Since the 1950's and the rise of convenience foods and fast food
restaurants the knowledge of how to cook is beginning to disappear. Many people just don't know how to cook from scratch.
Pancakes are
made from mix, mash potatoes from dried flakes and cookies are cut from
plastic tubes of dough.
When women set off to the work force in droves in the 70's a market opened up to feed on their guilt that they were not being good mother's or wives and that could all be solved by convenience foods. This was the first generation of women who struggled to do it all.
Advertisers continually harp on us that cooking from scratch is not only hard, but time consuming and ridiculous to try.
Isn't it time for you to find out that cooking from scratch can be easy, fast and cheap?
It is frustrating to realize at the last minute that you have forgotten to defrost the meat that you need for tonight's meal.
Since the 1950's and the rise of convenience foods and fast food
restaurants the knowledge of how to cook is beginning to disappear. Many people just don't know how to cook from scratch. 
There is nothing more panic inducing than realizing the ring that you just put on your finger is stuck and will not come off.
Contrary to popular opinion, you don't need to run out and buy a new closet full of clothes to make yourself look fashionable and stunning. You just need to know how to read the fashion magazines and figure out what pieces to add to update what you already own.
Finding something at a garage sale that you know is worth big bucks is a joy, especially if you can snap it up for pennies. 
Not everyone wants to have a birthday cake on their birthday but how do you incorporate having candles that they can blow out?
National Geographic was a staple in homes for almost a century. The high quality magazine printed extraordinary photos on thick rich paper and many people held onto them for decades.
Ever wondered how to make a terrarium? 
