User blog comment:Monkey.D.Me/WHATS COOKING ??/@comment-4754162-20120211101447

In the old days of pirates, it is usual for a crew to be travelling for weeks (even months) before making next port. Thus the cook is every bit as important as doctor or shipwright or navigator. The cook's main role are: a) cook healthy meals for the crew (thus indirectly raises morale, sick hungry crew = low morale) b) maintain and preserve ration supply (avoid ration turn bad quickly and prevent food shortage in the middle of the sea) Imagine the horror of ration shortage in the middle of sea OP adds a little spice onto the role by having the cook fight-able. Now onto your questions: 1) My guess is the recipes are booster in strength, aglity, endurance (gradually improving in their body as they eat) etc. Different recipe provides different outcome - thus so many recipes. Again I am guessing Sanji has been doing it ever since they got together, just that he did not specifically reveal it yet. Perhaps later in the story we shall see the crew members notices something different in them, which will be the time Sanji reveals it. Oh, and there should be some recipes serving like the ES pills (super booster for limited time minus the ES side-effects) which he will use during emergencies 2)Yup, as no. 1 above 3) No comment on the nurses, have not been observing them at all