I personally would love to see more grocery stores do culinary classes to show how to make simple dinners. The only grocery store near me that does it is $75 a

I personally would love to see more grocery stores do culinary classes to show how to make simple dinners. The only grocery store near me that does it is $75 a person (granted, they are a gourmet grocery store, but that is still very much on the high side). This could be a break even or even loss leader, but I think being able to show someone how to make a simple meal would encourage them to cook more. Personally, I have made it a point with my fiancee that we are going to make a new meal (i.e. something we have never tried making before) every week. Sometimes they are complicated meals, but sometimes they are simple. But that has encouraged us to learn more and actually enjoy it a lot. For those that are on here who don't like or are on the fence for cooking, I would really encourage you to try it. One thing I have learned is that with a few high quality ingredients, you can make a meal that is as good or even better than all but the nicest restaurants in town. I have made bread for friends with just flour, salt, water, and yeast that they thought came from an expensive bakery. Making a pasta with good pasta (or homemade), good tomatoes, salt, and basil has yielded me a meal that I would pay $25 at a nice restaurant for. Even better, I can control exactly what is in it. I can make a meal for my vegan parents alongside a meat meal for me by only swapping one or two ingredients. I prefer to not have food products with preservatives in it (or heavily processed), so I can make my meals with that.