Marcel Legros - Play the Game of Life

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian readers!

Have you ever noticed how traditional family recipes, especially comfort food, are the most unhealthy, yet the most satisfying? I don’t think anyone should eat cream sauces, sausage, cheese, and five kinds of snacks every day, but life just wouldn’t be the same without a few days of indulgence every year.

I learned to cook from spending a lot of time in the kitchen with my mother and grandmothers. You learn a lot about your family’s history and heritage from the food you cook. Of any skill a person can learn in life, being able to cook a delicious meal for family and friends is probably the most useful and satisfying. You can take this skill with you wherever you go, and the need for a good meal is universal.

We live in a hurried world full of schedules, deadlines and problems; taking time to eat, share company, and talk, is just what we need when life is crazy. So, indulge yourself from time to time. Give thanks to your family for unhealthy comfort food. Give thanks for the time to enjoy it. Give thanks that you have someone to enjoy it with.

For the guys: Think cooking isn’t manly enough for you? Women love it when you cook an amazing meal for them. Anyone can go to a florist and drop some money on a bouquet of flowers. Not everyone will take the time to cook a mouth-watering dinner for their sweetheart. It goes a long way at the dinner table and later on, in the bedroom!