Did You Cook as a Kid?

April 1, 2010

Did you know I'm a cookbook author? Above is a photo of my cookbook, Kooking with K.T. I wrote it for a sixth-grade assignment and was the only student to "publish" a cookbook. Cooking has always been a passion, and one of my earliest memories is making brownies with my dad! Since everyone has a different relationship with the kitchen, I want to know, what's yours? When did you first get interested in cooking? Were you a kid foodie?

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RoaringSilence 3 years 6 weeks

I even had a bunch of kid sized kitchen equipment :)

bsanf3 3 years 6 weeks

I baked more then cooked.

bsanf3 3 years 6 weeks

I baked more then cooked.

Spectra 3 years 6 weeks

Yep, all the time. Mostly I cooked with my dad and my Grandma (dad's mom) because that side of my family was all about making everything from scratch. I remember making homemade pudding (Dad always made me the designated stirrer, lol), homemade pizza and pretzels, cookies, etc. When I was 8, I baked a cake on my own and when I was about 12 I started making gourmet dinners for my parents on their anniversary. So yeah, it's always kind of been something I've liked doing.

GummiBears 3 years 6 weeks

I remember scorching a lot of my foods. Cookies, brownies, omelets, etc. All of them was burned and I managed to eat it. Now I have gotten worlds better and my food is no longer on fire. :D

SusanTeufel 3 years 7 weeks

I could barely boil water until I was 18. Then my mother in law took me under her southern knowing wing and taught me how to cook from A-Z. My husband appreciated this :)

nancita 3 years 7 weeks

Aww, that is so cute! I never wrote my own cookbook, but I did have a cookbook for kids that I dabbled in a little bit.

3 years 7 weeks

I started cooking when I was in the 6th grade. The summer before 7th grade, I took all of my mom's Southern Living magazines and picked out my favorite recipes. I had my own little dinner party for my family one night, complete with Cream of Acorn Squash Soup, Pasta with Pesto, Spinach Salad with Bacon-Mandarin Dressing and Blueberry Lemon Napoleons. I somehow forgot to include a main course, but it was fairly successful for a 12 year old effort.

POPSUGAR Food 3 years 7 weeks

I baked a lot more than I cooked. I was obsessed with cutting out recipes, collecting recipes, and reading cookbooks!

POPSUGAR Sex & Culture 3 years 7 weeks

My sister and I filmed cooking shows with a camcorder... but I think our specialty was bisquick pancakes, so nothing too fancy!

chiefdishwasher 3 years 7 weeks

I did not cook until I was in college and learned out of necessity.

chefdrea 3 years 7 weeks

Absolutely! My grandparents (were all in the restaurant industry, one grandfather was a chef and food was a central part of our lives. I remember making turkey pot pies with my grandfather at age four, canning with my grandmother at age six, making big batches of spaghetti sauce with my mother at around the same age and baking with everyone for the holidays my entire life. My parents are both big cooks and, while I'm the only one to go into the profession since my grandfather, my mom and I love to spend time together cooking something challenging and fun and unique when we get to see each other. It's funny because my sister is the only one who has absolutely no interest in cooking anything. Therefore, she gets to wash dishes while we cook. :)

bluebellknoll 3 years 7 weeks

Not really unless you call 7th and 8th grade HomeEc classes cooking. I did enjoy it but I mostly let my momma cook for me when I was a kid. :)

khameel 3 years 7 weeks

Yes, I've been cooking and baking since I was about 6 or 7, and have been making Thanksgiving dinner since I was 12.

pink-elephant 3 years 7 weeks

Yes, I really liked cooking with my mom, especially around the holidays and when we would try new recipes! I thought I wanted to be a chef when I grew up, but realized I really just liked cooking for myself and my family!

J Rabbit 3 years 7 weeks

I really liked baking when I was a kid. I remember the first time I baked a pie, my parents told me to not be disappointed if it didn't work out, but it turned out perfectly!

skigurl 3 years 7 weeks

no i totally wasn't...but probably because my mom and dad aren't huge chefseven in school i wasn't really into iti have gotten more and more into it as i've been in a serious relationship and wanted to cook for my boyfriend, and now we have a house so i cook and bake so much more

skigurl 3 years 7 weeks

no i totally wasn't...but probably because my mom and dad aren't huge chefs even in school i wasn't really into it i have gotten more and more into it as i've been in a serious relationship and wanted to cook for my boyfriend, and now we have a house so i cook and bake so much more

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