July 11th, 2026
Cooking as Art: Creative Discoveries in The Kitchen
“The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.”
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (Lawyer & Former Deputy of the French National Assembly; April 1st, 1755 to February 2nd, 1826)
“Few of us have enjoyed the thrill of mounting a one-woman show of our art. But all of us can put on an apron. Tonight, instead of thinking of dinner as just another obligation, think of it as an opportunity for jump-starting your creativity. Cooking is one of the best ways for your authentic self to remind your conscious self that you are an artist. Like the union of canvas and pigment, cooking alchemy, a work of Wholeness-in-progress.”
“… you can never re-create the past. But you can shape your own future. And you can make a cake.”
Jacqueline Deval (Author; ~1960)
“Since I am able to follow a recipe pretty well, I can make cake!”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 252 to 254 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
