Don't people cook anymore?

I have talked to so many women lately who say they don't cook. They simply don't enjoy it. I don't always enjoy it, but we can't live on fast food or cereal. The occasional cereal night is welcome in our home, but it doesn't happen often. When I have seriously sat down with someone and asked more questions, they finally admit they just don't know how to cook. Well, I tell them, you have to start somewhere. I knew some basics when I got married and just experimented. Sometimes I burned food. Other times it just didn't taste quite right. It still happens. I made a recipe for chili yesterday and it was more like soup. Oh well! We still ate it and it was yummy.

 Basically, I want to encourage women to learn the basics. Don't be afraid. Just do it! And please teach your kids to cook too. It is such a valuable lesson! When they are teens, they can help. When they go away to college, go on a mission, or get married, they will already have acquired the basics.