A wife and mother of 34 years - I am my kid's Mom and always have been! Now the challenge has changed from cooking things we love to eat, (the kids are grown and gone) . .to cooking things we love to eat that are healthy and won't lay on the hips. It is like reinventing the wheel and a real shift from what I learned to cook from Mom. Anyone can make it taste "good" with real butter, heavy cream, refined flours and sugars -many of those recipies were created in lean times when variety wasn't available and it was a struggle to get enough calories on the table to fuel a working people. For today's lifestyle when we're much less active,(computers and TV, video games, cell phones and remote everything)we need to use our brains and get back to basics. Throw out the preservatives, cook fresh or frozen, whole grains and lots of them, skim dairy, etc. And let's quit looking at food as comfort! Blankets are comfort - food is nourishment - now let's start cooking what's really good and savo