The need for cooking

After discussing the need for my occupation of cooking in class, i narrowed my choices down to one. Creativity. Over the years my combination of cooking and creativity has developed a lot. There are many reasons for this and why cooking meets my need of wanting to be creative.

- I did not enjoy typical creative activities such as painting or sewing as i was not good at these
- Other creative activities such as photography, were interesting but too costly
- I grew up in an environment that involved non stop cooking as my mum did and still does get up early to cook meals and baking for us and others.
- Living on a farm i was always able to make what i wanted as ingredients were always available close by.
- I was always encouraged by my family and teachers to use cooking as an area to push the boundaries.
- I have been fortunate enough to experience fresh foods from many different cultures, which has expanded my view on colour, texture and taste of foods.
- I also have many memories within my life where cooking has been positive and influential on my decisions.

These, are just some reasons why i am able to use cooking as a way of being creative. Currently, ergonomics plays a large part in my cooking and creativity as i am a poor student. I have limited money to spend on ingredients and cooking tools. However, this has taught me to be creative in new ways. The planning of the meal is know the key creative aspect of my cooking, rather than putting together the end result.