Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 You could play baseball with my mother's baked loaves of bread and never have a crumb fall off of it. She fried bologna in ketchup. We ate some oddities, but it was fun. I can bake edible bread and I don't fry bologna in ketchup though. Scale: 3 since she really didn't cook.I lived mostly with my grandparents and my grandmother was a plain and simple cook which is probably why I am too. My grandfather baked breads and desserts and they were wonderful. Both were probably about a 7. The fritoes that I ate though were a 10...due to my love of salt of course. My grandmother made a wonderful apple cake, and my grandfather a wonderful fudge that I can taste as I type. No, no one taught me to cook. After I got married my husband suffered through that learning process and it was a long process, but after the children came I got to be an excellent cook. Now I am back to simply cook making it up as I go along. linda " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate the food served in your home when you were growing up? [if another family member did most of the cooking, who were they and how would you rate their cooking?] 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? 4. Did your Mom teach you how to cook any special meal, dish or dessert? [hint: we'd all love the recipe if it is vegetarian or you have adapted into a vegetarian item] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? My mother worked outside the home and had a long commute. Dinner was mostly quick, a lot of stir fry and meatloaf in my memory. She made a pot roast with carrots and onions every sunday to cook while we attended church. We probably would have had a lot of take out and delivery except we lived in the country and you had to drive 30 miles to get to the nearest pizza joint and it would be cold by the time she got it home. 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate the food served in your home when you were growing up? I'd have to say 8 because i don't recall it being not good and I obviously didn't go hungry 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that youwould consider their signature dish or family favorite that to this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? not my mom, really. My dad made beef stroganoff 4. Did your Mom teach you how to cook any special meal, dish or dessert? [hint: we'd all love the recipe if it is vegetarian or you have adapted into a vegetarian item] nope, we never cooked together. Once I was 13 or so I was expected to make dinner several nights a week, we usually had a salad or stir fry or pasta, etc. meg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 In a message dated 5/8/2006 1:21:06 PM Central Standard Time, paulakward writes: 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? No way Jose and she hasnt changed a bit, no one eats what she cooks. Susie or Susan Some Americans need hyphens in their names, because only part of them has come over; but when the whole man has come over, heart and thought and all, the hyphen drops of its own weight out of his name. ~Woodrow Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 i always liked my mom's cooking. she kept things simple and we never had big meals. we ate a mostly vegetarian diet with lots of vegetables and beans, absolutely nothing processed, and very little sugar. i'd rate the food in our home an 8. my two favorite dishes my mom made were her lentil burgers (recipe in the files) and her eggplant parmesan (i've adapted her recipe to make it a little healthier and i think that is in the files too). she also made good chile rellanos. my mom didn't like anyone in the kitchen with her, so we never really cooked together and she didn't really ever teach me how to cook....i'm self-taught. susie --- ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote: > Mother's Day [in the US that is] is coming right up, > so > naturally she will be the focus of this week's group > questions. > > QOTW [questions of the week] for May 7th - 13th: > > 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom > was > a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? > > 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how > would you rate > the food served in your home when you were growing > up? > > [if another family member did most of the cooking, > who were > they and how would you rate their cooking?] > > 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything > that you > would consider their signature dish or family > favorite that to > this day just the thought of takes you back to being > a kid again? > > 4. Did your Mom teach you how to cook any special > meal, dish or > dessert? [hint: we'd all love the recipe if it is > vegetarian or you > have adapted into a vegetarian item] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 As I remember my childhood, I realize why it took me so long to get into healthy eating habits and make the right choices on eating vegetarian. I grew up with my family owning a small burgers and stuff place in the 50's. The best way to describe it is just like Arnolds on the tv show " Happy Days " . Burgers, fries, chili dogs, shakes and any kinds of fast food you could think of. It was right across from the schools and we had carhops with an area where the music was piped out to that was designated just for dancing out in the back. A real kids hangout. In the 60's it became more of a family dining place, and in the 70's I got married, moved on and yep...didn't know a thing about cooking without a grill and a fry basket. Well in the past 40 years I have learned how to cook and since in the south most of it was meat and tator kind of meals. I have been vegetarian only for a short while but am learning so much from all your recipes. I guess the good cook in my family would have been my grandmother who made everything from scratch,and from her garden. I love to remember her red potatoes and fresh green bean, as well as, her fresh squash casserole. I'd have to give her a 10. Keep the recipes coming...I love them. Mary ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote: Mother's Day [in the US that is] is coming right up, so naturally she will be the focus of this week's group questions. QOTW [questions of the week] for May 7th - 13th: 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate the food served in your home when you were growing up? [if another family member did most of the cooking, who were they and how would you rate their cooking?] 