is your mom or grandma a good cook?

[Amby 490]

Discussing food memories in another thread made me curious about other people.

Is/was your mom or grandma a good cook?

If so, did you learn to cook from either of them?

What is your favorite dish they made while you were growing up?

Have you tried to make it and failed miserably?

If not, what's the worst meal you had to suffer through?

Discuss.

[BishopM 114]

Discussing food memories in another thread made me curious about other people.

Is/was your mom or grandma a good cook?

If so, did you learn to cook from either of them?

What is your favorite dish they made while you were growing up?

Have you tried to make it and failed miserably?

If not, what's the worst meal you had to suffer through?

Discuss.

Both my Mom and Grandma are amazing cooks...old fashion style, none of this healthy stuff and calorie counting, just good food!

I never learned to cook from them though. Cooking just isn't for me...I don't have the knack. Luckily for me now, my wife is a certified chef! The only thing I really became good at cooking was Mac&Chez during the college days, because I had it everyday!

We had a big family when I was growing up, so as you can imagine, my Mom made a lot of casaroles But, it didn't matter what she made, it was always perfectly done and perfectly presented.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

I come for a long line of excellent cooks. Unfortunately I and my three brothers were kidnapped from my Mom by our Dad for 9 years (seriously) and I didn't get to learn to cook from her growing up. Instead I learned to cook from my evil Step Mom who happened to also be a good cook but she made us her slaves. So I did all the cooking and cleaning and raising her three children (my half-brothers and sisters) like Cinderella (seriously). When I was finally returned back to my Mom at the age of 15 after I couldn't take the abuse anymore we went from one unstable situation to another unstable situation with my Mom and my Step Dad always fighting. My Step Dad was vegetarian and my Mom didn't want to cook separate meals for all of us so she didn't cook and I didn't get to learn from her then though she always said she was a good cook. She did cook for the feast days such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

As a kid my favorite dish was tuna casserole, kid friendly food. As an adult I can't say I have a favorite dish by a parent. My Mom's homemade 4th of July cake she makes every year is something that comes to mind. She whips the frosting from scratch and the cake as well. It's like a coconut pineapple cake but that's not the official name for it. I have never tried to make it myself because it seems complicated. These past nine years living off an on with my Mom as an adult has been very good for me to learn some recipes from her though and we have a book of family recipes my great grandma wrote that have been passed down the family line to me. I haven't tried to make any of those either.

[O & C 3]

Discussing food memories in another thread made me curious about other people.

Is/was your mom or grandma a good cook?

If so, did you learn to cook from either of them?

What is your favorite dish they made while you were growing up?

Have you tried to make it and failed miserably?

If not, what's the worst meal you had to suffer through?

Discuss.

People say they are the best.. I think they are.

I did learn from them.

Eggplant parmesan.

No.

My ex-mother in laws cooking (R.I.P. Eula)

[Amby 490]

My mom is a horrible cook. She will throw all sorts of stuff into a crockpot and call it a soup I just stare at her with this "####### are you doing?" look. She knows I don't approve of her cooking and finds it hilarious. She will laugh to the point where she's crying or about to pee her pants when we try to discuss cooking. At least she knows she is not good at it. Most of the time she makes one of her weird thrown together meals. The meal turns out to be really gross so she feeds it to my stepdad who will eat anything, and then she comes over and has dinner with me. She even calls me before family get togethers to ask me what she's bringing. It's just a known thing now. I make something for her to bring and she pretends she made it even though everyone knows I made it.

My grandma is an awesome cook. All her stuff is always down home, no fuss, Paula Deen (minus 20lbs of butter) type cooking. I could never be able to live off of it without gaining about 500lbs but it's nice to have every once in awhile. I learned to cook from her. She makes this massive prime rib roast about once a year. Mmmmm.

I come for a long line of excellent cooks. Unfortunately I and my three brothers were kidnapped from my Mom by our Dad for 9 years (seriously) and I didn't get to learn to cook from her growing up. Instead I learned to cook from my evil Step Mom who happened to also be a good cook but she made us her slaves. So I did all the cooking and cleaning and raising her three children (my half-brothers and sisters) like Cinderella (seriously). When I was finally returned back to my Mom at the age of 15 after I couldn't take the abuse anymore we went from one unstable situation to another unstable situation with my Mom and my Step Dad always fighting. My Step Dad was vegetarian and my Mom didn't want to cook separate meals for all of us so she didn't cook and I didn't get to learn from her then though she always said she was a good cook. She did cook for the feast days such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.

As a kid my favorite dish was tuna casserole, kid friendly food. As an adult I can't say I have a favorite dish by a parent. My Mom's homemade 4th of July cake she makes every year is something that comes to mind. She whips the frosting from scratch and the cake as well. It's like a coconut pineapple cake but that's not the official name for it. I have never tried to make it myself because it seems complicated. These past nine years living off an on with my Mom as an adult has been very good for me to learn some recipes from her though and we have a book of family recipes my great grandma wrote that have been passed down the family line to me. I haven't tried to make any of those either.

