tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post2916097414770612840..comments2023-10-29T05:43:20.076-07:00Comments on Ornery Bastard: The Upside Of A DownturnPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-77670103904353649112009-01-21T14:18:00.000-08:002009-01-21T14:18:00.000-08:00My sisters and I can all cook. In fact, I'm a bett...My sisters and I can all cook. In fact, I'm a better cook than all my ex-wives were...and never had to worry about poison when the cook was myself!<BR/><BR/>I think that all youngsters, boys and girls, should learn at least the basics of cooking.<BR/><BR/>Can't hurt!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-68731635055011695382009-01-21T11:57:00.000-08:002009-01-21T11:57:00.000-08:00I come from a big family. I'm second of eight kid...I come from a big family. I'm second of eight kids. Mom and Dad made sure we had food, good food, every day. It wasn't filet mignon, but it wasn't stale bread either.<BR/><BR/>At our house, the kitchen was a family room. Mom had us in there helping by the time we could reach the stove. I was stirring soup and making toast by four. <BR/><BR/>There was at least one infant in the house from 1959 to 1971 so the older kids had to help out by fixing meals. On my sixth birthday, I served Chicken and Hot Dog Soup, Toast with taco meat, mashed potatoes with cheese and orange jello. There's always room for Jello.<BR/><BR/>Every one of my sibs can cook - very well. We each have our specialties and pride ourselves on putting those talents to the test at family gatherings. When we gather, we put out a feast that could rival the Sermon on the Mount.<BR/><BR/>This isn't fancy schmancy Nouveau Cuisine but good, wholesome stick-to-your-ribs food that you go back to for seconds and thirds.<BR/><BR/>Everyone should know what happens in the kitchen. It's not a secret hideout, its a wonderful place, a family place that brings folks together for good. My family is tight, real close. For 50 years, at the end of April, we still gather everyone together, no stragglers, no grudges.<BR/><BR/>Our motto is simple: Bring an appetite and an opinion, we got the beer.David Aquariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06357819163784758615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24855322.post-50215810419080380452009-01-21T11:47:00.000-08:002009-01-21T11:47:00.000-08:00The problem is that cheap food is usually not good...The problem is that cheap food is usually not good for you. A large bag of regular flour is far cheaper than the whole grain stuff. Back in Grandma's day it was cheaper to make it from scratch.Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.com