tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post275590421567155132..comments2024-03-27T03:58:05.389-04:00Comments on The Cookbook Junkie: At least he gave his mother creditThe Cookbook Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800004451856078252noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-19311920035826091032015-07-26T10:35:45.080-04:002015-07-26T10:35:45.080-04:00Like Jan, I started with baking chocolate chip coo...Like Jan, I started with baking chocolate chip cookies, basic scratch cakes, and brownies in high school. All I could do in college was boil noodles for pasta and kraft mac & cheese! After college my favorite meal was spaghetti noodles with lots of butter, parmesan cheese & salt - alternated with diet meals - geez. My future husband occasionally cooked and bought The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook - I recall a few delicious homemade pizzas and a relevatory roast chicken. I had always really wanted to learn to cook, but was extremely busy with school, grad school, etc., so as soon as we got married, my old-fashioned nature kicked in and I really wanted to learn to cook. I started with better homes & gardens, then got into the ATK book and then got REALLY into cooking. I honestly have zero talent for putting flavors together, though I'm great at following a recipe to the T (LOL), so ATK was a perfect fit for me. Soon I was making gourmet meals, and for the last 7 years, we've been eating amazing food, even though when I occasionally wing it, I STILL have very little skill at making flavors go together. However, thanks to ATK/Cook's Illustrated/Cook's Country videos, I'm learning more about why they do what they do, and can apply those techniques to my less verbose cookbooks recipes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-57497536901380392472007-03-22T00:45:00.000-04:002007-03-22T00:45:00.000-04:00I started dabbling in cooking about the time I sta...I started dabbling in cooking about the time I started high school. Didn't do many different things, but I loved to make cakes. They were homemade from scratch as well as the icing. I always made them for church functions. <BR/><BR/>JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-9777784918737668592007-03-21T11:14:00.000-04:002007-03-21T11:14:00.000-04:00I always cookied with my mom but I reallly started...I always cookied with my mom but I reallly started cooking when I moved out from my mom and in with my boyfriend now husband.<BR/><BR/>I love stroganoff but my husband hates sourcream so I found a recipe that looks creamy but has no SC.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590044231125833211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-91311872451129256122007-03-21T07:59:00.000-04:002007-03-21T07:59:00.000-04:00i started really cooking freshman year in highscho...i started really cooking freshman year in highschool, now (im a junior) im the only one in my family who really cooks the meals, my parents only do when they HAVE to hehe. but i love it so i wouldnt stop for anythingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-30549193967902219552007-03-20T10:41:00.000-04:002007-03-20T10:41:00.000-04:00I started as a kid, because I was blessed with a f...I started as a kid, because I was blessed with a family who would let me experiment in the kitchen. I made some unbelievably horrifying things, but I got good enough to cook all of the family's meals when I was in high school. <BR/><BR/>My mom used to make hamburger stroganoff a lot and I loved it. Spouse and Offspring hate all things stroganoff for some reason, so I haven't had it in years.MommyProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040890762575693250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-74423580118035795262007-03-20T09:37:00.000-04:002007-03-20T09:37:00.000-04:00I really started at 24 when I got my own place and...I really started at 24 when I got my own place and then even more with the SO moved in.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700720020186831174noreply@blogger.com