How did you learned cooking? from your mother or books??

i learned from always watchnig my mom when i saw her cook i wanted to cook too so when i was home alone i would cook different things to see if i was good and now my wife calls me the king of meats because i can cook really good with meat.

I have learned to cook through a combination of quite a few ways. I would often watch my mom cook as I was growing up and learned the secrets to some of her famous recipes. I've also taught myself through the years by experimenting and tweaking with recipes I find in cook books. I think a good cook is a combination of all of these. I also like to take some of my mom's famous dishes and make them my own by adding in a couple different ingredients and mixing it up a bit. Do you know how to cook, how did you learn if you do?

I guess both. A lot of it for me is just lots of practice and trial and error. I usually just use cookbooks as general guides and then tweak the recipes to make them healthier, or more to my taste, or to use ingredients I have on hand. I rarely follow the recipe exactly. I learned some methods from my mom but I don't really make too many of the same dishes she does.

i try to watch my mother when she cooks ... so i try and cook at home when she is not at home ... that way i can try and learn myself to cook and also i find its a better way to learn cooking by watching some cooking programs on television ... those programs may come useful to us sometimes when we actually don't know what to cook.

i grew up with my grands who used to run a restaurant business. i remember those days, the kitchen is almost my playground with cousins. there are lots of food being prepared so we can have a taste of everything grandma does. poor lola.

Hi Most of my cooking was learned from my mum, and I appreciated it. I have some traditional family meals I make regularly thanks to her, and wish she was here still to share them with us. I have learned a bit from books, but I preferred the hands on, approach with a good mentor.