As someone who prepares a home cooked meal every night and tries to turn it into something delightful (and often fails) I give her a huge Bronx cheer and a major raspberry. Ladies: cook for your loved ones - family and friends. It gracious, nutritious and filling.
I do a lot of cooking, I like it, and the meals are of the meat and potatoes, a lie, type.
When I was baby sitting my Grandkids I noticed if it looked like a lot and everyone had a share in a family setting they were content, me actually because my Daughter in law is Irish and they can't cook.
Dinner at 6:00 is a family building experience you learn of them and they learn of you.