While most people do enjoying eating out in restaurants, the fact is that most of us eat most of our meals at home.
There are of course a wide variety of reasons for this - the cost of eating out, the simple fact that it is not always convenient or practical to go a restaurant (especially if you have children), and the satisfaction that can come from preparing a meal for your loved ones.
As a result, eating out in a restaurant may well be something of a treat - perhaps something reserved for vacations, holidays, and special occasions.
However, while restaurant dining may always remain a special event, it does not mean that you can not bring some of pleasures home with you, and, in particular perhaps introduce some favorite restaurant-style dishes into the menu when eating at home.
Whether your favorite is chicken, meat, seafood, vegetables, perhaps a particular salad, or even a dessert, you may be surprised to learn that it's possible to prepare food in a restaurant-style at home in your own kitchen.
The trick is of course knowing the ingredients and the steps to prepare the dish - but there quite a number of recipe books and e-books (books that can be downloaded from the Internet) which can tell you exactly what to do.
I won't pretend that cooking at home will produce exactly the same dish as the restaurant version, but if the food is tasty and enjoyable what does it matter - you may even find that you prefer your homemade version of the recipe! Finally, I'll say that I'm sure you'll still enjoy going to restaurants - after all you still the benefit of the social occasion, being served by a waiter, and of course food prepared a professional chef.
The beauty of preparing restaurant-style dishes at home, is that you can liven up and improve your home menu for those occasions when it is not possible to dine out.