Save money by learning to cook

I have a great book. It's called "Back to Basics-How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills". It teaches so many things, like how to buy land and build on it, energy and how to use it, raising your own vegetables, fruit, and livestock, skills and crafts, living with nature etc. I mentioned this book because it reminded me how far we have come from the basics.

One big thing in particular is just learning how to cook. We have done such a disservice to our children. So many of them don't know anything about anything. They think food comes from McDonalds, or Taco Bell (or any fast food joint). Now that things are getting tough, how do they survive? Can your children boil an egg? I am not trying to insult anyone, just muster up the urgency to teach our children how to live. What I mean by that is work. Can they hold down a job? If they are old enough of course. Can they cooperate and do household chores?

If you answered no to any of these questions parents, then you know what to work on. What happens when you are gone and these kids are left to fend for themselves? Food is always necessary. Teach them how to do things. Besides it will bring your family closer together if done right.

Recipes are everywhere. Ask your friends, your family, buy a cookbook, go to the library, get online. I mentioned before that the supermarkets all have recipes on their websites. If you don't know how to cook, then how can you teach your children? Learn together. You will save so much money not going out to eat all of the time. Have you ever figured what your family spends on going out to eat? With a little forthought you can cut that cost way down. Have some fun with it. You will be glad you did.

By the way, the book Back to Basics has been revised and is still available. Amazon had seven new ones left as of this submission and 14 used ones. I love the book and have had mine almost thirty years. It was published by Readers Digest.

For more info: www.amazon.com/
www.rd.com/