One of my favorite things to cook is a huge batch of soup/stew/chili... something you have to use a spoon with. Either on stove-top or crockpotted. Depends how I'm doing with the planning ahead element. :) Soup and a hearty bread have major healing qualities for all that ails. I'm traditionally a Midwest country cook on a budget. But appreciate flavors from all around the world. Raised around the art of canning, gardening, something on the stove simmering all day. Who said we should eat to live instead of living to eat?? I say everyday is a celebration and we should not take our God-given tastebuds for granted. *wink*