re: What is your Food Philosophy?

I am a man but my MIL was exactly what you described and consequently so my wife. Wondeful in alot of ways but she does not enjoy kitchen duties. I love to create dishes tfrom scratch so do the meal planning and cooking. I pour myself a drink turn on some music and she sit nearby and we talk about our day. She handles the cleanup afterwards. We are empty nesters so it's just the two of us.