Hi! My mom was one of those mothers who didn't want anyone else in her
kitchen most of the time. My grandmother was a little better, but she
didn't let me do a lot of things because she was afraid I might burn myself.
<Smile> However, I took some excellent cooking classes in high school.
When I finally moved out on my own, I started experimenting with different
microwave recipes that I had collected over the years. I still have a bunch
of old issues of a little magazine called The Microwave Times. At this time
of the year, I love making some of the candies and bars in those Christmas
issues. Of course, I use the conventional oven as well. And thanks to some
good oven mitts, I rarely burn myself. <Grin>
Jana
I don't cook much in the microwave...none at all, really. Of course, we have
one, and we do use it to reheat things, but that's about it. I love my
George Foreman, and if you get one, I'm sure you'll love it, too. It's
great! Take care.
Julie Morales
To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you need to be in their lives
today. -- Unknown
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lorana Chanicut" <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Learning to cook
I wish I were a good cook, but that's one of my weaknesses. I'm not certain
that it's lack of aptitude, though, and more like lack of interest.
Although I've been told I may get a George Foreman grill for Christmas, and
I hear they're awesome.
I'm an eat out or microwave it kind of person, I suppose.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Morales" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 1:47 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Learning to cook
Hi, Cindy. I think you're right. My Mom did let me help in the kitchen,
and
she showed me how to do a lot of the basics. Once you know those, you can
usually teach yourself the rest, and that's what I've done, but I love to
cook now. I think it's probably true that if you let them do it young,
they'll grow up liking it, or at least that's how it seems to have worked
for me. Take care.
Julie Morales
To be in your children's memories tomorrow, you need to be in their lives
today. -- Unknown
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 2:06 PM
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I loved reading, that, Sarah. Thank you for taking the time to write it.
What's O & M?
Your mother sounds much like me, except I'm not as much into hiking, etc. I guess I did enough little hikes and walks with the kids, though, because my daughters, especially the young one, love it and camping.
We did plant vegetables--tomatoes and pumpkins--easy to plant and care for and delicious to eat. And we tried to plant corn, but we did't really have enough room in the back yard to space the ears as far apart as they should be. And we planted an avocado pit which did grow into a tree but ever bore fruit. We didn't know there had to be both a male and a female, or that you could graft (we did try that but it did't work) but it was fun seeing the pit grow. Notice the only "gardening" we did had to do with food and didn't require any work--just plant and watch grow.
I was like your mother re cooking, too. But I had read, when the children were very young, that if you let your children help you in the kitchen, when they are grown they'll like to cook and bake and you won't have to. So I gritted my teeth and let them help and that advice was true. My daughters like to cook and bake. Now that they are grown and gone I don't cook at all.
Cindy
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