simplicity is key

You can't define zen. It is, by definition, beyond words. Zen Master Osho has tried to help people understand by saying it is "laughter born out of silence." So how does one make his kitchen a "zen kitchen?" There isn't a real answer to that question -- but I think that it boils down to simplicity.

Simple foods, seasoned simply, prepared simply. The result is a finished product that transcends the sum of its parts. And yes, I have laughed at how such simple things can be brought together to be so mysteriously complex, spiritually fulfilling, and wholly delicious.