Thread: Giving my wife cooking lessons

Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
> After 22 years of marriage, she has decided she wants to learn to
> cook. She balled up the meatballs, and now she's browning them. It's
> quite the adventure. I can imagine it'd be a nightmare if we didn't
> have a gas range.
>
> I showed her deglazing the pan before adding the jarred Ragu, and
> added a pinch of powdered bay leaf to the water. Oh, and we browned
> the meatballs in a pan that had previously had sliced pork butt fried
> in rendered lard. I dumped out the lard. Plenty more where that came
> from. Her and my son are describing what's happening in the pan as I
> type this, and I'm advising them from the other room. "It's
> bubbling," said my 7 YO.
>
> --Bryan

Sounds great Will there be pasta, too? And, what about toasted
garlic bread??? Gotta have that, also Sounds like a grand adventure
for all.

Sky

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Bobo Bonobo® said...

> After 22 years of marriage, she has decided she wants to learn to
> cook. She balled up the meatballs, and now she's browning them. It's
> quite the adventure. I can imagine it'd be a nightmare if we didn't
> have a gas range.
>
> I showed her deglazing the pan before adding the jarred Ragu, and
> added a pinch of powdered bay leaf to the water. Oh, and we browned
> the meatballs in a pan that had previously had sliced pork butt fried
> in rendered lard. I dumped out the lard. Plenty more where that came
> from. Her and my son are describing what's happening in the pan as I
> type this, and I'm advising them from the other room. "It's
> bubbling," said my 7 YO.
>
> --Bryan


Bryan,

I'm sure this topic will get some mileage.

I made meatballs and then baked them in the oven in an enameled cast iron
casserole pan (by choice, not experience), rotating both them and the pan
on occasion.

Direct stove heat only does "spot" contact heat cooking. Baking does more
"surround heat", akin to surround sound but in a different sense!

Good luck, "teach!"

Best,

Andy

On Mar 14, 7:42*pm, Sky <skyho...@NOsbcglobal.SnPeAtM> wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
> > After 22 years of marriage, she has decided she wants to learn to
> > cook. *She balled up the meatballs, and now she's browning them. *It's
> > quite the adventure. *I can imagine it'd be a nightmare if we didn't
> > have a gas range.
>
> > I showed her deglazing the pan before adding the jarred Ragu, and
> > added a pinch of powdered bay leaf to the water. *Oh, and we browned
> > the meatballs in a pan that had previously had sliced pork butt fried
> > in rendered lard. *I dumped out the lard. *Plenty more where that came
> > from. *Her and my son are describing what's happening in the pan as I
> > type this, and I'm advising them from the other room. *"It's
> > bubbling," said my 7 YO.
>
> > --Bryan
>
> Sounds great *Will there be pasta, too? *And, what about toasted
> garlic bread??? *Gotta have that, also *Sounds like a grand adventure
> for all.

My son got to drop in the cappelini (sp?), a first for him, and at
7-1/2, it's about time for cooking lessons.
>
> Sky
>
--Bryan

On Mar 14, 7:46 pm, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® said...
>
> > After 22 years of marriage, she has decided she wants to learn to
> > cook. She balled up the meatballs, and now she's browning them. It's
> > quite the adventure. I can imagine it'd be a nightmare if we didn't
> > have a gas range.
>
> > I showed her deglazing the pan before adding the jarred Ragu, and
> > added a pinch of powdered bay leaf to the water. Oh, and we browned
> > the meatballs in a pan that had previously had sliced pork butt fried
> > in rendered lard. I dumped out the lard. Plenty more where that came
> > from. Her and my son are describing what's happening in the pan as I
> > type this, and I'm advising them from the other room. "It's
> > bubbling," said my 7 YO.
>
> > --Bryan
>
> Bryan,
>
> I'm sure this topic will get some mileage.
>
> I made meatballs and then baked them in the oven in an enameled cast iron
> casserole pan (by choice, not experience), rotating both them and the pan
> on occasion.
>
> Direct stove heat only does "spot" contact heat cooking. Baking does more
> "surround heat", akin to surround sound but in a different sense!
>
> Good luck, "teach!"
>
> Best,
>
> Andy

I've got one niece (or grand-niece or some dmd thing), 5 or 6 yo.
Likes to "help". As annoying as she is, I want to encourage her.
She's good. Will eat anything. Likes to mix and mash. Wants to chop
and get to the stove, but I won't let her. Yet. We've got a date
next week for cookies.

Maybe teaching a wife and kid is like that.

Teaching can be at least as much fun as doing. Go.

B

"Bobo Bonobo®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> After 22 years of marriage, she has decided she wants to learn to
> cook. She balled up the meatballs, and now she's browning them. It's
> quite the adventure. I can imagine it'd be a nightmare if we didn't
> have a gas range.
>
> I showed her deglazing the pan before adding the jarred Ragu, and
> added a pinch of powdered bay leaf to the water. Oh, and we browned
> the meatballs in a pan that had previously had sliced pork butt fried
> in rendered lard. I dumped out the lard. Plenty more where that came
> from. Her and my son are describing what's happening in the pan as I
> type this, and I'm advising them from the other room. "It's
> bubbling," said my 7 YO.
>
> --Bryan

Good for you and her. I think when teaching anyone in a one on one
situation it's best to sit in the co-pilots chair and let them DO IT.

