and later on, ima make lasagna and a ham. and let's just put it this way......i'm not gonna need the lasagna or the ham to make it smell good in here.
fancy food that you stack vertically on a plate drizzled with balsamic something or other sure does look good. and it tastes fabulous. but when was the last time you walked into somebody's house and said, "mmmmmmmmm! smells like balsamic something or other drizzled on a plate!"
i love a good dover sole with clarified butter and lemon reduction. it looks good and it tastes like someone cooked it in heaven. but, from a smell standpoint............meh.
i remember once when i made cream of chestnut soup laced with sherry. and the time i made chilled melon soup with champagne. newsflash: neither chestnuts nor champagne smell all that good. especially compared to a burger.
(second newsflash: i appear to like soup.)
(third newsflash: i appear to like alcohol.)
speaking of soup, have you ever walked into an ohio house on a cold autumn night and smelled homemade chili?????
and to think that some of you live in florida.
