Question fo the Week - How did get started cooking and baking?

[Guest guest]

For me, I learned some from my mom, but she was so busy working as a nurse,

that she didn't really have time to teach me any more than just basic cooking of

veggies, some soups and cobblers. Now she could make the simplest veggies

taste special, with some oil and salt and we ate well. We didn't buy junk foods,

except for a rare bag of BBQ Corn Chips or Potato chips. All of our meals were

so good and wholesome preparation of veggies.

 

I love her food and she loves my more complicated dishes that I prepare. I

went to visit here last month and made several dishes while I was there. She

has never cared for oatmeal before, but I made Sharon's recipe of Pumpkin

Oatmeal(takes about 5 minutes to make) and she loved it.

 

One of my friends, father, was in charge of the kitchen at our local Seventh

Day Adventist Hospital and boy did he make some great vegetarian creations. I

remember him teaching us how to make sponge cake and angel food cake, stewed

lentil served over a bed of egg noodles, potato pancakes served with sour cream

and applesauce over the top, crepes with strawberries and whipped cream..... and

lots more. I loved the opportunities when I got to go to her house and help

prepare a meal and eat with them. Her dad made it such an fun event. as we

watched him and helped him create the meals.

 

When I was in a Christian boarding highschool, I worked in the kitchen and

learned much about preparation of food from scratch. All our meals were

vegetarian and I've been raised a vegetarian. We had the best food there.

 

Then also my home ec teacher, at this school, was another big influence on

learning many techniques and terms for cooking... We sure did make our home ec

room smell cook with our foods we learned to prepare. I remember how wonderful

it smelled when we made homemade whole wheat bread and homemade

applesauce....... It was the best smell and taste. We had to make up our own

cookbooks too. I still have that.

 

Even in college, one of my boyfriends baked well, and we made homemade pizza

and homemade cinnamon rolls on Friday afternoons in the college dorms kitchen.

He had a mom that cooked lots of special dishes and taught him well.

I'm sure his wife is thankful for the skills his mother taught him..

 

Once I got through with college and had my own place, I bought several

cookbooks. When I was growing up, we only had one, so I was hungry for more

yummy recipes to make. The doctors office that I worked for, had great cooking

magazines and I would copy lots of recipes to try out. I was in heaven, getting

to buy the things I needed for making different recipes and creating yummy foods

to enjoy........One of the doctors gave me a cookbook for Christmas called the

Vegetarian Epicure. It has some good recipes in it and expanded my taste buds

to enjoy many new things.

 

My husband has enjoyed having a wife that makes yummy good healthy food too.

Now I've taught our girls much about cooking/baking and we have gone to southern

living magazine cooking shows and vegetarian cooking shows together before also.

Our daughters take over for some meals and join in on the meal preparation of

others. They really love to search for special dishes to make for our

vegetarian church potlucks. Then enjoy the praises they get from all those that

enjoyed it and are surprised THEY made it. lol

I'm so proud of them Watching shows on the Food TV channel has taught them a

lot also and they love that.

 

I'm so thankful they have developed a love of good healthy vegetarian food and

enjoy making it. It is such an important life skill to teach the next

generation, so we don't end up with generations of poor eating habits and very

little cooking from scratch.

 

Being a life long vegetarian, you would think I know everything about it, but

I'm still learning here on this list. I love our members and all they are still

sharing and teaching us all. Things like miso, green tea powder for making a

green tea ice cream, tempeh, vegannaise and much more are all things that I've

learned about from our groups members.

 

Well that has been my influence. I can't wait to hear about yours.

 

Judy

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

, " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote:

>

> Our Question of the week is like ice breakers to help everyone feel

> comfortable chatting and answering. We always learn a lot from

each others

> replies.

>

> Our Question is ------

> How did you get started Cooking/Baking and creating in the

Kitchen? Was

> there someone that influenced you or taught you or did you learn

here or on

> your own? Was it a book, a tv show, etc...? Please share some of

your

> memories of baking and cooking vegetarian food/dishes with others

and what

> it means to you and your family.

>

> Looking forward to everyones answers.

 

My introduction to the cooking world started with a five pound bag of

potatoes which needed to be peeled for the family. Needless to say, I

was a very unhappy child.

