While it can become a chore at times, it is important not to lose sight of the fact that in many ways, being able to cook is a gift. Taking a bunch of ingredients and combining them into a whole new thing is seriously cool, and we shouldn’t lose sight of that just because it is a normal part of day-to-day life for many of us. 

Of course, it is also easy to have disasters in the kitchen, but we shouldn’t let that put us off stepping foot in it altogether. In fact, it should embolden us to experiment and know that if one meal doesn’t work out, at least we have some tried and true favorites to fall back on. There is also the salve of cooking memes to remind us that the process of preparing and consuming food can also be mighty entertaining. It’s time to bring the fun back into cooking, one silly image at a time.