Home can be the best cooking school
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| July 06, 2009
In Coffee and Convo
Every time one of my girls talks about cooking, people ask me where they took cooking lessons. The answer is simple: at home.
Hanging out in the kitchen is the best way for anyone to learn. (Not necessarily from a relative – if you have a friend who is a good cook, go watch them do it!) It’s the way I learned in the beginning, and then as my interest grew, I attended formal cooking demonstrations to learn more difficult techniques.
But at the end of the day I am just a “home cook.” Pure and simple. Where did you learn to cook?
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From Maria M. - July 06, 2009
The top 5 indiviudals that have contributed to my cooking lessons over the years include: 1) my grandmother, 2) mom, 3) my sister, 4) two close girlfriends, 5) my neighbor lady, who at 81, has more recipes in her head than my 400+ cookbook collection. All are, or were, fabulous home cooks.