Stuffed. Couldn't eat another bite...

Is there a secret to cooking?

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Is there? Hell yes... Love! Where do I start with this one? Like Water for Chocolate, Chocolat, Big Night, Fried Green Tomatoes [secret's in the sauce]! I can't imagine a better way to sooth the soul, show someone you love them, create a memory, share a moment, or cover up a murder than with cooking. I recommend any one of these movies; and while you're watching it pick one of their recipes, google it, buy the ingredients, and get to work (maybe not the BBQ ingredients though, I definitely do not condone murder)!

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Food & Sex.
Two basic of basics that hu-mans require to survive. Or at least not be so grumpy with each other. The trick to cooking, besides practice, practice, hot!, is learning the basics and building from there. Check out the Special Features on Gurinder Chadhas' Bend It Like Beckham and Robert Rodriguez' Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Sin City & Planet Terror for a chock of delicious cooking tips.
For groovy food films to set the tone and get your apron in the game, watch:
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Babette's Feast
Eat Drink Man Woman
Julie & Julia -'cuz it's freakin' Julia Child! Julia. Child.
and my fav, Tampopo
Bon Appetit! -Dr.Chef Hoo