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? 4. Did your Mom teach you how to cook any special meal, dish or dessert? [hint: we'd all love the recipe if it is vegetarian or you have adapted into a vegetarian item] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? I guess she was a good cook. She didn't do a lot of baking or elaborate food preparation. Our meals were pretty simple. We pretty much fended for ourselves at breakfast and at lunch with cold cereal and sandwiches. She was raised during the depression and so was extremely bargain conscious with what she bought. She was also raised with kind of a reverence for meat as being the main part of the diet. That was always the part of the evening meal that we had to eat all of. I have a memory of sitting and staring at a hamburger patty for what seemed like hours because I had to eat it before I was done. The more I looked the bigger it loomed... It was drummed into us that to be healthy we had to have meat. Protein was like the magic word....lol. I was raised in the 50's and 60's, and can remember that all of the vegetables were pretty much boiled in quite a bit of water. Our evening meal would usually consist of two veggies and meat. Very little starch like potatoes or rice, as this was the time that those were considered to cause weight gain. Oh, yes, and cannot forget milk. A glass with every meal, and not this reduced fat stuff, either. 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate the food served in your home when you were growing up? When I was growing up I would rate it about a 7 for the times, but now, my Mom is actually a great cook and cooks for us one meal every weekend. Always a wonderful salad, brown rice, veggie dishes cooked just right, dessert usually a fruit salad or other healthy sweet. She's still into meat, but the rest of the meal can stand alone without it. 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? My mom made a coleslaw I loved that she didn't make very often because it involved a lot of chopping of cabbage. Usually it got made for a social potluck occasion. It's very simple--a head of cabbage chopped very fine, some onion grated or chopped very fine, and then the dressing is mayonnaise, lemon juice, chopped capers and a little caper juice and salt and pepper. This is wonderful after it has thoroughly chilled. She never followed a recipe for it--mainly everything is just to taste. 4. Did your Mom teach you how to cook any special meal, dish or dessert? [hint: we'd all love the recipe if it is vegetarian or you have adapted into a vegetarian item] My Mom got busy going back to college when I was in the stage where we might have done that, and besides, patience in working with young children was never one of her strong suits....lol. She's kind of mellowed on that and has actually done more with my sons with that type thing than she was able to do with me. Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 , " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll wrote: > > Mother's Day [in the US that is] is coming right up, so > naturally she will be the focus of this week's group questions. > > QOTW [questions of the week] for May 7th - 13th: > > 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was > a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? --->In a way, but if ground beef and chicken breasts were made illegal tomorrow, she'd find herself hungry! > 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate > the food served in your home when you were growing up? --->Five, and higher when she was baking! > [if another family member did most of the cooking, who were > they and how would you rate their cooking?] --->My brother and I both cooked more as we were older, and really, we like each other's food better than Mom's. > 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you > would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to > this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? -->Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies! > 4. Did your Mom teach you how to cook any special meal, dish or > dessert? [hint: we'd all love the recipe if it is vegetarian or you > have adapted into a vegetarian item] I'll look in my files tonight! Blessed be, Jayelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 , " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll wrote: > > Mother's Day [in the US that is] is coming right up, so > naturally she will be the focus of this week's group questions. > > QOTW [questions of the week] for May 7th - 13th: > > 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was > a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? hahahaha She was a minus one on a scale of 10 but you couldn't beat her pastries and breads they are rated a 10 plus. > > 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate > the food served in your home when you were growing up? Pretty bad. Rated a 2 > > [if another family member did most of the cooking, who were > they and how would you rate their cooking?] I taught myself to cook at a very early age unless I wanted to live off