Some Good Old Fashioned Cooking A woman used to be highly valued if she was a good cook. While I suppose that is still true to some extent today, it doesnt seem all that important anymore. In the old days, long before I was born, preparing the family meal took a lot of time and effort.

To top off that well prepared meal, a good cook also wanted to have a great dessert ready to serve. You can see that a woman in the olden days spent a lot of time in the kitchen just to keep her family well fed and happy. We dont have it nearly so hard.

Today we can enjoy some good old fashioned cooking without having to spend nearly as much time in the kitchen as our grandmothers (or great grandmothers) did. We no longer have to go out and catch a chicken to pluck and prepare, we can just go to the freezer and pull out a piece of boneless, skinless chicken breast or a roast. We dont even have to wait for the meat to thaw naturally; we can speed up that process using a microwave.

When I think of good old fashioned cooking, I think of flavorful roasts with vegetables, stews and soups, served with homemade bread and rolls. We can still cook these hearty meals today with a lot less fuss, using our modern crock pots and stovetops, and can even use a bread machine to make the bread. It doesnt take long to quickly put together a fruit cobbler for dessert, using purchased ice cream to top it off.

It seems unfortunate to me that so many people have lost the art of cooking, and that the family meal is becoming a thing of the past. With so many ready to eat foods available, younger generations are growing up without a clue about how to really cook. What are you serving for dinner tonight?