food is more than fuel...it's...

well, well...

you'd think that with so many folks out there writing about food (especially after the "Julie & Julia" movie) if i were "blog" about anything...i'd choose something other than food as the subject of my cyber writing endeavors. well i did, it's just that i'm adding this one about food as well...heh heh

ok...so i lie. this isn't just about food, it's about people in my life as well. the ones i eat with, cook with, fellowship and commune with. it's about the those times we get together to share in a meal, whether self-cooked or bought, and share in each other. this little page will be about those experiences and what we ate. you'll know when i'm lazy if i just list food that was consumed...hahhahaha

food to me and the majority of my friends and family is more than just "fuel" for our bodies...it's a vehicle and medium which allows us to connect with each other. it's prolly been that way from the beginning of our human existence. food just naturally draws us together. Christ used meals or feeding for several of his miracles as well as for His final gatherings with his Disciples (pre and post Resurrection). He uses the act of sharing a meal as the thing which symbolically represents his sacrifice for us and serves as the daily reminder as believers to share in the honoring a remembrance of His gift of sacrifice. i feel it serves as much for this purpose as it does to bring us together as a community

now it's not the only reason we get together. but hey, it is what we use an excuse, whether it's meeting to catch up, celebrate or just hang out. it can be meeting up on a saturday for dim sum...or brunch. it can be a friday night dinner get together...after church lunches and dinners. the reason doesn't matter. what happens when we gather does...as well as what we eat!

so there you have it and here we go!

i leave you initially with this bit o' wisdom...

"Food at its best is about communication and communion"
-Alton Brown

and away we go...