Your Mother's Meatloaf...and other culinary considerations

In the wake of the “Nuclear Family Age” Human life has changed, drastically & subtly; for better & for worse. Technological advances in this post information era have brought sweeping changes to every aspect of Human endeavor. Seemingly everything about this modern World of ours is better, faster, brighter, new & improved; or so we are led to believe! Of course, time marches on, nothing lasts forever & everything must change. Pick the cliché you are most comfortable with, wrap it around you & may it keep you warm against the chill of the inevitable compromise called progress! Better living through science & chemistry, & all that stuff!
The one thing about every living organism that has not changed & will never change is the need for the nourishment required to survive: sustenance. Science, technology & progress have done nothing to improve the quality & state of Human sustenance, despite the rumors, hype & marketing campaigns! Sadly, this is not your Grand Mother’s food supply anymore! Modern times have brought about dramatic changes to the very essence of Human sustenance. Humanity is increasingly facing a food supply that is being genetically modified, mutated & compromised to the degree that its nutritional value must be questioned! We are losing sight of the preparation of our food & why we consume food in the first place! There is a generation of Humanity that questions why a kitchen needs to be equipped with more than a fridge/freezer & a microwave! Some cannot conceive why one needs a kitchen at all! There are take-out foods available twenty-four hours a day! Just pick up the phone & it is delivered to your door. This book delves into these issues with refreshing candor. While not a cookbook in the traditional sense, it is about cooking & is a perfect primer for those who never thought about cooking, as well as a reminder to those who may have forgotten the magic of the kitchen. It explores the what, where, why & how of cooking, as it relates to the Human experience. Written in an entertaining style, using non-technical language & common sense; it reads like a warm conversation with an old friend over some fresh baked pie. More than food for thought, Your Mother’s Meatloaf…and other culinary considerations is nourishment for our Human existence!