Authentic

If there is one thing I strive to be, it is to be remembered as authentic. Being trustworthy and genuine in my efforts no matter if it be parenting, cooking, freindship or partner. Am I that way? Not as much as I would like, but working on it. I think that it is important to be comfortable in your own skin, and not try to be something that you are not. So that brings the question, if your personality is not of a certain character can you learn to be authentic at being trustworhty, or polite, or fun? I sure hope so, because I am not as kind, thoughtful, etc as I would like to be. Can you teach others to change? A person can only change so much before you look at them and see right through it....or there can be life changing events that happen to change a person. I do believe that, but it has to be tramatic I would think.

Enough of this babble. Reading about Indian food makes me look at cooking again with fresh eyes! Kind of like when I first started to read La Rousse Gastronomique or Escoffier or Jaques Pepin for that matter. I understand the method, but the style and technique is amazing and so simple. I am geting more and more cynical of overhyped, overthought food and wanting simple and honest food. I still get blown away by chefs that amaze me with clever combinations that I would never have thought of....its just not what I want to do. Does not feel genuine or authentic to me.