Have you ever been to a restaurant, eaten the most wonderful dish, savored every morsel of it, enjoyed it to the utmost, but gone away wishing that you knew how to cook that very same dish at home? I know I have! While it is certainly true that many of us enjoying dining out in restaurants, the fact is that most of us don't do that for every single meal.
Sometimes, especially if you have a family, it is just more convenient or practical to eat at home.
Sometimes, your household budget simply may not stretch to cover restaurant meals.
Moreover, unless you live in a big city, it may well be that your favorite restaurant outlet is not within a comfortable distance of your home.
And, of course we should of course remember that eating at home can be extremely pleasurable too - you get the satisfaction of preparing a meal for your family - and sitting together around the dining table affords a wonderful opportunity to discuss the day's events with your spouse and children.
That of course doesn't mean that home meals need to be boring! Just like we all have favorite restaurant-dishes, we all have favorite homemade meals too.
Additionally, it might be easier than you think to introduce some restaurant-style dishes into your home.
I won't pretend that top restaurants are going to give you their recipes, which are in many cases a closely secret, but what you can do is get a "copy cat recipe book" which will show you how to cook dishes similar to restaurant favorites.