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Why is it fun cooking for your family?  Some say it brings the family together others say it’s a tradition they were brought up doing.  Some says it brings you closer to your family. 

I interviewed Leigh Ann B. of Virginia to get her input on cooking for her family. Leigh Ann loves to cook and entertain.  She shares a passion that many others have and that’s cooking.  I asked Leigh Ann a few questions. 

1krown:Does cooking for your family bring you closer to them? Leigh Ann: Cooking is a good way to bring anyone closer together, friends and family. 

1krown:What drives your passion of cooking?  Leigh Ann: I would have to say the desire for cooking has been passed down to me. My mom grew up not having much she said my grandma made everything from scratch and there wasn’t a day that went by that there wasn’t a meal on the table in spite of the hard times. Growing up I would love to stay in the kitchen and help as much as I could while mom was cooking. It was fascinating to me how she could whip up such tasteful meals using very simple pantry ingredients. There was a homemade dinner on the table every night. It has really taught me a lot watching mom and hearing her stories on my grandma in the kitchen.

 1krown: Do you believe that spending time in the kitchen together builds a strong relationship?  Leigh Ann: YES- With your children and spouse. I find it more important to sit down at the table and eating as a family. Growing up for me dinner time was always filled with so much conversation and laughter. I plan to bring the same to my dinner table at home.

 1krown:Do you have a favorite meal you like to cook for your family?  Leigh Ann: I love-making different food other than American. Chinese Italian would be my favorites. Not only do you get to share a wonderful meal with the family, but you are learning about different cultures and foods.

 1krown:Is it important to have traditions in your family?  Leigh Ann:  Very much so trust me there is many in my family when it comes to food, and dinner time.

1krown:How important to you is it to involve your family in cooking?  Leigh Ann: I think that it is very important to get your kids involved. I think the kitchen is a very happy place and always seems to be the center of conversation with my family.

 1krown:If you could change one thing about cooking for your family what would it be?  Leigh Ann: Without sounding conceited I don’t think that I would change anything. I think as long as you love to do it and have fun with it you cannot go wrong.

 1krown: At what age did you start cooking?  Leigh Ann: Does licking the spoon count?  Younger than I can remember by the stories I have heard.

 1krown:What advantages are there for cooking for your family? Leigh Ann: Everything that I have talked on above I count as an advantage.

 1krown:If you had to do over would you change anything?  Leigh Ann: NOTHING

 Well there you have it everyone.  Cooking for your family can be a life changing event.  It brings you closer to the ones you love while you are doing what you love.  Spending time with your loved ones is the most important thing you can do.

It’s important to have traditions in your family.  It gives your children the chance to learn things their relatives did and it will also be teaching your children lessons they will carry into their family one day.  Those lessons we learn from our families are priceless.

So get up and get to cooking.  Learn new and fun things.  You will come closer to the ones you love and you will be doing what you love.  So the next time you are thinking oh let’s go get pizza just stop for a second and think then turn around and head to the kitchen.

Respectfully,

1krown