美文赏析 Cooking

　　Cooking 美食之道

　　At a local supermarket, two women push half-filled grocery carts. The ladies are good friends, but they couldn"t be more different. One is a stay-at-home housewife who loves to create culinary masterpieces from scratch. The other is a training supervisor at a prestigious advertising agency. Household chores, particularly those in the kitchen, are not her idea of fun. The two ladies stop for a moment in the frozen foods section. "I"m so tired," sighs the professional woman. "I don"t know what to do about supper." Her friend suggests, "What about a microwave dinner?" The weary professional sighs, "No, I don"t feel like cooking tonight."

　　If you think American cooking means opening a package and tossing the contents into the microwave, think again. On the one hand, it"s true that Americans thrive on cold cereal for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and instant dinners. On the other hand, many Americans recognize the value of cooking skills. Most Americans will admit that there"s nothing better than a good home-cooked meal. But with cooking, as with any other skill, good results don"t happen by accident.