Studies continue to report that fewer and fewer people are cooking at home, which makes me sad. Clearly we are much more interested in and knowledgeable about food these days, as reflected in the increasing popularity of cooking shows, magazines, and cookbooks; yet we seem to be cooking at home less and less. Why?
Have all the television food shows, better restaurants, fancy cookbooks, and glossy cooking magazines created unrealistic expectations for the home cook? Are we special occasion only cooks? Does cooking feel like drudgery that takes too much time? Are we uncomfortable in the kitchen because we didn’t learn the basics while growing so choose to avoid it?
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