You know you are a successful cook when you get a neon open sign to put in your kitchen. Well, at least you can turn it off when you don't want to cook.
Ozark cooks are so seasoned at the job that they seem to prepare a wonderful meal without any effort. You might even think the meal just appeared out of nowhere.
And after the meal, you walk into kitchen and it's as clean as if nothing had transpired at all just an hour ago. Yet, my experience in the kitchen has me convinced that there is no meal so simple and easy that it can ever take less than 2 full hours from start to putting the last washed dish away when the meal is over.