learning to cook

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AQDGVal2013 @Adval2013 (436) 26 Mar 13

When I was single, I never cooked because I was busy working. Sometimes I would bring packed lunch cooked by my mother with me at the office or if I was rushing, I would just eat out which was often the case. At home, my parents...

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The Worst Cook In America

Fishmomma @Fishmomma (11658) • United States 15 Mar 13

Honestly, I wasn't going to watch the show, as felt there wasn't anything I could learn on the show. The fire started on the first episode was hard to believe and just how bad these people were at the beginning was eye...

the worst cook in america

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Dread of cooking and how I overcame it.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 25 Nov 12

I got married very young and had never got into a kitchen much, although I loved the idea. But My mother never let me, saying that I had to study and play. Not that I minded doing that! Still, I got married and fortunatly we had...

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Cooking: one of the lost arts.

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 21 Jul 11

I was browsing mylot just now and I came to a post about mayonnaise. I discovered that the only person of all that answered the post who could make a homemade mayo was me. I make it the easy way in a minute with a hand blender....

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Who is your favorite television culinarey personality?

tawny_24 @tawny_24 (341) • United States 28 Dec 09

Do you watch the foodnetwork to see your favorite cook? Have you gotten incredible recipies from contributors to your local paper? Do go to one restraunt all the time because the chef is so awesome? I want to know who inspires...

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At what age and from whom did you learn to cook?

PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 7 Jun 09

I first learned how to cook certain things from my mother beginning when I was around 10 yrs. old. In 7th grade, I took a cooking/sewing class in school. The rest I've learned from cookbooks and by experimenting myself and...

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How old were you when you started cooking?

marguicha @marguicha (230350) • Chile 22 Apr 09

And why did you do it? I got married very young (18) and I didn´t know how to boil water without burning it. Fortunatly I had a helper who cooked. The very first time I had to cook was a day she didn´t show up. So I just thought...

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What dish do you like to cook most often?

bubblyapple @bubblyapple (2653) • Philippines 29 Mar 09

I am learning how to cook different dishes and I am yet to find a dish that I would like to cook often. I know that even chefs have their favorites- the one that they could cook without consulting a recipe. They know how to do it...

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favorite dish

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Do you prepare seperate meals or dishes for each member of the family?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 20 Nov 08

Lately, I've felt like a short order cook. I have to make seperate meals and dishes for each person in the house. Luckily, there are only three of us, but it's still a big hassle. On days that I'm preparing tacos for my...

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prepare meals at dinner time

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Please teach me

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 20 Jul 08

I'm on a cooking roll at the moment. So please bear with me. One of the things that I love about this site is the sheer diversity of the membership. But we all have one thing in common besides myLot. We have to eat. I rather fancy...

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How late do you cook dinner?

beautyqueen26 @beautyqueen26 (16030) • United States 2 Jun 08

When do you start cooking dinner? Do you ever start dinner really late? Do you find that it helps to start cooking dinner early? Most days, I cook dinner before four pm, so that my spouse can take some to work with him. It's...

what food do you like

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My Husband Married a Dunce

carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 19 Mar 08

I couldn't cook when we first married. I tried really hard but things never worked out. Decided to make spaghetti so I put it in a frying pan and fried the noodles. It was nasty. Someone told me to boil the noodles and to see if...

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my husband married a dunce

noodles hanging from the ceiling

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Follow a recipe or wing it?

lilybug @lilybug (21107) • United States 29 Feb 08

When you are making something do you use a recipe or do you wing it? Do you use the recipe every time, or just the first few times until you get it down in your mind? I use a recipe a lot of the time when I am making something...

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Are you a good cook?

Junig1 @Junig1 (300) • Barbados 24 Feb 08

I love cooking, I think I am average but I get better everyday:-)

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How did you learn to cook?

gmakesmoney @gmakesmoney (2923) • United States 22 Jul 07

How did you learn how to cook? Did you grow up watching someone in the family? Take a class? Learn from a friend? I learned to cook by watching the women in my family, from an early age I'd watch my mother and grandmother cook...

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Are you a good cook??..

fairygreen @fairygreen (533) • Philippines 16 May 07

Do you guys love cooking?Are you a good cook?.Do you experiment in cooking too?Basically i know how to cook simple dishes but honestly cooking is not my passion.But right now im eager to learn cooking the serious way.

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Do you like collecting recipes/cookbooks?..

fairygreen @fairygreen (533) • Philippines 16 May 07

Do you like recipes or cookbooks in preparing or learning how to cook.I really love to collect recipes just for my reference for cooking, tough cooking is not my passion or interest but i love to make dessert.

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Who taught you to cook?

ldynimaway @ldynimaway (704) • United States 1 Jan 07

In my family my dad did most of the cooking. My mom cooks a few things that are really good but she is alot more limited then my dad who could cook anything. I also learned alot from my grandmother and my friends grandmothers...

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