Essays on Cooking

I was only eight years old, but I remember it vividly. I walked through the front door of my great aunt’s house one winter evening and was immediately greeted with the warm scent of freshly baked lemon cookies. In admiration, I watched her carefully dip...

Glory is to the name of the Lord God Almighty for his love, mercy, favor, protection and grace. My sincere appreciation goes to my mum (Wura Mi) simply because you are the best thing in my life, You are an inspiration to me. May God...

Chocolate is an important ingredient in the baking industry. The use of chocolate began in the late 450 BC in Mesoamerica. Christopher Columbus was the first foreigner to drink chocolate. Cocoa seeds were believed to be a gift of Quetzalcoatl, the god of wisdom. The...

From “classical” French cooking, with heavy usage of butter and cream, time-consuming reduced sauces and elaborated cooking methods and presentation, tagged with expensive exotic ingredients like foie gras and truffles, Fernand Point was one of the first French chefs that rebelled Escoffier’s rule where he...

Amidst the varieties of life and living, there is comfort found in familiar things, yet is this comfort truly desirable? Consider the meals you eat, at home, at work, in leisure, to go. Build up this picture in your mind. What are the scents, images,...

Have you ever wondered how your food or products you love came to be? Have you ever thought of what is behind your delicious hamburger, and what sacrifices have been made to make that burger? Many people in today’s world go about their own lives...

According to Stuart (2012) Newlands was home to be the foremost brewery in South Africa, and a South African brewery has since ran successful brewing operations on the same grounds. It is now classified as a “medium sized brewery”, with the capability to produce 435...

The name Mary Marquardt is almost synonymous with Harrison Ford, one of America’s finest film producer, writer, director, and actor. Popularly known for playing the fictional character Han Solo in the top-grossing movie Star Wars, Ford is an international figure and Hollywood heavyweight whose relationship...

Writer Marcus Samuelson once said, “I cannot stress a greater importance than to teach the young generation about the risk of unhealthy eating. A great way to pique their interest in nutrition is to involve them more in the cooking process. They not only will...

When I cook my favorite meal, I feel double the satisfaction of just eating delicious food; I get to experience the transformation from the ingredients on the shelves of the grocery store to the beautiful meal on my plate sitting on the kitchen table. Cooking...