"Kids are 20 percent on the population, but 100% of the future, let’s give them a healthier one." All of us have some sort of childhood cooking memory. Maybe it was helping your Mum make dinner in the back kitchen, pitching in on family dinners or the first time dad let you near his grill to turn a burger. Go on, let the wheels turn and reminisce just for a moment, you'll find some of your memories.

The world has changed an awful lot in the last 20 years. Between football games (soccer), convenience foods, drive-through fast food and games consoles, the idea of "preparing a home made dinner" daily has almost become an archaic notion. Ovens are turned on more to heat up frozen pot roast, Lasagna and other dismal meals than to make wonderful chocolate-chip cookies that kids love. What happened to family dinners? Where it wasn't just about the food but quality time at the dinner table with loved ones?

I ponder if we are in the process of losing homemade food. For me as a child it was of the greatest way for granny, mum and I to connect, to communicate and spend time together with no distractions other than mixing bowls and saucepans. Those are probably my most vivid and heart warming memories of my childhood – smells, tastes and sounds of a working kitchen. There was always a bonus in the end when we got to taste our creations. We cooked, laughed, joked, cleaned, ate and laughed some more.