There is nothing like Hands on as opposed to do as I do.

Dimitri

bulka said...

> On Mar 14, 7:46 pm, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
>> Bobo Bonobo® said...
>>
>> > After 22 years of marriage, she has decided she wants to learn to
>> > cook. She balled up the meatballs, and now she's browning them. It's
>> > quite the adventure. I can imagine it'd be a nightmare if we didn't
>> > have a gas range.
>>
>> > I showed her deglazing the pan before adding the jarred Ragu, and
>> > added a pinch of powdered bay leaf to the water. Oh, and we browned
>> > the meatballs in a pan that had previously had sliced pork butt fried
>> > in rendered lard. I dumped out the lard. Plenty more where that came
>> > from. Her and my son are describing what's happening in the pan as I
>> > type this, and I'm advising them from the other room. "It's
>> > bubbling," said my 7 YO.
>>
>> > --Bryan
>>
>> Bryan,
>>
>> I'm sure this topic will get some mileage.
>>
>> I made meatballs and then baked them in the oven in an enameled cast
iron
>> casserole pan (by choice, not experience), rotating both them and the
pan
>> on occasion.
>>
>> Direct stove heat only does "spot" contact heat cooking. Baking does
more
>> "surround heat", akin to surround sound but in a different sense!
>>
>> Good luck, "teach!"
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andy
>
> I've got one niece (or grand-niece or some dmd thing), 5 or 6 yo.
> Likes to "help". As annoying as she is, I want to encourage her.
> She's good. Will eat anything. Likes to mix and mash. Wants to chop
> and get to the stove, but I won't let her. Yet. We've got a date
> next week for cookies.
>
> Maybe teaching a wife and kid is like that.
>
> Teaching can be at least as much fun as doing. Go.
>
> B


bulka,

I too, once upon a time was "grand" too. I forget in which respect (PITA?),
but I remember Pop Pop would pinch my cheek in admiration (OUCH!) once in
awhile? <Grins>

Best,

Andy
RIP, Pop Pop

Bobo Bonobo® <[email protected]> news:692ccce1-6ba7-4fed-8f59-
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> Her and my son are describing what's happening in the pan as I
> type this, and I'm advising them from the other room. "It's
> bubbling," said my 7 YO.

ROFL... well at least it wasn't "Oh... my... God..." How did it turn out?
Pretty tasty?

Michael

--
“He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your
words.”
~Elbert Hubbard

You can find me at: - michael at lonergan dot us dot com

On Mar 15, 9:26*am, "Michael \"Dog3\"" <don't...@donttell.huh> wrote:
> Bobo Bonobo® <CLASS...@BRICK.NET> *news:692ccce1-6ba7-4fed-8f59-
> 436f381cd...@v19g2000yqn.googlegroups.com: in rec.food.cooking
>
> > Her and my son are describing what's happening in the pan as I
> > type this, and I'm advising them from the other room. *"It's
> > bubbling," said my 7 YO.
>
> ROFL... well at least it wasn't "Oh... my... God..." How did it turn out?*
> Pretty tasty?

It was fine. My son now knows what al dente means.
>
> Michael
>
--Bryan

"bulka" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Mar 14, 7:46 pm, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
>
I've got one niece (or grand-niece or some dmd thing), 5 or 6 yo.
Likes to "help". As annoying as she is, I want to encourage her.
She's good. Will eat anything. Likes to mix and mash. Wants to chop
and get to the stove, but I won't let her. Yet. We've got a date
next week for cookies.

Maybe teaching a wife and kid is like that.

Teaching can be at least as much fun as doing. Go.
__________________________________________________ ___________

I've been teaching my grandchildren (4.5 & 6.5) how to make cookies and
cakes for the last couple of years. I've been so busy with work that I
haven't had them over lately but they keep "pestering" me{:-) They fight
for the honour of opening the vanilla bottle so next time I intend scraping
the seeds from a couple of vanilla beans. They help their Mum too, BTW.

"Bobo Bonobo®" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> After 22 years of marriage, she has decided she wants to learn to
> cook. She balled up the meatballs, and now she's browning them. It's
> quite the adventure. I can imagine it'd be a nightmare if we didn't
> have a gas range.
>
> I showed her deglazing the pan before adding the jarred Ragu
(snippage)
> --Bryan

How wonderful, you showed her how to open a jar of sauce!

Jill

On Mar 15, 4:21 pm, "jmcquown" <j_mcqu...@comcast.net> wrote:
> --Bryan
>
> How wonderful, you showed her how to open a jar of sauce!
>
> Jill

Jill - everybody starts somewhere, and opening a jar is step above
reaching for the phone.

Give him some time, she may end up dressing home-raised critters on
the patio.

bulka