Mom's homemade breads, the main meals were the pits. > > 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you > would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to > this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? Mom's homemade hotcross buns, cinnamon buns, angel food cake, buttermilk rolls, big wheat burger buns and then my Gran made appelpaj, Swedish brownies and guava jam. > > 4. Did your Mom teach you how to cook any special meal, dish or > dessert? [hint: we'd all love the recipe if it is vegetarian or you > have adapted into a vegetarian item] I have Mom's whole cookbook and it's all breads and pastries. She just was never any good at the main meals. I'll try to get something posted soon. Donna > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? Uhmmmmm Uhmmmmmm No she was very bad at it. Everything was over cooked, veggies were soggy eww and and she burned pretty much everything she cooked. Everything was very bland, only flavor we got was from the burning. Meat, veggies didn't matter you ate what was on your plate or you sat there till you did...I sat 8 hours one sunday I wouldn't eat steak and kidney pie ewwwww. grr Flashback. 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate the food served in your home when you were growing up? Its sad but a 1. 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? Not my mothers but my grandmother (dads side) made a macaroni and cheese to die for. My sister still makes it for holidays, even christmas lol and the smell is amazing. 4. Did your Mom teach you how to cook any special meal, dish or dessert? [hint: we'd all love the recipe if it is vegetarian or you have adapted into a vegetarian item] No nothing... but grandmother made a date pudding that was so good but heavy just dates flour milk brown sugar baking powder. and cooked for 1 hour. It would puff up and make its own carmel on the bottom..so good. AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? I grew up in what can only be described as a 1950s Italian commune. My grandmother's house was large, and we lived with her until I was about 4, then we moved a half-block away until I got married. The food was fantastic. My mother was a great cook, but that was because she learned from my grandmother, who was an adventurous and creative cook. 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate the food served in your home when you were growing up? 12. At least. Grin. We normally ate in the European style: first we had antipasto (or mezze or appetizers or tapas or whatever your ethnic group calls 'em) at the table, then the pasta course, then the meat course, then the vegetable course, then the salad, then fruit and cheese, then the coffee with a cookie, and everything was washed down with the wine that my grandfather made in the cellar. It was so healthy and so delicious. 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? Oh yes. My grandmother's pizza gaina brings a tear to my eye everytime, and I think it could be made vegetarian, but I don't have the heart to tinker with it. My mother made a mean lenticche e pasta (pasta and lentils) which is vegetarian - I just made it last week and the recipe is on my food blog: http://whatimcookingnow.blogspot.com 4. Did your Mom teach you how to cook any special meal, dish or dessert? The first dinner I ever cooked was at the country inn that my parents ran when I was 10 - my mother was too sick to cook and I had to help out. I made pot roast for 25 people with my mother coaching me from a little cot in the pantry. I made two giant pot roasts with potatoes, onions and carrots, salad and baked three frozen apple pies for dessert. I'll never forget that meal and that I was able to pull it off. Since then, cooking has never scared me. My mother and my grandmother taught me everything I know about food. And as we all know, for Italians, food is love! Denise http://whatimcookingnow.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 i enjoyed looking at your blog and seeing the recipe for lenticche e pasta. i especially loved this part: " I've come to the conclusion that familial memories revolve around the kitchen table; that culture and love can be passed from generation to generation through the food we lovingly prepare and eat. Its a sacrament, really. " That is just lovely and so true! Here's to keeping that tradition sacred. ::: wine glass salute ::: ~ pt ~ When we know about our ancestors, when we sense them as living and as supporting us, then we feel connected to the genetic life stream, and we draw strength and nourishment from this. ~ Philip Carr-Gomm, 'The Druid Tradition' ~~~*~~~*~~~> , " Denise " <orthomama wrote: My mother made a mean lenticche e pasta (pasta and lentils) which is vegetarian - I just made it last week and the recipe is on my food blog: http:// whatimcookingnow.blogspot.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 As I have read the responses to the question it all of a sudden occurred to me that maybe a lot of our Mom's couldn't cook because they knew where that would led and didn't want to get roped into it? Didn't like the role they had been cast into. LOL. I know that men and a lot of women say they can't do something when in reality they can but don't want to. If Trust me on this one, my mother cannot cook. Hamburger Helper was our salvation when we were kids. And you should have seen the bill for all the catsup. Susie or Susan Some Americans need hyphens in their names, because only part of them has come over; but when the whole man has come over, heart and thought and all, the hyphen drops of its own weight out of his name. ~Woodrow Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 As I have read the responses to the question it all of a sudden occurred to me that maybe a lot of our Mom's couldn't cook because