To begin with, the kitchen provides a platform to prepare wonderful meals to feed hungry members of the family. The old adage of eating three square meals a day still holds true. A human’s metabolism works more efficiently when it is fueled frequently and often. Thus, that someone in the kitchen cooking for the health of the members that live in the house is really special and should be appreciated. Food preparation is a labor of love, but it is also a necessary aspect of life, which makes the cooker extremely important. It’s his or her job to prepare mindful meals. This job in itself makes the kitchen, the place where we become nourished and grow, the heart of the home.
Growth also comes via connecting and sharing conversation. As in one of my favorite movies “Moonstruck”, all family decisions were made at the kitchen table. Our family, the one I grew up with, and the one I now have as a mother, loved and loves to meet in the kitchen to pray, eat and talk about everything. As my mother used to say, “Time to solve all world affairs,” and we sure had fun attempting that monumental feat even though chatting about our day was just enough fodder to entertain us all through the meal. It’s true, when family members convene in the kitchen and discuss the happenings of the day, the disappointments, the happy events, the trivial and the worthwhile, a bond is developed that comforts and restores unity and confidence to set out for another fruitful day.
Scientific research from Duke University has demonstrated that kids who frequently eat with at least one family member do better physically, socially and academically. They have higher intelligence consumption of vegetables, fruit and milk products. Children’s chances of developing an eating disorder or being overweight are significantly reduced. Overall, children and teens who regularly eat with their families are more socially adjusted individuals.
Greeks in the kouzena, especially have kefi because it all starts and ends there at a party, celebration or mere meeting place. We drink, eat, laugh, dance, cry, eat again and create moments in our kouzena.
Don’t miss the opportunity to gather in the kouzena at least 3 times a week to eat a meal together and get reacquainted. That kefi will be ouzing, especially if the cooker has made an especially nostemo fageto!
Kefi truly is a mindset, so set your thoughts to new heights and you will reach the Summit of life when you stop by Kiki’s corner café for your weekly dose of Kefi.
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