Monday, January 9, 2012
What makes me smile...
I have an extreme joy for cooking since I was quite young. I cooked my first dish of fried venison when I was only 7 years old. I have not left the kitchen since. I grew up as the cook for my family and even today they all look forward to coming to my dads for a family meal. I always watched my grandmother cook and many things I know today are because of watching her. Grandma never measured much she just threw it in and tada it was perfect. I am not that talented though I hope someday my grandchildren will look to me as I did her. I like to attempt to make new dishes or create them myself. I personally do not eat a lot of the main dishes and appetizers that I make because I am a picky eater. The joy I get out of cooking is the fact the someone is enjoying my "creation". However, when it comes to the sweets I do indulge. Every year near the holidays I host a candy making weekend at my home with my sister, nieces, my aunt, and a friend or two. I get everyone started on a task and make my rounds helping and instructing what to do next.We have a wonderful time making holiday candies and attempting new candies each year. Some turn out and well some do not always make it to the candy bags. I bake the cakes for my kid's birthdays and I try to get as creative and yet simple as I can. I am also wanting to become more self sufficient by making my own pastas for my family. I have not yet attempted to do this, but I definitely will here soon. I would like to share my experience in attempting new dishes or old dishes that deserve to be shared. Please feel free to give helpful hints or personal opinions on how to make something better or even your own way.
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Mandie, I love your blog! I can remember watching my grandma the same way. To this day, I love her recipes dishes. Those memories are ones that I will always treasure of her. My grandma is 90 years old now, and cannot see to cook. I enjoy cooking for her now, the way she used to cook for me.
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DeleteThank you, those memories are the best to have and I will never let them go. I no longer have any living grandmas so keeping their memories means a lot to me. My great grandmother passed away about a year ago a few months before she turned 100. She was legally blind yet she still made almost every meal. That woman was amazing!
I love this blog, like you and Crystal I was always in the kitchen and watched my Grandma and my Mom cook. I always had to be there to help so they would always find things for me to do as my skills improved. I am also the one who cooks for my family and my inlaws come down every weekend I have off from work to have breakfast and dinner at my house.
ReplyDeleteThanks Charmine, I am glad that you enjoy this, I am not a big breakfast person. For the kids I used to make scrambled eggs almost every morning. Then it was cereal or oatmeal. Now my sons favorite breakfast is Spaghetti O's. I know this will pass just has everything else does. So when it comes to breakfast, I just kind of go with the flow of things.
DeleteMy grandmother use to make the best apple pie and french toast. I am glad that you like to cook. I on the other hand don't. I would rather do all the dishes.
ReplyDeleteI wish a few more people would think like that. I like the idea of I cook you clean. Its only fair right? :-)
DeleteI have enjoyed watching my grandmother cook when she was alive.I like to cook.My cousin makes some of the best monkey bread and my daughter loves to cook as well.They could bake all day every day but they dont like to clean up after they are done making the mess.
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