they knew where that would led and didn't want to get roped into it? Didn't like the role they had been cast into. LOL. I know that men and a lot of women say they can't do something when in reality they can but don't want to. If they cook horribly and no one wants to eat it then they won't have to cook. Why is it their job anyway? I would really have loved a husband that cooked for me, but instead the excuse was " I can't cook. " My husband (now ex) bragged about a sloppy joe he made when we were dating....he made it, I gagged and we went out for dinner. Why? He made his version of sloppy joe's with gumbo soup. OMGoddess, it was like looking at a bun with the flu and a really bad upset tummy. Now I would demand that a man prove his cooking abilities and then insist he cook every other meal and do dishes too. At least my ex did do the dishes whenever I cooked. That I appreciated. linda <<<<No way Jose and she hasnt changed a bit, no one eats what she cooks.>>>>>>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Well, mine was single and prided herself on her ability to cook. She also believed that both my brother and I should know how to feed ourselves. And I suppose it was okay food, but it really struck me as bland after a while--she only used the same few spices and ingredients, basically. I have wavered between vegetarianism and brief omnivorous moments of weakness, for lack of a better term, all my life. One of those moments of weakness was during a family gathering a few years back. And everything tasted the same to me! Almost everything had some kind of chicken broth or bacon or *something* in it. Meanwhile, I'd been teaching myself to cook with all kinds of herbs and bright veggies and new-to-me grains like quinoa. It occurred to me that my food was simply more *interesting*. I gratefully returned to my real life, and real veggie food! Blessed be, Jayelle , zainypagan wrote: > > As I have read the responses to the question it all of a sudden occurred to > me that maybe a lot of our Mom's couldn't cook because they knew where that > would led and didn't want to get roped into it? Didn't like the role they > had been cast into. LOL. I know that men and a lot of women say they can't > do something when in reality they can but don't want to. If > > > Trust me on this one, my mother cannot cook. Hamburger Helper was our > salvation when we were kids. And you should have seen the bill for all the > catsup. > > > Susie or Susan > > > Some Americans need hyphens in their names, because only part of them has > come over; but when the whole man has come over, heart and thought and all, the > hyphen drops of its own weight out of his name. ~Woodrow Wilson > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 > QOTW [questions of the week] for May 7th - 13th: > > 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was > a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? I wasn't going to answer this QOTW as I've slated my mother's cooking so much already. Having grown up between the wars and married during rationing, my mother and many of her generation had not got a clue about cooking. You could tell what day of the week it was by what we were given to eat and it was all equally awful. > 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate > the food served in your home when you were growing up? 1 > 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you > would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to > this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? My favourite meal of the day was teatime - bread and butter, marmite, cake - not a lot could go wrong with that and best of all no meat. When we went to stay with the Irish side of the family we had chips (french fries) with everything and in particular I rememebr a breakfast of chips and cream horns (horn-shaped sugar- encrusted flaky pastry filled with jam and fresh whipped cream. Heaven and totally unhealthy. Christie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 > QOTW [questions of the week] for May 7th - 13th: > > 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was > a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? She prepared food simply, with a large variety, and she could always make it taste so good. We were raised Vegetarians. We were fortunate that a lot of the medical staff at the hospital, where my parents worked, had husbands that were farmers and always let us come over and pic for free after the havestor had been thru the fields ffor things going to the market. We had a long growning season in the south, with lots of different types of crops. > 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate > the food served in your home when you were growing up? 7 > 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you > would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to > this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? Lemonade cake, which everyone loved but me. It was way to sweet for me. She made a lemon cake mix and in a tube cake pan. After she took it out of the oven, she let it cook for about 30 minutes and then poured a small container of thawed frozen lemonade over it, while still in the pan, and left it in the pan to soak up the lemonade for a few hours. She could make the best cooked greens. Even folks that hate greens love my mom's. She doesn't over cook them. They were still bright green. I try to cook them like she does, and they don't come out nearly so good as her's. They are always a request at potlucks and there are never any left. She also make a delicious fruit cake and chocolate candy at Thanksgiving that is wonderful!!! Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Oh I forgot another favorite, was homemade ww bread and " Chicken " (veggie meat) Potato Soup, every Friday. I remember when our preacher's wife died, we would take him a loaf of bread and a mayonaise jar full of mom's soup on Friday's. He enjoyed that very much. Judy - wwjd Tuesday, May 09, 2006 7:26 AM Re: Re: QOTW: Was your Mom a good cook? > QOTW [questions of the week] for May 7th - 13th: > > 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was > a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? She prepared food simply, with a large variety, and she could always make it taste so good. We were raised Vegetarians. We were fortunate that a lot of the medical staff at the hospital, where my parents worked, had husbands that were farmers and always let us come over and pic for free after the havestor had been thru the fields ffor things going to the market. We had a long growning season in the south, with lots of different types of crops. > 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate > the food served in your home when you were growing up? 7 > 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you > would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to > this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? Lemonade cake, which everyone loved but me. It was way to sweet for me. She made a lemon cake mix and in a tube cake pan. After she took it out of the oven, she let it cook for about 30 minutes and then poured a small container of thawed frozen lemonade over it, while still in the pan, and left it in the pan to soak up the lemonade for a few hours. She could make the best cooked greens. Even folks that hate greens love my mom's. She doesn't over cook them. They were still bright green. I try to cook them like she does, and they don't come out nearly so good as her's. They are always a request at potlucks and there are never any left. She also make a delicious fruit cake and chocolate candy at Thanksgiving that is wonderful!!! Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I totally need to try this lemonade cake! My wife and I adore lemon, in *everything*. Blessed be, Jayelle , " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote: > Lemonade cake, which everyone loved but me. It was way to sweet for me. She made a lemon cake mix and in a tube cake pan. After she took it out of the oven, she let it cook for about 30 minutes and then poured a small container of thawed frozen lemonade over it, while still in the pan, and left it in the pan to soak up the lemonade for a few hours. > She could make the best cooked greens. Even folks that hate greens love my mom's. > She doesn't over cook them. They were still bright green. I try to cook them like she does, and they don't come out nearly so good as her's. > They are always a request at potlucks and there are never any left. > She also make a delicious fruit cake and chocolate candy at Thanksgiving that is wonderful!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 , " Denise " <orthomama wrote: > > > > 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was > a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? > >> When I was very little, my mom worked long hours, so I don't remember her cooking much. In those years, my Grandma was the main chef. She usually cooked Southern dishes like black eyed peas, cornbread, collard greens, and (my favorite) peach cobbler. The family had such different schedules then and, except for holidays, rarely sat down together to eat. As I got older and my mom had more time to cook, I remember her also cooking similar things that my Gran did, but with her own flair. > 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate > the food served in your home when you were growing up? > I'd rate it a 9. As with anything else, I liked some things better than others! > 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you > would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to > this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? Yes, my mom's sweet potato pie, and my Grandma's peach cobbler. > 4. Did your Mom teach you how to cook any special meal, dish or > dessert? Yes. Sweet potato pie--but nobody does it like mom! --April > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Good point, linda. i think many people use the " i can't " excuse when what they are really saying is " i don't like to or want to " . i firmly hold to the belief that ANYONE [male or female] can cook, especially if they can operate a TV remote control to change the channel on their TV set from the couch. All anyone needs is the humility to ask questions and try their best ~ that goes for just about any acquired skill, not just cooking. ~ pt ~ O Greatness, hear! O Brightness, hark! Leave us not little, nor yet dark! ~ John Mansfield, 'The Box of Delights' ~~~*~~~*~~~> , " linda " <lindai81 wrote: > > As I have read the responses to the question it all of a sudden occurred to > me that maybe a lot of our Mom's couldn't cook because they knew where that > would led and didn't want to get roped into it? Didn't like the role they > had been cast into. LOL. I know that men and a lot of women say they can't > do something when in reality they can but don't want to. If they cook > horribly and no one wants to eat it then they won't have to cook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 ROFLMAO! Crack me up. linda " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll i firmly hold to the belief that ANYONE [male or female] can cook, especially if they can operate a TV remote control to change the channel on their TV set from the couch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 What!? Was that too Pollyanna? *lol* ~ pt ~ The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages. ~Virginia Woolf, writer (1882-1941) ~~~*~~~*~~~> , " linda " <lindai81 wrote: > > ROFLMAO! Crack me up. > linda > > > " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll > i firmly hold to the belief that ANYONE [male or female] can > cook, especially if they can operate a TV remote control to change > the channel on their TV set from the couch. