The modern kitchen has come a long way since our grandmothers' day In the 1950s, kitchen appliances were a status symbol and were just becoming readily available to the average home cook

An old saying suggests that the key to a man's heart is through his stomach In other words, if you feed him well, he will be happy and content

When you are largely seen as a good cook, you hear all kinds of comments from people who don't claim to have talent in this area The biggest excuse that seems to come up is that they are just not a good cook