Taken from Hajjah Naziha Adil Kabbani’s Book, Heavenly Foods

The first secret in cooking heavenly foods I would like to share with you is the secret of purification. It is to make ablution, wudu, before beginning to cook. When you cook with ablution there are countless physical and spiritual benefits. Physically, the foods will be tastier to those eating it. Spiritually, when you cook with ablution, there will be powerful positive energy in the food. The energy you have in your body I transferred to the food you cook. After performing ablution you have eliminated anger from your body. Thus the people that eat the food you cook with ablution will become peaceful and happy. Also, there are exceptional blessings in food when you cook with ablution. My mother Hajjah Amina Q never cooked without ablution and I never cook without ablution.