I didn't know that about you. Happy you got away from the evil step mother!

I haven't tried your mom's food but it looks really good in the Thanksgiving and Christmas pics you put on FB!

[Gemmie 142]

My family only EVER ate British food. So when I was a kid going to my grandparents house every day, we would be fed home-made chips, huge fat ones that my grandad called Doorstep Chips, sausages, beans, etc. It's a wonder I'm thin after all of those meals. Whenever my family came to visit me in Bath, I would try and take them to a gorgeous cafe or for international food but they were having none of it. It had to be a trip to BHS for fish and chips.

Sunday Roast every week, no one cooks it better than your mum. Mmmmmmmmmm.

My mum and grandparents are gone now, but I have GREAT memories of the food!

[Ban Hammer 13,407]

grandma (father's mom) was an excellent cook, primarily thanksgiving and christmas dinners.

grandma (actually stepgrandmother, mom's side) was excellent with desserts. made a lemon cake that was to die for.

mom's cooking was pretty good, although just a notch below the above in the categories cited. i'd say mom was more versatile a cook.

my sister, on the other hand - i kinda understand why she's had 3 divorces.

[HAL 9000 96]

Sigh... make me miss my paternal grandma's amazing cooking. And she was the kind of cook that would let me experiment in the kitchen while she'd be on standby. Good times.

Thank goodness I have my maternal grandma and her ability to taste every single ingredient in a recipe. Recipes I've learned from her FTW.

[ValerieA 350]

My Mom and both grandmothers are/were excellent cooks. Mom and my paternal grandmother taught me how to cook - we all lived on the same farmsite, so I got to spend a lot of time with Grandma (especially when I was in trouble and avoiding going home). Mom makes this amazing lasagne, I won't eat lasagne at a restaurant because there is no way it can come close. I not only make it, I improved it - Mom used that ####### Kraft parmesan cheese, but a couple of years ago, I decided to try real parmesan cheese that you actually had to *gasp* grate yourself. WOW what a difference.

It's a good thing I can cook. Hubby almost killed himself boiling eggs one night. He is no longer allowed anywhere near the stove.

Edited July 23, 2010 by ValerieA

[littlecrazyangel 1]

My mom is not a good cook, she is cooking very unhealthy so all my family has problems with cholesterol. I learned to cook from my mother-in-law. She is an excellent cook. My grandmother (dad's side) is a very good cook and the other grandma from my mom's side is a horrible cook. When I was visiting my grandma from my mother's side I always had to bring food with me if not I would starve.

[john & jean 37]

both my parents were great cooks. my father taught me Cajun cooking. not real healthy, but things that taste that good are not supposed to be healthy

[Peikko 1,575]

Hahah, my dad was a great cook - he was a dab hand and stews and soups. My mom is good with traditional meat and 2 vet type meals but anything else can be 'interesting/

Both my grandmothers were the most fabulous cake makers.

One thing for sure, my mom will keep you lean and healthy with her cooking - very low salt/sugar content.

[Marilyn. 340]

my mom basically taught herself how to cook, because growing up all they basically had to eat was potatoes .. then she married my dad who grew up with a lot of variation in his meals and also every meal had to end with dessert.. so my mom had to learn how to do all these things and I think she is an amazing cook, specially her soups.. I so miss her pea soup and borscht...

I think both my grandmas were really good cooks.. my one grandma could make awesome desserts, like plum platz.. yum! my other grandma made this meatball and gravy dish every Christmas that was so yummy!! she also made the best pickles I have ever tasted.. I remember one time I sat there and ate a whole bowl of pickles ..lol people would come from all over to buy her pickles... my mom has her recipe but when she makes them they are good but they don't taste the same as my grandma's

I always remember helping my mom in the kitchen... she always made me make the gravy and I hating doing it but now that recipe is stuck in my head

the first thing I ever made all by myself was pina colada muffins when I was 9.. and from then on I was known for my desserts, mainly cookies and muffins...

my mom would make liver about once a month and it was ok, not my favourite meal or anything but it was edible.. but one time she made it she tried something different.. I can't remember exactly what she did, I think she brushed it with BBQ sauce or something but it was so gross I think that is one of the worst meals I had to sit through...

Edited July 23, 2010 by Marilyn.

[Marilyn. 340]

oops meant to hit edit not reply ...lol

Edited July 23, 2010 by Marilyn.

[Ontarkie 14,280]

Both my parents are great cooks, my moms mom my grandma was also a good cook. I spent many days cooking with my grandmother when I was younger. I always help my mom get all her Christmas baking done, well that was till we moved. I am so glad I did cause I can make all my favorite goodies that remind me of home. As for my dads mom I don't think she could afford to be a bad cook she has 16 kids to feed.

The only thing I can't get perfect is my moms stuffing, I'm close but not perfect yet. My older sister can't boil water if her life depended on it. My younger sister went to school to be a chef, but she hates anything normal ppl would eat. Only junk for her.