Dubbed the fast-food nation, America is seeing a heavy decline in Cleaver-type home-cooked meals and sit-down family dinner traditions. Connie Bandstra, entrepreneur and owner of the famous Teacups & Tiaras tearoom in Des Moines, Iowa, released Tasty Temptations, a collection of over 50 handcrafted-and-tried recipes served to thousands of her tearoom guests annually. Bandstra wants to encourage people across America to embrace the art of home cooking while recognizing the many advantages it offers: health and nutrition benefits, establishing dinner traditions, unity of the home, and simply creating the kitchen as a palate to entertain, learn and get creative.
