My love of cooking started at a very young age. My mother loved to be in the kitchen and was a fabulous cook. She taught me her “tricks of the trade” and to this day I still call her frequently and ask for her advice.
I was thinking about this as I drove to pick our daughter up from a sleepover at grandma and grandpa’s house last night. As I walked in the door, those wonderful aromas that I so vividly remember growing up surrounded me. My mom was pouring out peanut brittle and banana bread was in the oven baking. Mom is still having fun in the kitchen. Now I don’t want to make mom angry at me by sharing her exact age, but I will give you a hint. We celebrated her 80th birthday several years ago. What a blessing that she is still cooking, (when she is not at dances with my dad or playing cards with their friends!) I hope I am still having as much fun in the kitchen at 80+ as my mom is now. [Read more…]