tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post7532004772417635565..comments2023-11-22T11:30:17.400-06:00Comments on Seeking Sanity: Cooking LessonsKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-24589730821923256992012-10-16T22:17:10.982-05:002012-10-16T22:17:10.982-05:00Love this:) My MIL is great with letting the kids...Love this:) My MIL is great with letting the kids help her make stuff in the kitchen...I'm often impatient and I don't like that. But I am in the kitchen A LOT and am trying to make more of an effort to let them help in some way. I love tradition and the power of those cooking/baking memories!Wisconsin Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126902969299740691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-23151075448490085952012-10-14T13:59:56.959-05:002012-10-14T13:59:56.959-05:00This is something that I need to remember too. So...This is something that I need to remember too. So often, I am in too much of a hurry and I miss out on the opportunity to build beautiful memories with my kids. I loved reading this. The picture of all your kids in the kitchen, making applesauce, is very sweet. Thank you for writing this. dawn klingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10068232686648964979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-45951053472661009512012-10-14T12:56:36.720-05:002012-10-14T12:56:36.720-05:00I'm not what one would call an excellent or pr...I'm not what one would call an excellent or prolific bread-baker but over the past 10 years, I have developed into being a fairly decent one. My Mom and Grandma both baked bread -Grandma more so than my Mom. I don't remember watching my Mom but I do recall watching my Grandma and a lot of my so-called skills today come from my memories of seeing how she did various things. My kids never seemed interested in anything to do with cooking but one time, about 25 years ago now, I had made a recipe for "Cream-cheese filled Muffins" which was very good and quite easy. THought nothing of it but about 2 nights later, I came home from work to find a plate of these muffins on the counter. Seems my son had actually been watching me, paying attention to how I made these muffins, knew where the recipe was too and he had made up a batch. Boy, what a great surprise that was for me!Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-78914999297137466072012-10-13T13:38:52.891-05:002012-10-13T13:38:52.891-05:00Sweet blog post, Kat. You're right about thos...Sweet blog post, Kat. You're right about those moments being memories someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-45820008705609567072012-10-12T23:50:18.696-05:002012-10-12T23:50:18.696-05:00I used to let the kids help me more than I have re...I used to let the kids help me more than I have recently. I'm just too hurried and too busy these days to slooooow down and let them help. I wish they could take over without the whole "teaching" process!CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537821831479150677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-38422576453255169472012-10-12T21:26:49.824-05:002012-10-12T21:26:49.824-05:00Love it....and they'll remember moments like t...Love it....and they'll remember moments like these, too!<br /><br />PS I love the line "and no one burned their face off!"Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04144625781609192815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-30002123466952699332012-10-12T20:46:30.191-05:002012-10-12T20:46:30.191-05:00I just love this. So much.I just love this. So much.Cyndy Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617354883122757511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-73866749376574503032012-10-12T20:20:33.000-05:002012-10-12T20:20:33.000-05:00Oh, Kat, I just love this post so much! I am the s...Oh, Kat, I just love this post so much! I am the same way in the kitchen - always stressed out and thinking it will be easier if I just do it myself. But you are right - kitchen memories and love are so deeply intertwined. Just today I was thinking about how lovingly my own grandmother always prepared and handled food, and how it's one of the most endearing memories i have of her. Thanks for the reminder!Rimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883046753707687727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-34381341213846839392012-10-12T17:04:38.748-05:002012-10-12T17:04:38.748-05:00Krystyn- I'm sorry, I don't have the reci...Krystyn- I'm sorry, I don't have the recipe. I've actually never made my mom's bread by myself. She stopped making it quite a few years ago because she said she couldn't find decent yeast anywhere anymore. Maybe I should ask her to pull the recipe out and see if I could give it a try. Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-51939990124105655282012-10-12T14:14:49.108-05:002012-10-12T14:14:49.108-05:00I love this! I'm always choo-ing, too. But, I ...I love this! I'm always choo-ing, too. But, I don't have a counter like that in my kitchen. In fact, the widest one is maybe two feet wide. It's terrible and I hate it. But, we still try to make it work...we just use the kitchen table more often!<br /><br />(PS if you have that bread recipe, I'd love to see it. Every time I make bread it's dense and chewy without the crunchy crust!)Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious?https://www.blogger.com/profile/02910477558968993067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-33112195138239065162012-10-12T11:48:36.869-05:002012-10-12T11:48:36.869-05:00Lime- That's exactly it! I always have so ma...Lime- That's exactly it! I always have so many reasons for not letting them help me, but I've got to stop that! Soon they won't even be interested in helping and I'll have wasted that chance. I watch cooking competition shows and so often the chefs talk about what they learned from their mothers/grandmothers and how it fostered their passion for cooking and I think to myself, "what if I am messing up that opportunity for my kids?" Or even just the opportunity for the feeling of closeness with me that cooking can give. Memories.<br /><br />It is such a simply thing I can do to let them help out, and so many good things can come out of it, I just need the patience to let it happen more often. ;)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-71694620677235472652012-10-12T11:10:07.029-05:002012-10-12T11:10:07.029-05:00that's great that you allow them to participat...that's great that you allow them to participate. i regret that when my kids were small i didn't encourage it more. the kitchen i had at that point was so tiny there just was not space. but by the time i had a bigger kitchen they weren't interested. good choice to have yours with you, mama!limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-52852646479182457002012-10-12T11:01:13.698-05:002012-10-12T11:01:13.698-05:00This is perfect. And a great reminder. Thank you...This is perfect. And a great reminder. Thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044279582701415786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-29324170878584306312012-10-12T10:50:33.263-05:002012-10-12T10:50:33.263-05:00I am usually chasing mine away from the stove and ...I am usually chasing mine away from the stove and knives as well. Even though I know they just want to help. We've taught the boys to make porridge on the stove, but only with a grown up in the kitchen. I still get so nervous when they're doing it .. but they're so proud when they help. <br /><br />Great post!ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-36146025215429445052012-10-12T10:14:01.864-05:002012-10-12T10:14:01.864-05:00big hug :)big hug :)Karen Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892103639142471595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-1406675578050216332012-10-12T06:30:11.003-05:002012-10-12T06:30:11.003-05:00Oh my goodness what a wonderful post Kat. I am so...Oh my goodness what a wonderful post Kat. I am so guilty of not doing this. Good for you. <br /><br />This would make a great "Listen to Your Mother" post.Mom24https://www.blogger.com/profile/00061152728345287775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390236678783638686.post-20484292067974901692012-10-12T02:44:35.349-05:002012-10-12T02:44:35.349-05:00A lovely memory indeed. I am sure they will rememb...A lovely memory indeed. I am sure they will remember it always. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049712441617502915noreply@blogger.com