I am a Better Cook than my Mother Was
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Me
I enjoy cooking; my mother did not. She made a real effort to
see we ate well and the ingredients were always good but her heart and mind was
not in cooking.
She liked to work and had a job as an office manger with a
certified public account. She was also involved in politics, working on
campaigns for provincial, municipal and federal politics. This interest I
inherited from her.
Mom was instrumental in my first learning how to cook and then expanding upon that learning and developing dishes of my own.
When I complained about supper, usually something like fish
sticks, parsnips or squash, she wouldsay fine, you don't have to eat it but you do
have to make your own and a sandwich is not acceptable.
By the time I was 10, I often made supper on Saturday and
Sunday nights and frequently made lunch. Friday nights we had fish and chips
from Ollie Anne's on Browns Line; they were delicious.
When I moved out of the house, I frequently came home for
Sunday dinners and always cooked. The same would happen at special occasions,
birthdays, Christmas, Easter, and so on. We either went out or I cooked.
This allowed me to develop my ability and to experiment with
a captive audience.
Because mom worked, her mother, my nanny, moved in with us
when I was very young. I grew up with her being there when I’d come home form
school for lunch, we'd make lunch together.
It was during those lunches and after school when nanny
would get supper ready, I discovered spices and the secrets of soups and stews.
My mother did like to eat and could set a fine table and she
taught me how to appreciate food and that presentation did make a difference.
Neither my mom nor my nanny were particularly adventuresome
when it came to meals, meat, potatoes and vegetables were the norm. As I grew
older and became more curious about food possibilities I began to try different
foods and grew to appreciate the world of cookbooks and recipes; with the birth
of the Internet the possibilities began seemingly limitless.
Today, I am passionate about cooking with stir fries beginning a personal favourite but stews and soups not far behind and of course a hearty salad and a hefty sandwich still makes a great meal. Thanks mom for letting me explore.
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thanks for dropping by
Hi Bob, I think that I am a better cook than my Mother was. She was a good Southern cook and prefered to stick with that one cuisine. She certainly made sure all of her dishes were thoroughly cooked, though. I remember my oldest brother comenting that he didn't know fried eggs weren't supposed to be 'crunchy' until he left home for college, lol.
Katherine
If we enjoy cooking we build about what we experienced at home, thanks for dropping by, I like the crunchy eggs story.
Bob I can totally understand your Mum not liking to cook. It can be very difficult to be motivated at the end of a working day when cooking is not your passion. I also love the way you honour how she ensured you were well fed even though the food may have not been very imaginative. I'm currently introducing my son to the joys of cooking - we home school and he is 14 and has agreed to be the Thursday night cook. He quite likes it ... in fact we all "quite" like it and that usually ensures that there is at least a little bit of passion available at dinner time. Thanks for the great hub.
I understand her choices and respect them, learing how to cook is an important lifeskill. Thank for dropping by.
Thanks for answering my request, Bob! My Mom is brilliant at entertaining and takes care of every detail, so I learnt from watching her and helping her getv ready for dinner parties. In that, she is an excellent cook. But for day to day meals, my mom was always busy and usually throughout high school I had to cook dinner, so I have perfected the humble stew and other budget type dinner meals.
You are welcome, stew is a hearty meal and creative. thanks for dropping by.
My Mother couldn't cook, was just not good in the kitchen, but like she used to say, I raised healthy children! She was very aware about herbs, and natural remedies. I cook better than Mom, and according to my s/o, better than his Mom as she also was not a very good cook. I guess being better than both Moms wouldn't convince anyone I am a good cook, LOL! but fortunately, I did learn to cook by following recipes and experimenting on my own.
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"I did learn to cook by following recipes and experimenting on my own." the secret to success. thanks for dropping by/
I wish I could say I was a better cook than my mom! To be honest I don't really try to improve my culinary skills...there's always something else I could be doing! :P
we all have our own priorities, thanks for dropping by.
hello Bob :) I love to Bake, I don't love to cook. My mom was a much better cook. But thats OK because my hubby and our daughter both love to cook!! But if you want something decadant? thats my thing!
we each have our own thing. thanks for dropping by
I'm glad you posted this on FB, as I sometimes forget to head back here. Great hub!!! I can so relate....my mom was the same, and I too developed a fondness for baking and cooking! My father was an excellent cook though, so he made up for my mother's disinterest... Now, I want to go cook something!!! :-) Karen Staydohar (Facebook)
what are you going to make? Thanks for dropping by.
brad4l says:
8 months ago
I don't know if I am a better cook than my mother is now, but if you compare the food she cooked when I was growing up, to the food I cook now, I would say I am better. It seems, however, that now she cooks infinitely better than she did when I was younger.