tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774592798837481659.post4227168674913462306..comments2020-10-02T11:50:17.633-05:00Comments on Searching for the Good Life on the Funny Farm: What Kind of Cook Are You?Marcia and Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03942666273628528848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774592798837481659.post-55033031409135894532014-11-23T18:15:29.232-06:002014-11-23T18:15:29.232-06:00Well I will say that I am a no cook kinda cook but...Well I will say that I am a no cook kinda cook but I certainly did enjoy the food I had at your Mom and Ginny's, You, and Charlotte's houses when I lived there briefly. It was great food I remember...and ya'll gave me a cookbook when I left so I could make some dishes...which I actually did. I remember we ate at the Court of Two Sisters in New Orleans and then came home and tried to recreate the recipe. It was a chicken, bacon, cheese i'm thinking??? I gotta tell you, when I left my 16 hour shift yesterday and read this blog I got very very hungry remembering all that delicious food. I remember that Charlotte would also give me healthy cooking tips. Also, when I DO cook, I am a mad scientist in that I don't measure, I THROW things in the pot...and I remember my dad doing that at times. He would cook some, my mom would cook some, and when they did...it was great. But there were many MANY Dairy Queen meals as I grew up, and one time my aunt...my mom's sister...said to their mother...my grandmother..."don't you think Ruth Ann should do a little more cooking, don't you think they eat out too much?" Of course, at that time, Mom was working full time and then they had other jobs too...and sometimes would spend multiple hours after work working on shows and programs...I mean...I guess that's why my dad swore one time I looked at the stove and said...Dad...what's this for? It would go for unused periods. WHEN I cook, I LOVE to cook. It's creative. CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774592798837481659.post-55938389664834867232014-11-22T15:10:50.103-06:002014-11-22T15:10:50.103-06:00Well, Marcia, I learned most of my early cooking s...Well, Marcia, I learned most of my early cooking skills from YOU!! When we lived with you and Larry in the 1980's, we made some wonderful dishes with just modest, low-cost ingredients like chicken thighs ("thick thighs!". I took all of those lessons forward in my life and continued to learn along the way. Once RIch and I married, we found great joy in finding new recipes and cooking together as a fun activity. Another influence on me is family members who are vegetarian or vegan or gluten-free or dairy-free. The combo of people and their needs often sends me scurrying to the Internet or cookbooks on my shelf for something to make! But the bottom line is I have YOU to thank for my early instruction, Marcia!rbrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132858343279958270noreply@blogger.com