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sagitta
Joined: 10 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2004 12:51 pm Post subject: Why did you start learning to cook? |
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| What motivated you? For me it was because I couldn't stand American cafeteria food. |
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squirrel
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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Location: Bucharest, Romania
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| Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 11:41 am Post subject: |
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I needed to feed two very close friends, in bad need of a mother and/or girlfriend! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
they had to eat, and I didn't have the heart to tell them I can't cook! |
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cocodrilo
Joined: 21 Jun 2004
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Location: Kurashiki, Japan
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| Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2004 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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I think I was inspired by my Mom, who went all out preparing (and having us kids help preparing)dozens of varieties of Christmas cookies when I was a kid. Not only was it the shapes and colors, but the aromas that filled the house for weeks it seemed that made a special place in my heart, and the smiles it put on the faces of us kids and the rest of the lucky souls who ate the delectable cookies.
I remember picking peaches from our tree and spending hours baking peach pies on weekends when I was a teenager. Having a working Mom made me volunteer to prepare and get that roast in the oven, and I respect my Mom so much now for her taking the time to teach my brother & I the importance of wholesome, home-cooked food.
Nowadays, my brother is in Honduras roasting his own coffee and I am in Japan making my own pastries and breads! |
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dancin_feet
Joined: 21 Jul 2004
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:53 am Post subject: |
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| Moved out of home. If I didn't learn how to cook I would have starved to death!! :shock: |
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salsachinita
Joined: 17 Jun 2004
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 3:39 am Post subject: |
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While I had never been really given the opportunities to cook, I watched my grandma & my parents in action enough to have a sense of how things work (or don't work :wink: ).
It wasn't until I moved in with my (non-dancing) ex that I started to cook. For some unknown reasons things just come together very nicely :shock: . While I wouldn't say I learnt to cook in order to impress him, I did become a good cook with the chance of practice I have been given.
You see, Mum's kitchen is Mum's territory, regardless whether she is a good cook or not ............
So in a man's kitchen, I was given free reign to express my love for him/life/food via the mere act of cooking.
That was so satisfying in some ways........ |
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Jonathan
Joined: 09 Jun 2004
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Location: San Diego
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:20 am Post subject: |
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squirrel wrote: ...they had to eat, and I didn't have the heart to tell them I can't cook!
That's hysterical squirrel! :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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squirrel
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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Location: Bucharest, Romania
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:08 am Post subject: |
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yes Jonathan I know... but it's the truth!!! :oops: :oops: :roll: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
it helped me a lot... :) so I should thank them! :P :P |
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Jonathan
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Location: San Diego
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:09 am Post subject: |
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| I know its the truth... that's what makes it so darn funny! :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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