Is cooking becoming a lost art?

I agree that cooking has become a lost art in the home. In part I believe because of microwaves. I personally do not own one and eat a lot healthier as a result. It was a decision not to buy one that changed how we ate a lot. We cook a complete meal every night. Sometimes I do it, sometimes my husband does it. We both enjoy using spices of one kind or another, and coming up with new ways to flavor things for variety. Often our meals only take 30=60 minutes to prepare. We make a lot of things homemade from desserts to main courses. We buy a lot of whole foods, not much in boxes and bags. We actually cook breakfast most of the time. (Though we have cereal and stuff too). But take the time to cook partially because our 7 year old son is diabetic and most of the bags boxes and cans out there have a lot of things in them that he doesn't need. Buying whole foods has lowered our food bill. Buying whole foods has made us a lot more creative with things.