The Fire it is in me. 
I like to watch things burn. Not burn in a harmful or painful way. But in a passionate way. To watch the flames lick a marshmallow on a stick in the hands of a kid that can’t stop smiling and giggling as it catches fire…..in a bad way that is still good. I like fires in a fireplace on a cold evening, or a fire in a fire pit where we talk and stare. Trying to avoid the smoke that follows us around. Smoke signals inviting others to join in like my ancestors did years ago. I like to grill, over wood, and charcoal and even gas. I like the sounds of crickets and fat dripping onto the coals. I like the smell of fires, the sounds of crackling wood, the char only extreme heat can create as it caramelizes the sugars from the sweet marinade. Fire is exciting. No one wants to watch a pot of boiling water try to boil..cuz I have heard if you watch it, it won’t boil. Some of us won’t admit it but We like to watch passion burn. And cooking over fire is passionate. Think about this. Have you ever cooked a meal, that you worked really hard to prepare. I mean, thought about it days before. Wrote down notes, and looked at recipes, a meal that was important to you and your guests, your family, your friends. When the time came you cooked that meal with excitement and anxiousness double and triple checking recipes, and tasting and as it cooked you enjoyed the smells of food and laughter of your guests. Knowing that what you were creating was joy, and that should be our ultimate goal. To bring joy. As your loved ones sit around the table en”joy”ing that which you created. That is passion. That is love. That is what cooking over an open fire means to me. So when you get a chance cook with fire on fire with desire that only passion can bring……that is the secret ingredient. Please don’t just exist don’t just cook. Don’t just settle take chances and play with fire. And yes sometimes we will get burnt but we will all feel passion and that tastes incredible. Like that graham cracker stuffed with chocolate and creamy gooeyness that we as a kid enjoyed cooking before we let life teach us just to boil water. Get back to the burn.  
Cook like a Rock Star. It starts with passion. So let that burn.