Feb 04 2009
Who taught you to cook?
Who taught you to cook? Was it your mother, grandmother or father?
I started baking from the time that I was very young. I had to take over the full cooking duties when I was quite young. I’m thinking I was 10 or 11. My mother worked nights, so I fixed dinner for my Dad and brother. My mother had the recipes written out and I would just follow them. I didn’t always do a good job. I remember one time that I fixed chicken and I didn’t bake it long enough. It was still red on the inside. Not a good thing. I didn’t understand at that time how bad it was to serve uncooked chicken, but my brother made a big deal out of it.
Even though I did all the cooking, it wasn’t until after I was married that I realized that I really didn’t know how to fix many things. I didn’t even know how to hard boil an egg until a few years ago. I would always have to get the recipe book out just to boil an egg. I know, that’s pretty bad. I have it memorized now. LOL My vet told me one time to boil chicken for my dog because she was sick and I had to ask him how to do that. LOL I had never made grilled cheese until last month. I just learned to make gravy on Christmas Day. It seems like I learned how to make meals, but not the basic things.
I’ve learned a lot from watching cooking shows on TV. I used to watch one called How To Boil Water. I liked that show because it was very basic. I’ve also learned by just experimenting.
So, who taught me to cook? I guess my Mom, recipe books, TV and several home economic classes.
