My mom never bought a cooking magazine. She owned a few cook
books, usually assembled by the ladies of one of the local churches.
These collections were the best of the best. My mom didn't experiment
much with new recipes. She had a fabulous collection in her head that
she rotated and repeated and we grew up eating home cooked meals nearly
every day. These days there are so many recipes to choose from it can be
truly overwhelming to get your little collection together if you
haven't already got it or if you choose to eat a little healthier than
they did back in the '50's!
Once I discovered the food section in our local newspaper, The Chicago Tribune, my experiments began. Soon, I was spending my waitressing money on The Better Homes & Gardens Cook Book of the Month Club. Most nights the kitchen looked like something out of that very funny scene in the foodie movie, "Mostly Martha." When the Italian chef finishes creating his feast she begins hyperventilating when she sees the condition of her kitchen!
For this reason some parents would prefer their teens stay out of the kitchen, but if they aren't going to be completely dependent upon packaged, processed food designed for profit, as opposed to flavor and health, they need to learn a few basic skills.
When two high school seniors asked me to teach them how to cook I created a class for them. They asked a few friends to join and Camp Cucina was born the summer of 2004. In five days the students learn a little repertoire of recipes that are so simple after the first few times they will know them by heart, just like my mom did. Every recipe is so fabulous they want to make them again and again. In fact, some of my favorite stories come from parents who share stories with me about how their child contributes to get togethers by making something they learned that week.
This is truly the secret to getting anyone to eat healthier. No matter what the label says the truth is if the ingredients were processed by a machine, who knows when, using God knows what, it's probably really not all that healthy for you. Instead of spending your precious dollars on packaging and processing you can buy the highest quality ingredients. With a little bit of coaching and a handful of tried-and-true recipes you will prefer to eat at home rather than endure the hassles of eating out! Not to mention the expense. With the exception of a really high end restaurant, most anything most people eat out can be made even better at home for 10-20% of the cost.
About ten years ago a dad stopped me after school to question how I got his first grade daughter to eat vegetables. I was surprised by this because her mom packed home made lunches and always contributed something really yummy to the school potlucks. It wasn't until 7 years later when one of the teens in my cooking class admitted she would never eat this bowl of Tortilla Soup had it been served to her in a restaurant. She then asked for seconds. She made the soup that day, along with a few others her age who had discovered the joy of preparing and sharing a meal together!
Once I discovered the food section in our local newspaper, The Chicago Tribune, my experiments began. Soon, I was spending my waitressing money on The Better Homes & Gardens Cook Book of the Month Club. Most nights the kitchen looked like something out of that very funny scene in the foodie movie, "Mostly Martha." When the Italian chef finishes creating his feast she begins hyperventilating when she sees the condition of her kitchen!
For this reason some parents would prefer their teens stay out of the kitchen, but if they aren't going to be completely dependent upon packaged, processed food designed for profit, as opposed to flavor and health, they need to learn a few basic skills.
When two high school seniors asked me to teach them how to cook I created a class for them. They asked a few friends to join and Camp Cucina was born the summer of 2004. In five days the students learn a little repertoire of recipes that are so simple after the first few times they will know them by heart, just like my mom did. Every recipe is so fabulous they want to make them again and again. In fact, some of my favorite stories come from parents who share stories with me about how their child contributes to get togethers by making something they learned that week.
This is truly the secret to getting anyone to eat healthier. No matter what the label says the truth is if the ingredients were processed by a machine, who knows when, using God knows what, it's probably really not all that healthy for you. Instead of spending your precious dollars on packaging and processing you can buy the highest quality ingredients. With a little bit of coaching and a handful of tried-and-true recipes you will prefer to eat at home rather than endure the hassles of eating out! Not to mention the expense. With the exception of a really high end restaurant, most anything most people eat out can be made even better at home for 10-20% of the cost.
About ten years ago a dad stopped me after school to question how I got his first grade daughter to eat vegetables. I was surprised by this because her mom packed home made lunches and always contributed something really yummy to the school potlucks. It wasn't until 7 years later when one of the teens in my cooking class admitted she would never eat this bowl of Tortilla Soup had it been served to her in a restaurant. She then asked for seconds. She made the soup that day, along with a few others her age who had discovered the joy of preparing and sharing a meal together!
If you go to [http://www.sbsoulfood.com] right now you can down
load the eBook/Cook Book, "WOW! Look Who's Cooking" for less than the
price of a couple of frozen pizzas. My mother's Pizza Bread recipe alone
is worth the cost of this fabulous little collection of the best of the
best---tried-and-true recipes any family will love!
The book comes with a lots of tips like how to make kitchen clean up easy and a list of tools you really can use in the kitchen, plus entertaining stories and get this! It comes in two formats, one for your left brain---details, details... and one for your right brain---an easy to follow graphic design to keep you in your creative zone. It's all you'll need after a couple of try outs! Bon Appetit!
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The book comes with a lots of tips like how to make kitchen clean up easy and a list of tools you really can use in the kitchen, plus entertaining stories and get this! It comes in two formats, one for your left brain---details, details... and one for your right brain---an easy to follow graphic design to keep you in your creative zone. It's all you'll need after a couple of try outs! Bon Appetit!
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