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re: Cooking memories from your childhood that inspired you to cook. What are they?
Posted on 1/13/14 at 11:01 am to Mike da Tigah
Posted on 1/13/14 at 11:01 am to Mike da Tigah
I came from a family of great cooks. My dad knew how to cook every Cajun dish known to man. He used to, still does, make me stir his roux. My brother and I would get burnt out on his elaborate Cajun and creole dishes. When my friends would come over they would say, "do yall eat like this every night? Yall are lucky!". I have become a great cook due to my dad and grandmother. I branched out a little and sometimes experiment with ethnic foods like authentic Mexican, Asian, Caribbean, etc dishes.
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Posted on 1/13/14 at 10:11 pm to Mike da Tigah
PBS television...Julia Child and Graham Kerr.
There's no person on earth that inspired me more as a youngster than Julia Child.
There's currently a part of my kitchen which is modeled after hers (now in the Smithsonian btw) and also everyone should read her book, "The Way To Cook."
Graham Kerr added further interest and definitely a comical aspect on the Galloping Gourmet show. As a kid, I had no idea that he was three sheets into the wind during broadcasting.
There's no person on earth that inspired me more as a youngster than Julia Child.
There's currently a part of my kitchen which is modeled after hers (now in the Smithsonian btw) and also everyone should read her book, "The Way To Cook."
Graham Kerr added further interest and definitely a comical aspect on the Galloping Gourmet show. As a kid, I had no idea that he was three sheets into the wind during broadcasting.
This post was edited on 1/13/14 at 10:39 pm
Posted on 1/13/14 at 10:24 pm to Zach
Did you really starve?
Posted on 1/13/14 at 10:57 pm to Zach
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A squirrel or two would come up to him. He had trained them to react to the sound. A squirrel would run up his pant leg onto his lap and take the pecan gift. I was amazed.
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My dad made an awesome squirrel stew.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 11:21 pm to Mike da Tigah
Watching my mom cook. It always intrigued me, before I even knew what the word "intrigue" meant.
The smells coming from the kitchen, just so good.
My mom used to get shrimp to cook from this place that was here in town called Seaport Seafood. It's long gone but she got whole shrimp to fry, boil, whatever.... but they came in these bags, like they were just off the shrimp boat. Still had all the little fish and other critters in it. I loved picking out the little fish and crabs and stuff for my mom. I look back on that with such fondness. That memory makes me smile.
I can still see the mustard yellow colander I put the shrimp in (this was back in the 70's so that's why the colander was that color).
I must've been around 5 or 6 years old.
I can still see that kitchen in the house we lived in at that time.
The smells coming from the kitchen, just so good.
My mom used to get shrimp to cook from this place that was here in town called Seaport Seafood. It's long gone but she got whole shrimp to fry, boil, whatever.... but they came in these bags, like they were just off the shrimp boat. Still had all the little fish and other critters in it. I loved picking out the little fish and crabs and stuff for my mom. I look back on that with such fondness. That memory makes me smile.
I can still see the mustard yellow colander I put the shrimp in (this was back in the 70's so that's why the colander was that color
). I must've been around 5 or 6 years old.
I can still see that kitchen in the house we lived in at that time.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 11:35 pm to la_birdman
quote:Watching my mother cook was far more exciting than television.
back in the 70's
This post was edited on 1/14/14 at 12:20 am
Posted on 1/13/14 at 11:42 pm to Degas
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Watching my mother cook was far more exiting than television.
Yep! Unless Scooby Doo was on.
She learned fast here. Both of my parents are from Pennsylvania but my sister and I were born here. That Yankee stuff is long gone from my parents.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 11:44 pm to la_birdman
Art Fleming's Jeopardy trumped Scooby. I did get to see Speed Racer at 3pm though.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 11:53 pm to Degas
I was all about Scooby Doo and the Land of the Lost.
Oh, and Battle of the Planets.
But getting back to the topic, my mom still makes the best chicken fried steak I've ever had. I love the way she cooks it. I can get it close to how she makes it but I can't get it just right.
Another thing she makes, she actually cooked it just the other night, is what we call Chicken N rice n gravy.
So awesome. If I had to pick between the two, I'd take the chicken n rice n gravy but just barely. Both are amazing.
She serves it in this big gumbo bowl and it's just what it sounds like. Deboned chicken in a gravy that she makes out of the drippings from a whole chicken that she cooks. Adds some TLC and some spices and serves it over rice. You won't go hungry.
Oh, and Battle of the Planets.
But getting back to the topic, my mom still makes the best chicken fried steak I've ever had. I love the way she cooks it. I can get it close to how she makes it but I can't get it just right.
Another thing she makes, she actually cooked it just the other night, is what we call Chicken N rice n gravy.
So awesome. If I had to pick between the two, I'd take the chicken n rice n gravy but just barely. Both are amazing.
She serves it in this big gumbo bowl and it's just what it sounds like. Deboned chicken in a gravy that she makes out of the drippings from a whole chicken that she cooks. Adds some TLC and some spices and serves it over rice. You won't go hungry.
Posted on 1/13/14 at 11:59 pm to la_birdman
quote:...lost its credibility once Chaka was introduced. Also, the Sleestak moved way too slow for being bipeds. And how in the hell DID Marshall Will and Holly survive that fall?
Land of the Lost.
Once again, Julia Child won outright.
Posted on 1/14/14 at 12:00 am to Degas
Posted on 1/14/14 at 8:43 am to Mike da Tigah
my mom and I made cherry pie every thanksgiving.
I was always recruited to work the grinder for the dressing/stuffing. (yes it had to be turned by hand).
We also made the banana pudding desert together.
I wish i had actually taken interest in cooking a lot sooner. She's no longer around for me to get advice from.
I was always recruited to work the grinder for the dressing/stuffing. (yes it had to be turned by hand).
We also made the banana pudding desert together.
I wish i had actually taken interest in cooking a lot sooner. She's no longer around for me to get advice from.
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