cooking is a form of communication, if you want. you are communicating to the people who are going to eat how much you care about them. you want them to taste the healthy ingredients you used, appreciate each one, and finally be connected to your dish at an emotional level.
now here’s the key: the less ingredients you use, the more they have to be genuine and well taken care of.
the dish i enjoy the most is “spaghetti, garlic, and oil”. in reality i use a few more ingredients but it is amazing how delicate and careful you need to be in picking your ingredients and preparing them when making such 