Sauces complement a dish, adding flavor and texture, turning dry, unpalatable food into juicy, appetizing fare. The skill to prepare outstanding white sauce is one of the characteristics of a great cook.
The main meal is the occasion when we get most of our allowance of nutrients for the day; early afternoon or early evening, call it lunch or dinner, it does not matter.
We often drink when we eat. In our busy modern lives, sometimes we drink instead of eating, having perfected the art of blending smoothies and fruit, or vegetable, purees to the point of creating whole meals in a cup.
Fresh fruit is healthy, no doubt, however, there are celebrations and special occasions where munching a simple piece of fruit as dessert does not make justice to the event and the meal.
Eggs are one of the most versatile ingredients. Not only eggs are used in almost every cuisine, they are cooked in many different ways, in sweet and savory dishes, and eggs can appear at breakfast, lunch or dinner.