I'm probably the last person on earth to receive a chain email called "Instructions for Life from the Dalai Lama". Ahem. Looks like it's NOT really from the Dalai Lama.

Anyway, the whimsical last line of a set of rather solemn instructions is "Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon." I like it, regardless of who really wrote it.

So here's to all of us who try new recipes and ingredients, measure by handfuls and share our love and fun!