What is cooking? In the literal sense, cooking is the preparation of food for eating by subjecting heat (as by boiling, baking, frying, etc.). However, through reading “Like Water for Chocolates,” by Laura Esquivel and the poem “What’s That Smell in the Kitchen?” by Marge Percy, cooking is not merely the act of preparing food by applying heat. No, cooking, through their eyes, is an art expressed through feelings and emotions. What results, then, …showed first 75 words of 534 total…

…showed last 75 words of 534 total…we show them gratitude, friendship, and social intimacy. We do not only wish to satisfy them with a full stomach. Rather, we intend to joys of a wonderful meal. What then is the connection between cooking and emotions? Through these readings, we see that the connection is just to food itself. It becomes a masterpiece and a model of its creator. The judgement of the food is left to those who share in its work.