On Apr 17, 8:46*pm, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> Eric asked:
>
> > What is it that makes you so passionate about cooking ?
>
> Are the people who responded to this thread REALLY passionate about cooking?
> PASSIONATE? It's an entertaining hobby for me, and I enjoy it, but it's
> quite a stretch from there to passion.
>
> ObFood: My planned Easter dessert is a panna cotta with a passionfruit
> sauce.

You're a very different sort of cook and eater than I am, and you
really are very honest about your relationship with food. You're
obviously not a supertaster, but you're very discriminating about
ingredients. You very seldom *slum*, but often go somewhat over the
top with combinations. I sometimes read your posts with fascination,
though seldom with a desire to emulate.

I do cook with passion, and am far more conservative in my choices of
ingredients. It's not a hobby, but a part of maximizing pleasure for
myself, family and sometimes friends. I almost never critique your
*recipes* because I don't have the ability to even understand most of
them. I do understand the crappy ingredient recipes I see, because
I've been subjected to them.
>
> Bob

--Bryan