Thoughts on cooking over fire -

Making a fire and cooking something good to eat over it is, for me, one of the simplest and most natural ways to cook. Whenever I get the chance to do it, I revel in the quiet joy it brings me.

I’ve always been excited by fire. Its magic has enticed me, and its qualities have captivated me my whole life. When I was three years old, I climbed up onto the kitchen dresser as quietly as I could. I took a large box of ship’s matches from the shelf, took out a match, and struck it. Wow. It was the most incredible thing. Somehow, though, I managed to ignite the entire box all at once. The unruly flash sent me tumbling down to the stone floor below with a thump. Interestingly, I was so full of wonder I didn’t feel a thing.