Now, I am not talking about becoming the next Julia Child or mastering the art of French cooking, etc. but I am talking about how many people I know cannot put together a simple meal for themselves or for their families. They rely on pre-packaged, pre-delivered or take-out food. I know that with today's busy schedules (Lord knows that I understand the busy schedule!), there will always be a place for take out, or meal delivery services, and frozen foods, but honestly, I think that there is something to be said about learning to be self-sufficient and knowing how to hardboil an egg. I told my friend that I will never forget how one time, when I was living abroad in an apartment complex for students, an American woman came down the hallway, tentatively knocked on my door and asked me how to hardboil an egg, as in, did she have to crack the egg first, or do you put the whole egg, shell and all into the water? I said to my friend, that I couldn't believe how someone could think an egg could come out solid and peeled, prior to hardboiling it.
And then, today, just to rub in her point that we don't need to learn how to do such basic chores like cooking or laundry anymore, that everything can be outsourced, my friend sent me this picture from the grocery store:
