I grew up in a household where food was not just for sustenance but for bringing the family together. usually we ate dinner in the dining room. This was the time for catching up on the days events. It was also the time for open discussions between parents and children. Those days have since been gone not just for me but for today's generation of families. Parents are always working or in the streets doing whatever pleases them. Children are in the streets, at a friends house or in front of the TV and playing video games all day. Eating in today's household is cook what you want and eat when you want(if you eat at all).
Well, I'm here to tell you that no matter what is going on in our household, my fiance' and I always sit down and eat dinner together. We love food what can I say! But the special part of the evening is that we cook dinner together. We dance, laugh, make jokes and share our thoughts. We have so much fun putting together dinner. Cooking to us is an art form and our meals are our masterpieces! We may use teaspoons and tablespoons to measure our ingredients but it's the pinch of salt, the pinch of pepper and a whole lotta love that seasons the food just right!!
So, if dining together is hard to do, maybe you can cook together. You can still catch up on the events of the day and share your thoughts with your parents/children. And maybe, just maybe, a pinch of salt, a pinch of pepper and a whole lotta love can bring and keep a family together!
We also try and sit at the table together for meal time. Not all the time because sometimes it can get chaotic round here. But I love what you say about cooking together. We do that here. Now we've had the renovations we finally have room for more than 1 person in the kitchen at the time and it's great.
ReplyDeleteI totally miss that. as a kid, my family and I always used to have dinner together but it just stopped and were lucky to do it once a week, once a month even. i guess it's a mixture of us all working different hours and having loads going on.
ReplyDeleteenjoy your lovely shared meals :-)
Great post! I'm italian, and we express everything through our love of food! Had a bad day? Have a cookie. Had a good day? Have a cookie. Shared meals are the way to go!
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