Where Did You Learn How To Cook?

Hello I learned from watching my mom, now I watch the cooking channel to get some different ideas cooking is really great, took me a while to actually appreciate it, now I do and love every minute. Thank you.

I never did like to cook but it was a must since we had three kids. I learned by trial and error. My mother was a wonderful cook but would never allow me in the kitchen to watch and learn. She had a rule that once dinner was done, no more lingering in the kitchen to eat or munch. I did not do this with our kids. They could do whatever they liked in any part of the house. I didn't teach them to cook as they were never home and had no interest. Somehow they learned and married men who knew how to cook so that was a plus. Our kids were involved in sports and it was difficult to get two of them to softball or soccer and the oldest to other events before they could drive. I spent more time on the streets driving than in the kitchen. I did manage to cook though even though I wasn't the best. Most often it was just ok.

DOnt love to cook but have to and sometimnes have to come up with something different if I dont have evet thing I need for what I am cooking thats where the new stuff comes in lol took it in school but only learned how to make sweets not good at all.

When I was in Junior High school they still had cooking and sewing classes for girls. My Mom taught me to cook, but I learned some things in cooking class that she didn't teach me.

Maybe its in my genes. My grandma and mother were good cooks. i remember that as young as 6 or 7 years old i was already observing how my mom cooks. I love going to the market with her and then looking what's her next cooking will be. Then i discovered reading her recipe books until i started experimenting simple dishes which my mom has given me freedom to do in the kitchen. I like watching cooking show and have also joined a few contests. It was all fun and really enjoyed all of them. Until now, that i am busy with my kids school, i still have time to be creative in the kitchen.

I did cooking at school, but i also cooked at home, from being fairly young. I would cook the Sunday Roast, for the family. I have also picked up tips, as i have gone along, and do like the cooking programmes on Sky, you can get some good tips there too.

When I was little, I learned about cooking from my mom, who was a wonderful cook. She would let my sister and me help by doing some of the prepping, but it was mostly from observation. We always had home cooked meals, usually that were baked or cooked very slowly on top of the stove. We very rarely had any fried foods. When I got a little older, I received a Betty Crocker Junior Cookbook for a gift and tried several of the recipes. Tuna burgers were a real hit with the whole family because we were Catholic and were always looking for Friday recipes that were meatless. In Junior High, I took both sewing and cooking. These are life skills for everyone, man or woman, and should be in all schools. It is a real shame that they have been dropped from many school curriculum. I learned a lot from my cooking teacher who was very strict about being precise and accurate in the kitchen. When I was a single, working mom, I discovered the slow cooker or crock pot. It was always nice to open the door after a work day to the smells of a delicious, inexpensive and yet easy, meal. I still use my crock pot all the time. I keep certain staple ingredients on hand that will dress up any chicken, pork or beef. I watch the Food Network and try a few new things that look like we will enjoy them. I especially like Semi Homemade with Sandra Lee.

My mother tried to teach me how to cook, but I never took an interest in it, nor was I ever very good at it. However, I did marry a guy who absooutely loves to cook, and he's good at it, so it's my husband who handles all the cooking jobs in our house. It works out great for us!!

Hi gtargirl,I've learned to cook at a early age from my mom and grandmom.I was 10 yrs when I start cooking.Cooking is good to know espically when learning new recripes.Take care.

My mother taught me how to cook and i have yet since learnt by teaching myself as well as trying different things.

When I was still a kid, I love watching cooking shows, that's when I fell in love with lifestyle and food channel. LOL. I just love watching people cook, and I often just wish I could cook that way.. The first time I tried was when I was unemployed and my mom pushed me to learn how to cook... though then I can only cook the simplest thing.. Now I try to whip something up from scratch, and my own recipe. lol. sometimes it tastes good, sometimes it's not even edible..hahahah.

Hi Gtargirl, I never do cooking until I moved out and stay with my boyfriend(he is my husband now) while we are in Singapore. I started to cook simple dishes,learn how to cook rice,etc. I am not a good chef, but for simple dishes,I still can do it. Now, I do cook for my family when my mother-in-law is not at home. Normally I will stick to 1 soup ,1 vegetable and 1 meat(either chicken/fish,no beef/lamb for me). Sometimes, I do look for cooking recipes online. My sister can cook very well. So alot of times, I will ask for some recipes from her too and try it out myself. I really need to spend more time in kitchen to improve my culinary skills. Actually I love cooking, I never has this interest at all until I married and cook more often. I feel regretted that I never take up any cookin courses before when I was back in Singapore.

i learnt cooking after i completed my college and came to search for the job with my friends and staying in the room , i learnt cooking there from my friends.

I learned to cook some foods from my mom, aunts and also from looking up recipes on the internet and having a variety of friends of different cultures I have picked up a few recipes to try- such as Indian, Polish, Chinese and Korean. I get bored with one set of foods. I like variety.

Try blending sun dried tomato's, garlic, parsley,and chick peas in a blender add a few shakes of crushed red pepper flakes and lightly spread on top of the eggs, fantastic. my dad cooked everything without thought, ive had everything from fried grasshoppers, chocolate covered ants, scorpions, rattlesnake,and smokey mountain oysters, and a lot of other strange things, he always said try it, if ya dont like it spit it out, but at least you tried, my son picked up my cooking went to c.i.a. and has been an executive chef for 20 years, so you can imagine we eat pretty good things and the only thing i still cant get down is a brussel sprout. yech nasty little buggers they are.

My first mentor was really my mother. From then on, I developed the love for cooking. Now, I watched cooking shows. I love kylie kwong. Hers are simple, so easy to cook. I also do love Rachel Ray, Curtis Stone. When there is a left over food, I try to improvise and tweak the recipe to suit with the available ingredients on hand.

I am not a good cook to be honest lol. I can cook moderately though, just simple meals, not the fancy restaurant types hee hee. Well, I mostly learn it from my mom. The rest is from my aunt who never gets bored of giving me recipies. I really want to have a better cooking skill, but alas! I don't have enough time. Well that's why there's always new year's resolution lol.