Catch Hold of What Really is Important.

            Sharing conversation, exchanging ideas, and reconnecting with family is what dinnertime is all about.  Dinnertime is not just a pit stop to refuel our bodies for the next event, but instead it is a way to reconnect with family and friends and to refocus on what’s important.  That connection reminds us why we work so hard in the first place.  I had dinner guest in last night who had spent 8 years in Africa working in hotel management.  She met tourists and diplomats from all over the world.  She loved living in Africa and preferred it to living in the states.  When I asked her why, she said she loved the lifestyle and slower pace.  People weren’t always in a rush to go somewhere, but would linger a few hours over dinner and great conversation.  That was a true pleasure. 

            Her experience was similar to my experience in Italy.  Italians spend hours sharing dinner and spirited conversation on all topics.  Americans are busy and for most people to be out almost every evening is commonplace.  Evening activities are fine and they add fun to our lives, but so does great conversation and sharing ideas with family and friends.  There has to be a happy medium between outside evening activities and a delicious meal at home with family and friends.   

           That’s what the Let’s Cook Tonight™ Movement is all about.  Buying real food and cooking it from scratch at home ensures that the food is tasty and nutritious.  When someone cooks a meal for you, you don’t want to eat and run you naturally want to sit, talk and catch up.  With a home-cooked meal in front of you, you feel warm, wonderful, loved, and cared for.  You relax unwind and the day’s stresses and problems are put back into perspective.  Realistically you might not be able to slow your pace down every evening and there are some activities you want to keep in your lives, but a few evenings a week make a date with your family to cook and eat together to catch your breath, catch up with each other, and to catch hold of what really is important.       

Cooking is easier than you think and you and your family are worth the time and effort it takes. 

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