Cooking
By DianneN
@DianneN (247184)
United States
January 3, 2021 11:38am CST
Yes, our Ice Princess can cook and bake, too. She can bake the old fashioned way without measuring, thanks to her mommy.
I began cooking for my father and two brothers when I was 12 years old. I was in charge of dinner on Thursday nights only, when my mother returned to the work force part time at a dress shop Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
My cooking consisted of fried eggs and buttered toast. Yes, every Thursday. 
Things changed when I got married. Hubs is still raving about my latest concoction ~ prosciutto, peas, shallots in a cream sauce over linguine.
Cooking. Either you have it or you don’t.
Things changed when I got married. Hubs is still raving about my latest concoction ~ prosciutto, peas, shallots in a cream sauce over linguine.
Cooking. Either you have it or you don’t.56 people like this
54 responses
@moffittjc (121729)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Jan 21
I definitely don't have it. No matter how hard I try, I suck at cooking. Even when I follow recipe directions meticulously. As a result, I am single-handedly the reason why restaurants in Gainesville stay in business. haha
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@moffittjc (121729)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Jan 21
@DianneN Okay, then I am a great cook and I like taking a break every day from cooking so I can eat out! haha
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@snowy22315 (182199)
• United States
3 Jan 21
I think cooking is like anything else practice makes perfect. The prosciutto dish sounds lovely. That is a cute picture of the Ice Princess.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
3 Jan 21
I believe you, although my mother never got it right. She tried though.
Many thanks. I wanted to use up our heavy cream before it went bad and had a fresh package of prosciutto staring me in the face every time I opened the fridge. Hubs wants me to make it again.
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@jobelbojel (36020)
• Philippines
3 Jan 21
That is a good that she can cook at an early age.
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
3 Jan 21
I loved to cook, I started to cook when I was 12, on Sunday, when I was home from school. I also loved to bake cakes and this was something that my lovely grandmother (who lived with us) appreciated and encouraged. Mom did not like to cook, her mother yes, I learnt a lot from my maternal grandmother.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
3 Jan 21
I know you love to cook and are so good at it.
My mother had no one to teach her, except when my paternal grandmother visited. However, everything was Russian based and not something easily picked up by my mother. I taught myself everything once I married. My friends and family consider me a gourmet cook.
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@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
3 Jan 21
How precious. I don’t get to do the fun stuff with my baby girl because she lives in another state.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
4 Jan 21
@Tina30219 I didn't doubt it. Hope your back is doing much better.
@DianneN (247184)
• United States
3 Jan 21
@jstory07 I can’t bake without measuring. I only measure if I’m following a certain recipe when I don’t know what I’m doing. Did your mother teach you how cook without measuring? I read recipes and can taste them as I go. That’s it for me.
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
3 Jan 21
Pretty girl! When one is trained in cooking from an early age, one can cook. I agree with you on "Either you have it or you don’t."
I was taught to cook rice using firewood made from coconut branches at an early age of 7 or 8 by my mother. The coconut branches were collected by me, my siblings and my mother in the coconut fields nearby. That was my stepping stone in cooking.
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@LotusEyes (2711)
• India
3 Jan 21
Your granddaughter looks beautiful. I also learned to make omelettes when I was 12 but the real cooking happened after I got married
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@Fleura (30541)
• United Kingdom
3 Jan 21
Great picture and great that she enjoys cooking too! As others have said, this is an important skill that has been neglected for several years. I think those setting the curriculum thought that it wasn't important enough for school and children would learn at home or 'just pick it up', or they wouldn't need to because they could just have convenience foods. How misguided!
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
3 Jan 21
Thanks, Fleur.
I also think it's a very important skill that schools should still incorporate into their curriculums. My mother was a horrific cook, but a loving mother, and I learned the basics in school. I'm sure your little and big one are learning plenty from you!!!
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@LindaOHio (181717)
• United States
4 Jan 21
Cute picture. I used to be a pretty good cook. Now I just supervise my husband. :-)
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@LindaOHio (181717)
• United States
4 Jan 21
@DianneN We both have the girth to prove it!
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