Food, essential for a home that works

"Food is so pleasurable and powerful that it plays an essential role in creating a home that works. For your home to feel solid, meaningful, dignified, and warm, you must have the means and skills to produce good, nutritious food, to dream up pleasant menus, and to set the table and serve the food in an attractive manner that is familiar and comfortable to guests"
Cheryl Mendelson
 (Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House, New York, Scribner, 1999, p. 33)