THE BEST COOK =I DIDNT SAY CHEF=,CAUSE THEY WORK IN RESTURANTS=,I SAID COOKS, AND THAT IS YOU,COOKING FOR YOUR FAMILY,WHAT A PRIVILEGE. YOUR COOKING  IS YOU,SO MAKE EVERYONE KNOW IT !YOU MAY HAVE BEEN COOKING FOR 6 MOS,BUT YOU CAN FOLLOW A RECIPE,THE THING THAT PUTS FAMOUS COOKS OVER THE TOP IS PAYING ATTENTION TO WHO;S COMING AND ADDING THAT SPECIAL TOUCH FOR THEM.

TAKE INTEREST IN PEOPLE AND LISTEN,IF THEY SAY "OH!I LOVE COLE SLAW" -ASK THEM HOW THE LIKE IT ,SWEET, SOUR,?? AND WHEN YOU HAVE A BIG DINNER,YOU CAN SAY="I FIXED THIS FOR YOU"=,I KNOW COLESLAW IS ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES" AND IT COULD BE 2 -OR 3 YRS. APART,BUT YOU WIN.

FIND OUT WHEN YOU ARE AROUND PEOPLE WHAT THEY LIKE,=YOU DONT HAVE TO ASK QUESTONS,=JUST MENTION COOKIES OR DESSERTS,=CASSEROLES ETC,THEY WILL TELL YOU,=REMEMBER IT,=MAKE A NOTE=" OH! SHE SAID SHE LIKED CHERRY PIE -,BUT =ONLY WITH ALMOND FLAVORING-=YOU TAKE  CHERRY PIE, ADD A TEASPOON OF ALMOND EXTRACT ,POUR IT BACK INTO A BAKED PIE SHELL,AND TELLL THEM :THIS IS FOR YOU=,I KNOW HOW YOU LIKE CHERRY PIE AND ALMOND,,YOU CAN COME UP WITH THE BEST JULY 4-CHRISTMAS-NEW YEARS  EVE PARTY -AND LOOK LIKE A WIZARD,JUST TALK TO PEOPLE,AND MAKE NOTES,YOU WILL BE SURPRIZED HOW POPULAR YOU WILL BE AFTER THIS PARTY!

THE SECRET TO BEING A GOOD COOK IS NOT IN WHAT YOU KNOW BUT WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR GUESTS.