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 W'ell not really,and it depends on what you consider a good cook now when it was'nt much in the house she sure could make you think you were at redlobster. wwjd <jtwigg wrote: Oh I forgot another favorite, was homemade ww bread and " Chicken " (veggie meat) Potato Soup, every Friday. I remember when our preacher's wife died, we would take him a loaf of bread and a mayonaise jar full of mom's soup on Friday's. He enjoyed that very much. Judy - wwjd Tuesday, May 09, 2006 7:26 AM Re: Re: QOTW: Was your Mom a good cook? > QOTW [questions of the week] for May 7th - 13th: > > 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was > a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? She prepared food simply, with a large variety, and she could always make it taste so good. We were raised Vegetarians. We were fortunate that a lot of the medical staff at the hospital, where my parents worked, had husbands that were farmers and always let us come over and pic for free after the havestor had been thru the fields ffor things going to the market. We had a long growning season in the south, with lots of different types of crops. > 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate > the food served in your home when you were growing up? 7 > 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you > would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to > this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? Lemonade cake, which everyone loved but me. It was way to sweet for me. She made a lemon cake mix and in a tube cake pan. After she took it out of the oven, she let it cook for about 30 minutes and then poured a small container of thawed frozen lemonade over it, while still in the pan, and left it in the pan to soak up the lemonade for a few hours. She could make the best cooked greens. Even folks that hate greens love my mom's. She doesn't over cook them. They were still bright green. I try to cook them like she does, and they don't come out nearly so good as her's. They are always a request at potlucks and there are never any left. She also make a delicious fruit cake and chocolate candy at Thanksgiving that is wonderful!!! Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 QOTW [questions of the week] for May 7th - 13th: 1. When you were living home, would you say your Mom was a good cook or skilled in the kitchen? My mum was born in 1931, raised by her single dad with no other siblings, during the Depression and was quite poor. I don't know what her and her father's meals were like, but I think she developed cooking skills based on being conscious of cost, rationing, eventually incorporating the 'new convenience cooking' of the post- war 40's, 50's and 60's. In my home, we ate a lot of french green beans out of tins (which I detest to this day), mushy peas out of tins, creamed corn out of tins (excuse me while I puke *lol*), scalloped potatoes out of boxes (oops! lost my lunch again), Hamburger Helper, tinned fruit, and frozen convenience foods like chicken burgers and McCain's french fries. I remember far too many school lunches of bologna sandwiches and plain wieners. I have lived through many bland meals, mushy and overcooked, as have many others here. Oy vey! To be fair, my mum could cook decent roasts, chicken, pork chops, potatoes (mashed, baked), whip up some killer baking and sweets, as well as pancakes and french toast. She was just a little too reliant on packaged goods, and not as adventurous with interesting vegetables, beans, herbs and spices and other interesting ingredients. 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, how would you rate the food served in your home when you were growing up? I'd rate my mum a '7' for having the best of intentions. Despite her woeful cooking skills, she could put together some serious food during Thanksgiving, Easter, and Christmas and they were quite the family events. She had the skill to cook, just didn't use it much. Funny, considering how many cookbooks she owned! 3. Did this person [Mom or who ever] cook anything that you would consider their signature dish or family favorite that to this day just the thought of takes you back to being a kid again? I have good memories of my mum frying leftover mashed potatoes in butter, perhaps with a little chopped onion added. I have never been able to duplicate her fried mashed potatoes, unfortunately. My dad could make a mean bacon and tomato toasted sandwich, slathered in mayo. Oh yes, and grilled cheese sandwiches made with Kraft 'is it cheese?' slices. Hmmmm, yum! Too bad I don't eat like that any longer. I also remember Sunday dinner as being 'eggs and toast' night. I continue on that tradition by dedicating one night a week in her honour to eggs for dinner - poached now, with heaps of veggies, and brown rice. 4. Did your Mom teach you how to cook any special meal, dish or dessert? [hint: we'd all love the recipe if it is vegetarian or you have adapted into a vegetarian item] When I became a vegetarian at 20, my mum was inspired enough to go veggie too, which was fantastic. From then on, we cooked together for the first time during the few months before I left home for university. We would also cook together when I came home for holidays, etc. She claimed that I was a better cook than her (yeah, I agree!), so let me do most of the work. I don't think she actually taught me *how* to make any special family dish, but I think I taught her a few things before she passed away a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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