Cooking

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When most people taste the food my wife prepares, they compliment her on her cooking and immediately say: “ You should open a restaurant.” What most people do not consider is that there is a lot of work that goes into serving a homemade meal, both before and after. Today we are going to explore why cooking is something that most people try to avoid.

Nothing is more delicious than biting into a homemade hamburger. But when you start thinking about the work involved in buying the ingredients to make them. When you start thinking about how long it would take to start the charcoal grill. Then after everyone has finished eating, there is all the washing and cleaning that needs to be done. No wonder people make barbecues on the weekends.

I like helping my wife when she is in the kitchen cooking dinner. I know I might not be of much help, but at least I keep her company. We get to talk as she is cooking. I hand her ingredients from the shelves and vegetables from the fridge. 

Owning and operating a restaurant requires a lot of dedication. First you have to invest a big amount of money to set up the location with the right equipment and furniture. Then you have to hire personnel. Then you must buy fresh ingredients, cook and serve the food. Finally, you have to store the leftovers and clean the restaurant very well, just to start all over again the next day.

I prepare breakfast for my family. My specialty is eggs and pancakes.

Most modern houses include a dishwasher as part of the basic equipment. Because most people dislike washing dirty dishes, especially after a big family has finished dinner. A dishwasher machine can make the job easier and faster than doing it by hand.

Food preparation is a rare art. Many couples order food to go, use a food delivery service or buy frozen food so they don’t have to do shopping, cooking or cleaning when it comes to food. But the problem is that when people buy already made food, they tend to buy too much junk food because it’s cheap and convenient.

By 2010, seven out of ten Mexicans were overweight. Mexico ranks the most obese country in the world in adult obesity (as of 2013), and first for childhood obesity with about 4.5 million children diagnosed as such. Mexico passed the United States as the most obese country in the world.