Cooked and photographed in your home kitchen ...

navydoc wrote in post #18825076
I also like raw, sliced russet potatoes fried to a golden doneness and I prefer the skin left on...

I do that, too, even with ones for mashed. I just use a veggie brush to wash them. People pay for potato skins in restaurants, don't they?
And green beans in a can? Yuk! They don't taste anything like ones steamed for 5 minutes! ; )

gjl711 wrote in post #18825088
Food!! How did I not see this before. I have tons of food. First post.. Home made sushi.

The best people on POTN post here!

itsallart wrote in post #18825057
My neighbor didn't know that you could make mashed potatoes from scratch. One day she showed up at my house while I was mashing potatoes and asked me with a surprised face: "what are you doing?"
I said "mashing potatoes, Marcia"
She said "don't they come in a box?"

Wow.

I mean, wow.

PhotosGuy wrote in post #18825259
I do that, too, even with ones for mashed. I just use a veggie brush to wash them. People pay for potato skins in restaurants, don't they?
And green beans in a can? Yuk! They don't taste anything like ones steamed for 5 minutes! ; )

Yuk is the word. Yet I know people know wouldn't try any fresh vegetables because all they know are the canned variety; they grew up on them.

Left Handed Brisket wrote in post #18825268
The best people on POTN post here!

Wow.

I mean, wow.

Brian, I couldn't believe my ears and thought that nothing in life will ever surprise me but heck, my neighbor did.

Oops, I baked four loaves of sourdough seeded bread last night and forgot to take photos

PhotosGuy wrote in post #18825259
And green beans in a can? Yuk! They don't taste anything like ones steamed for 5 minutes! ; )

I don't consider green beans in a can to be veggies They are green mushy tubes slightly resembling a green bean. Might as well use your kids Play-dou press and green Play-dou.

PhotosGuy wrote in post #18825259
I do that, too, even with ones for mashed. I just use a veggie brush to wash them. People pay for potato skins in restaurants, don't they?
And green beans in a can? Yuk! They don't taste anything like ones steamed for 5 minutes! ; )

I was raised on overcooked canned vegetables. I didn't know there was anything else until I was out on my own and discovered stir-fried veggies. I have to admit that eating canned vegetables, even green beans, is a bit nostalgic and is enjoyable for me and reminds me of my youth. Sometimes I yearn for those simpler times.

itsallart wrote in post #18825288
Yuk is the word. Yet I know people know wouldn't try any fresh vegetables because all they know are the canned variety; they grew up on them..

There are two veggies that I think are worse than green beans in a can and that's canned asparagus and mushrooms in a jar. Fresh mushrooms are so tasty but the one in a jar are a slimy mess. I hated mushrooms as a kid because that is all my mom used. Yuk.

gjl711 wrote in post #18825347
There are two veggies that I think are worse than green beans in a can and that's canned asparagus and mushrooms in a jar.

So you've never had canned spinach?

I am glad that I started watching Julia Child and Jacques Pepin on PBS after starting my first job, when me and my room mate will eat the TV dinners. Made me realize making food is not hard at all. I am surprised that lot of folks in US are so handy with everything (cars, home renovation) but not cooking for some reason. I am not counting Grilling/BBQ but more about making lunch/dinner every day for the family from scratch. I know folks say it takes times to cook but then lot of folks I know have enough time to watch hours on the TV. I see it changing especially in last few years. Growing your own food and eating local as well as at a home is becoming a fashion. Currently I am having my backyard done and will setup couple of raised beds for growing vegetables. Just once try potatoes, beans, tomatoes or any vegetable from your own garden. It tastes so much better.

OhLook wrote in post #18825354
So you've never had canned spinach?

<shudder>

bobbyz wrote in post #18825402
I am glad that I started watching Julia Child and Jacques Pepin on PBS after starting my first job, when me and my room mate will eat the TV dinners. Made me realize making food is not hard at all. I am surprised that lot of folks in US are so handy with everything (cars, home renovation) but not cooking for some reason. I am not counting Grilling/BBQ but more about making lunch/dinner every day for the family from scratch. I know folks say it takes times to cook but then lot of folks I know have enough time to watch hours on the TV. I see it changing especially in last few years. Growing your own food and eating local as well as at a home is becoming a fashion. Currently I am having my backyard done and will setup couple of raised beds for growing vegetables. Just once try potatoes, beans, tomatoes or any vegetable from your own garden. It tastes so much better.

I have a decent size circle of friends and acquaintances here and much to my surprise most of them eat out daily and don't have even the basic cooking skills...which is really sad. I've been cooking since my childhood, my kids cook from scratch almost every day which I'm very proud of.
Another thing is 100% of the women I know don't cook at all; their other halves do it sometimes and some are very good at it and also adventurous.
I haven't figured out what the reason for it is. Who knows.
Just thinking out loud.

Cooking used to be considered women's work, and it was a standard part of a girl's education. Not in all families; my mother said "Watch and learn" but wouldn't let me try hands-on, for fear I'd make a mess in the kitchen. At least that's what she said. I think, though, most mothers taught daughters something about cooking (and cleaning up), maybe also sons. My junior high school required a year of cooking class and a year of sewing class for girls. Boys took shop. In the U.S., that would be illegal sex discrimination now.

Back when fewer men cooked, how did those who didn't live with a woman (mother, wife, sister, housekeeper) take care of themselves? Some were in the military, some bought all their meals, and boarding houses were common for men working in cities.

OhLook wrote in post #18825429
Cooking used to be considered women's work, and it was a standard part of a girl's education. Not in all families; my mother said "Watch and learn" but wouldn't let me try hands-on, for fear I'd make a mess in the kitchen. At least that's what she said. I think, though, most mothers taught daughters something about cooking (and cleaning up), maybe also sons. My junior high school required a year of cooking class and a year of sewing class for girls. Boys took shop. In the U.S., that would be illegal sex discrimination now.

Back when fewer men cooked, how did those who didn't live with a woman (mother, wife, sister, housekeeper) take care of themselves? Some were in the military, some bought all their meals, and boarding houses were common for men working in cities.

That explains a lot. I grew up in my mom's restaurant where she's let me experiment and cook all the time. At the age of 7 I was able to cook a 3 course dinner easily. My brother did the same.
Back in Poland, I had to take both cooking, sewing and shop, 6 or 7 grade it was. The teacher freaked out when I said something that she had no clue about ߘ
Anyway, I'm so glad I did it all. I now teach cooking, mend garments for my friends etc. I don't consider it woman's work at all but rather a set of very valuable skills that my friends don't have.

I guess my mom was pretty progressive as cooking was never women's work in my house growing up. Both my sisters and I were often a part of the cooking process in a very hands on (messy) way. That carried over to my family as well. All my kids were part of the preparation process and my wife and I split meal prep pretty much equally. (well she does more but that's because she is a great cook and likes doing it.)