As I've said many times, I love to cook. Some years ago, I grew interested when I started to date my second wife, Debbie. Much of our time together for years was spent cooking wonderful meals for friends and families in our wonderful kitchen in Greenwich Village. Copper and cast iron pots and pans were everywhere. Henkel knives. Waterford china. Beautiful silverware. It was a rotating gourmet feast for one and all.We served salad with many of our meals and after a few lazy meals with bottled dressing, decided to never serve it again . . . it was a waste of money, calories and, often took away from the other wonderful courses we serve.Plus it was easy . . . something I thought was important when preparing meals for others after a day of work.