Cooking Gratitude

After a long and busy day at work, I find cooking simple food for my family amazingly relaxing. It helps you to sort out the wheat from the chaff and cut up all the worries that have caused anxiety during the day, into manageable chunks. When you have young ones, which your other half has been looing after all day, it is a way to say thank you for all that they have done. It takes one important task off their shoulders, and gives them time to relax. When the dinner is ready it gives you time to talk to your kids, and appreciate what they've done during the day. So with Mother's day tomorrow, what could be a better way to say thank you for all your mother has done for you, than cooking her a meal. All too often the Mums' do all the coking, and so when they don't have to they appreciate it all the more. If you don't know where to start, as Delis Smith points out it really is easy. I mean believe me, if I can make a really tasty meal, then anyone can. With the mind boggling range of cook books available for a beginner it can be hard to choose a simple one. You can't get much simpler than this It really does show you the fundamentals and how to take some shortcuts. Once you have got the basics it is fun to experiment, and push yourself. Not only is it worth doing but you will grow in confidence, and you will be amazed with how cheaply you can cook an delicious meal. So when someone does something for you, you then have the ability to repay them by cooking a meal for them. After all a home cooked meal is a very social able experience.