I learnt cooking from my grandmother, my mother and my father.. I also spent one afternoon a week learning cookery at school.. it's more than just a vital component of the curriculum.. you need to know how to survive and food is survival!
I love cooking... there's a joy in watching a bunch of raw ingredients that look like nothing, turning into a meal thats quick, simple, nutritious and will keep you going for hours!
Todays 'yoof' wouldn't know how to boil an egg and only know how to reheat something frozen..... thats NOT cooking - it's REHEATING!!
I constantly look around for ideas to cook whilst on a budget... and I'm currently keeping two of us fed!
I cook mostly vegetarian/vegan meals and the popularity of my cooking amongst my friends is astounding... with so many wanting me to cook for them because for some reasom I just cook better! *lol* (their opinion - not mine!)
I love it in the kitchen... in fact, when I was growing up, I used to do make all my own cakes, pastries and toffees (yeah, vanilla fudge and pure rock hard toffee!)
Once you learn the basics, the rest is pretty simple... it's not as hard as some 'yoofs' make it out to be...
This afternoon, with it being somewhat cold out, I'm putting a litre carton of apple and orange together in a pan and warming it up slowly with 3 tablespoons of sugar and a good dose of cinamon... not only is it refreshing, but it tastes divine
I can't wait to get my daughter her first cookery book...
Yeah, she *does* burn toast!!