HOW I LEARNED TO COOK

WHEN I WAS A YOUNG GIRL I LOVED TO HELP MY MOM COOK. WHEN I WAS ABOUT FIVE I LOVED MAKING CAKES AND HELPING MAKING SPAGHETTI FOR OUR FAMILY GATHERING WITH MY UNCLE AND SOMETIMES MY GREAT UNCLE ONCE EACH WEEK. I ALSO COOKED WITH OTHERS WHEN I ATTENDED THE YWCA IN DAYTON AS A YOUNG GIRL. I ALSO TOOK HOME ECONOMICS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND EXCELLED IN SEWING AND COOKING.

I HELPED MY MOM SHOP FOR FOODS WHEN WHEN I A YOUNG GIRL IN TROY. I ALSO MADE MY FAMILY MADE OUR FAMILY MEALS AFTER SCHOOL AS I HAD TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL. IN JUNIOR HIGH I ATTENDED A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM WHERE I LEARNED TO GATHER NATIVE PLANTS AND COOK OR MAKE SALADS FROM THE OUTDOORS. OUR SALADS WERE VERY GOOD.

I ATE WHOLE FOODS AS A YOUNG GIRL AS MY PARENTS WERE NATURALLY INCLINED TO HEALTH FOODS WHICH WAS UNUSUAL FOR OHIO. I DID EAT A LOT OF CANDY WHEN YOUNG, BUT I DON'T CRAVE IT NOW. I HAVE GIVEN UP COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE.

I HAVE COOKED FOR MANY FRIENDS AND I LOVE TO COOK CHINESE FOODS, MEXICAN FOODS, ITALIAN, AND VARIOUS SALADS. SOME OF MY MOM'S AND RELATIVES RECIPES I USE AND PASS DOWN. I GOT MY SON INVOLVED IN COOKING TOO. HE LOVED TO MAKE ME PANCAKES WHEN HE WAS VERY YOUNG. IN HIGH SCHOOL HE BROUGHT A GREEK DISH TO SCHOOL.