I know that sounds like a joke, but it is true. I was so bad at cooking, I'm not sure why my husband married me. I burned hard boiled eggs (can you say ditsy??) and the smell was worse than anything I had ever smelled. I tried to make steak under the broiler in the oven like my dad had taught me. That was a disaster, too. To the point that my husband went to work and complained to one of the guys. Well one of those guys made the mistake of repeating it to me...I didn't cook for a month. My husband and I learned two things from that experience...My husband learned to never again criticize me to his friends and I spent the month learning the basics of cooking.
I'm sure I must have cried to my mother because she came up with this wonderful book that I have used and almost destroyed throughout the years, but would never give away. The name of the book is KITCHEN WISDOM by Frieda Arkin.
Through the years I have added many items to my beloved book. If I saw a hint or a tip in Good Housekeeping magazine, I'd clip it and find the subject in my book and file it away.
Now that I have adult daughters of my own, I wanted them to have a manual for reference as well. Not that they need one...they are fabulous cooks and love to create in the kitchen. However, it feels like tradition for me to provide them with a book of their own "Kitchen Wisdom".
I found this book on a blog site I love! Cook Like Your Grandmother is a blog written by Drew Kime and he has a couple books for sale on his site. One of them is STARTING FROM SCRATCH. This book promises to explain what all the so called 'experts' believe we already know. This book is available as an ebook download or the old fashioned kind that we hold in our hands...my personal preference.
My kitchen wisdom didn't come naturally. I am grateful for those people who are able to organize their thoughts and put them to paper for the rest of us to enjoy!
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