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We read a lot about ready meals being served in many homes every day so I just wondered if this is the case where or when will youngsters learn to cook.I was brought up to try my hand at everything in the kitchen , I used to have my Sons standing on a chair to reach the worktop when they were little, oh the mess I remember it well.As my boys got older I always said that they could cook if they wanted & I would clear up.Both boys are very good cooks now.My Grandsons are also pretty good in the kitchen.Schools are now not doing cookery like they used to , so when will children learn if we are to believe the stories from the media about ready prepared meals
Hi Ann, I watched and helped at times with my mum and the same with my 2 off spring, carries on down the line, they are in their 20's now and they can cook well and enjoy it, which is good to see. Now, on the other hand regarding my darling husband :-) his mum used to tell me he helped her in the kitchen and he used to make pastry and that....since I've known him he seems to have forgotten those skills LOL....foodie.
i think getting the kids to learn to cook is really a good ideamum is a fab cook but said i showed no interest growing up (other than the ususal grey jam tarts we all tried our hands at at some point). i had no interest till i was about 30 - we emigrated and i suddenly had a lot more time to cook which made a huge difference...and then i taught myself (well Delia taught me) and nary a ready meal in sight these days!if i had kids i would certainly try and teach them - if they were interested
I wondered what this thread was going to be about when I first saw the title!
its a sad state of affairs for a big part of modern living that not many people cook from scratch these days - but its a sign of the times, those that work are working longer hours and are more stressed by their work, and then the commute home - they are simply too worn out to cook at 7-8 or 9 o clock at night - unless the few use cooking to de-stress (i certainly do).and then you have those who don't work, spend all day on bottoms watching day time tv - who sit and watch cooking shows - but have aptitude to go to local shop and buy the ingredients to them go and cook.I know i am over generalising, so please don't bash me up.I used to bake with my nan when i was tiny - my mum never allowed me in the kicthen as it was full of dangerous things. I only learn't to cook about 25 years ago - and delia taught me with her complete cookery course - and also my husband showed me how to make a cottage pie and a spag bol. Since then I bloomed and blossomed into a fairly decent cook and i feel confident to try lots of new recipes and create recipes too.but the youngsters, i don't know.teachers are harrassed enough with dealing with all sorts of other issues other than simply teaching nowadays.but i remember as a little one, making fairy cakes in infants school and bread rolls - they got carried over to the school canteen for baking.I did domestic science as one of my options in senior school - but that was really quiet boring - our school was on a 2 week time table - one lesson, was delat with drawing the inside of grain of wheat or learning about the internals of an egg, i think we had to name the cuts of beef, we where given a recipe that lesson - for us to buy the ingredients to make for the next lesson the following week. And it was never very inspiring recipes either.I do think, that before 16, the kids should have at least 5 good nutrional recipes (taught at school) under their belts to arm them for independance - but again many live at home these days till they late 30's - 40's now.Its a difficult one.
My two have not done cooking at school.... apart from one lesson which E had and they cooked pizza. Shopping list for the ingredients was "one pizza base, 1/2 jar pizza sauce and three toppings of your choice". Unbelievable! We did this basic type of cooking at home before they even started at primary school.I've always cooked home made meals, baked cakes, biscuits and occasionally bread (which is not something I wish to repeat as it was a bloomin' disaster and I'm pretty much wheat intolerant anyway). The girls have seen me, their Dad and Grandmothers cook so I suppose they see it as completely normal and a natural thing to do. E is an excellent cook, a natural who is happy to tweek recipes and put her own slant on it. She loves watching all of the cookery shows and now has a very good general knowledge on all things foodie. A tends to prefer baking to preparing meals but both are capable of feeding themselves.Hubby and I went away in March to celebrate our anniversary and the girls had their first dinner party :o)
Noreen , see what you mean about the heading -:)))Oh Foodie , my hubby has never peeled a potato in his life.That generation of men did not cook. Gosh asaffy your girls sound very self sufficient, a dinner worry takes some sorting & cooking , well done to your girls.
My son loves to cook, he is always under my feet, wanting to stir or chop something.He even washing up. On the weekend he is the first up, he has the coffe ready and the bread in the toaster, butter & jams out on the table.My daughter shows no interest in cooking, just eating.
I showed no interest in cooking when I was living at home and really learnt once I was married. Likewise, my daughter wasn't interested - even though I tried to encourage her - while she was at home but since moving into her own flat has become a brilliant cook.
Annastasia - E really enjoys cooking now. She's a dab hand at Creme brulee which is a result as it's my favourite pudding :o)
Saffy I really am impressed , must say I really like creme Br&"251;l&"233;e.My youngest Grandson loves cake making, also loves chopping veg.Must get him to show Tel how to peel a potato.-:))
As a child my Mum used to buy my brother and I a magazine can't rember its name (talking about middle 50's ) and they had a recipe on the back , she used to buy the ingriedients and whoever got home from school first cooked it . Now both my brother and I are good cooks as are our sons -we have 2 each . Now my son is teaching his daughters. As you say now down to parents as there is no school domestic Science provision as I think there should be .
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