But Clive.....

I have had a few emails and calls today in response to yesterdays posting......All of them included the words "But Clive" in their conversations. "But Clive" you are a Great Chef!! I appreciate all those encouraging words yet let me quote from the book (OK manuscript) "Cooking with Clive" (I kiss better than I cook... ...kidding)

The goal of cooking isn’t to produce picture-perfect dishes. You may find perfection in the photography of most cookbooks, but most of these images had to be touched up to hide imperfections. Life, though, isn’t like that. In my life and in my cooking, nothing is ever perfect. I want to pursue excellence, but I never want to lose sight of the ultimate objective of doing everything I do to show love to others. An obsession with perfection gets in the way of love. When we fail to prepare well, we get frazzled, but good preparation allows us to keep things in perspective and focus on our top priorties of love and creativity.

That is exactly what I want this blog and the book to do. .........Motivate its readers who love and want to cook to "Strive for excellence, doing your best." And your best is plenty good enough"