 

Marika

> Judy

>

[Guest guest]

When in High School and I had to pick a " track " to start taking classes in that

field, I wanted to take electives in cooking. My mother immediately told me NO,

and convinced me to become a teacher.

When I get home everyday I live in the kitchen! Growing up I watched my mom and

grandmother cook delicious Italian dishes, but all of the meals contained meat.

My father had a heart attack when I was in eighth grade, and he became

vegetarian, and we all started eating healthier. My dad was only vegetarian for

a couple months, but he did lots of reading and made sure to tell us everything

wrong about our eating and exercising habits. What a major downer! LOL

Well, I have always liked cooking and baking (and licking the beaters!) I

hopefully will continue to enjoy this and I plan to retire one day and open a

vegetarian restaurant. Once my children are grown I hope that this will pan out

for me.

I use a few cook books. I love the recipes I have tried here, even though only

a few. And, I have really liked converting my meat recipes to vegetarian ones.

P.S. I made lasagne from " Skinny Bitch in the Kitch " last night. Yummy!!! My

omni hubby kept saying how yummy it was hours later

 

Cassie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I just learned 2 1/2 yrs ago when I joined this group and became a

vegetarian. Before that I ate from the lunch truck and fast food. I

didn't know how to could nothing. I use the recipes I see in here and

they all are good.

 

Paul

[Guest guest]

Good question.. I learned from my Mom.. who taught herself through trial and

error. There are a few recipes we got from her Mom but it was her desire to

eat healthier and raise me right that spurred her interest. I was her assistant

from an early age and we would even bake.. mostly when we were up in the high

Sierras as the dough rose faster.. but it was fun.. and part of my life I will

always cherish. Now I'm trying to add to the recipe book I got from her.. and

finding new and interesting things to eat.. If she was still around I bet she

would be loving this group.

 

~Sophia < who secretly yearns to be a dessert chef.

 

 

>

> Our Question of the week is like ice breakers to help everyone feel

> comfortable chatting and answering. We always learn a lot from each others

> replies.

>

> Our Question is ------

> How did you get started Cooking/Baking and creating in the Kitchen? Was

> there someone that influenced you or taught you or did you learn here or on

> your own? Was it a book, a tv show, etc...? Please share some of your

> memories of baking and cooking vegetarian food/dishes with others and what

> it means to you and your family.

>

> Looking forward to everyones answers.

> Judy

>

>

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

heehee My mother was a terrible cook and my sister & I always joke we

learned to cook in self-defense.

Peace,

Diane

 

 

, " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote:

>

> Our Question of the week is like ice breakers to help everyone feel

> comfortable chatting and answering. We always learn a lot from each

others

> replies.

>

> Our Question is ------

> How did you get started Cooking/Baking and creating in the Kitchen?

Was

> there someone that influenced you or taught you or did you learn

here or on

> your own? Was it a book, a tv show, etc...? Please share some of

your

> memories of baking and cooking vegetarian food/dishes with others

and what

> it means to you and your family.

>

> Looking forward to everyones answers.

> Judy

>

[Guest guest]

Love that Diane!!!!

Judy

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strayfeather1

Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:07 AM

Re: Question fo the Week - How did get started

cooking and baking?

 

 

heehee My mother was a terrible cook and my sister & I always joke we

learned to cook in self-defense.

Peace,

Diane

 

, " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote:

>

> Our Question of the week is like ice breakers to help everyone feel

> comfortable chatting and answering. We always learn a lot from each

others

> replies.

>

> Our Question is ------

> How did you get started Cooking/Baking and creating in the Kitchen?

Was

> there someone that influenced you or taught you or did you learn

here or on

> your own? Was it a book, a tv show, etc...? Please share some of

your

> memories of baking and cooking vegetarian food/dishes with others

and what

> it means to you and your family.

>

> Looking forward to everyones answers.

> Judy

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I was about 10 when my brothers and I would get up on Sunday mornings

and my parents were sleeping in. I began by cooking breakfast for us

because we were hungry--I began with toast and later learned how to

make pancakes, french toast, biscuits, etc.

 

I recall one disaster in which the recipe called for three tsp of

baking power and I misread it and used 3 tbsp--they ate it anyway, but

it tasted awful

 

Kathleen