The Time for Team Cooking is Now

School is in full swing, and now is the time to fire up your burners, get serious about cooking for a night to eat for a week. Sharing the resposibilities of putting a home-cooked dinner on the table regularly will save you money, calories and improve your health- mentally and physically- as you will eat more fruits and vegetables, cut down on processed foods, and free up time to excercise and enjoy time to talk with family/ friends. Tamar Adler describes her philosophy in "An Everlasting Meal"- "...what we eat and how we eat is linked to our happiness." She champions us amateur cooks. And she believes that "...cooking well is built upon a deep, preservation impulse." In the last 2 weeks, I have had the most memorable meals with family and friends. What we ate and how we ate it brought so much joy, my 16 yr. old son lit the candles last night even though his sister and boyfriend had retured to NYC. The candles signified good food and joy. I have discovered the Barefoot Contessa has some fabulous recipes that are easy and quick. Conversation is so easy with good food. The settings of West Traverse Bay, Notre Dame, Chicago, and Lexington, KY with friends, family and food taught me much about many topics and brought much happiness.