Thinking about gifts for a 12-year-old boy who wants to cook?
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Comments (14)Unfortunately, cook books aimed at kids tend to reinforce the stereotype of kids as fussy eaters. I hate to see kids encouraged to focus on sweets and melted cheese dishes. If a kid shows interest in cooking and food, they should be encouraged to explore "real" food and learn the essentials of real cooking. They should learn to saute, braise, roast, etc. They should learn how to make and use a roux, which is probably the most versatile technique of all, turns lackluster dishes into elegant ones and is not difficult to learn. Recently I spent time with my grandchildren. My 15 year old grand son assisted me skillfully in making authentic enchiladas, quickly picking up the knack of handling the tender corn tortillas in hot oil. I taught my 17 year old grand daughter to poach eggs, a task avoided by many adult cooks. She wasn't daunted. Kids are more adventuresome and confident if you, in turn, put some confidence in them. Therefore, I would recommend a book which stresses basics, not novelties. One which gives them a foundation for cooking the rest of their lives. S'mores and English muffin pizzas don't qualify. The James Beard Cookbook is the one I luckily picked up early in my cooking career. I've made sure all my kids have it in their kitchens. Following the clear instructions, all the standard preparations can be made. From there, the sky's the limit. Forgive me if I've been preachy, but this is a topic dear to my heart. Jim Here is a link that might be useful: The James Beard Cookbook...See MoreQuestion about 12 year daughter and boys
Comments (8)Perhaps it's different where you are....but anyplace I know of....when a 12 year old is "going out" with another 12 year old, it means she can't be friends with any other boys, nor he with other girls. I sure see no harm with her making sure he is aware of her existance. She is trying out her feminine wiles and he is smitten.....all that will change in the blink of an eye. I repeat...stay out of it...they are 12 for cryin out loud, you are complaining because your daughter talks to but won't "go out with" a neighbor kid? Suppose she did want to "go out" with him and wanted to spend all her time at his house? makes for a new worry doesn't it? Ignore it...it will go away! I repeat....she's 12!! I happen to have 3 12 year old grandsons. One recently "broke up" with the girl he was "going out with". He couldn't even talk in the hall to another girl without her pulling a scene and her girlfriends calling him and asking why were you talking to Carla when you are going with Dana?...and he got sick of it and broke up with her.... AND the next morning, Sunday, her mother called my son's house and wanted to know if they were aware that their son broke up with her daughter...and did they realize how heart broken she was and that she cried all night and what were they going to do about it. My son let her know in no uncertain terms that he didn't get involved in the drama of a 12 year old's love life and that his son was well within his rights to "break up" with her daughter, and please don't call again and wake me for some trivial problem that really is none of our businesses. Pay no attention....that's how she learns to be a teen age girl! Linda C...See MoreThis gets asked every year-gifts for a cook
Comments (22)Thank you everyone!! I found a digital instant read thermometer at Wegmans today....not high end but it was orange....it will go into his stocking!! I will most likely do a marshalls/tjmaxx run sometime this week...pretty sure I'll find something there! Ruthanna, thank you-you are so kind. Drew told me a few days later that he really had a blast with the cooking ladies...he told me "Mom, your friends are so funny!!" I am going to wait on the knives for now...I agree its a personal thing plus it will give me something to get him for graduation. He has a lot of down time after school while I am at work and he along with his friends like to make all kinda of things. Lately its been a lot of sausage (thats what Mrs Muller is teaching thses days) so to shake things up today I got him a roasted chicken at Wegmans....this way he has a variety of things he can do kinda let his imagination run wild!! Cheers! Susie...See MoreTalk about cooking-related gift ideas?
Comments (25)Some of the best cooking gifts I've gotten have been coffee table cookbooks. The kind with art book quality paper and photography, but really good recipes for out of the ordinary things as well. One was Plenty by Ottolenghi and whatshisname. Another is Aromas of Aleppo by Poopa Dweck, a lovely lady with a name that doesn't transliterate well in American. :) I also received a Breville Multicooker as a gift. It took me half a year to even figure out where to start with it because I so didn't need it, but I'm very fond of it now. It's like an Instant Pot. A thought that counts gift was the meat slicer that was meant for meats at a sandwich counter, was not up to slicing cheese (per instructions), was huge, too heavy for me who thinks nothing of lifting the KA mixer, and dangerous to clean without protective gear. Really thoughtful, but it went back to the store. Some TV chef had pooh-poohed home models, so the giver just went light industrial rather than choosing something else. ;)...See Moreplllog
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