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by Varvara Barry
One thing that my mom said I had a problem with was learning how to cook. Though I thought she was just being mean, I can see what she was talking about back then. I do okay, and I did learn to do many things well, but cooking is something that is beyond me for the most part. I am okay with all of the things that we like to eat, but that is because they are all rather simple. I make a great lasagna, but if I had to make my own sauce from scratch I think I would have a hard time with it. I guess some just have that special touch and others do not.
I do know how to cook, but I guess I am not interested in it enough to give it my full attention, and I tend to make mistakes. For the longest time I would cook everything on high just to get it cooked faster. I didn’t realize that if I had turned down the heat a little and had some more patience that many of the things that I think I know how to cook would have come out a lot better. That’s one thing I have changed today, but I still am not what one would call a really great cook.
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Would mankind be but contented without the continual use of that little but significant pronoun “mine” or “my own,” with what luxurious delight might they revel in the property of others!... But if envy makes me sicken at the sight of everything that is excellent out of my own possession, then will the sweetest food be sharp as vinegar, and every beauty will in my depraved eyes appear as deformity.
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I grandmother spent a lot of time showing me how to cook, and the things she taught me have stayed with me. Those things I can do well. However, anything else seems to be a problem. My husband is a better cook than I am, and he even worked as a cook for a while when he was in high school. He knows that even though I technically know how to cook, I don’t always enjoy it. At least a few nights a week he will make dinner to give me a break.
I wish anyone learning how to cook better luck than I had. It’s not really something that is that hard to master, but it is something that takes time. Perhaps some day I will be a better cook. Maybe all I need is a little more time to get interested in it. I don’t know though, because if I am not interested by now I can’t imagine I will be in a few years. Whatever the case, I know I can cook some things well, and I know my family is happy with what I can do, and I guess that is all that matters.
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