Hawkeye07 wrote:Paul believe it or not there are some older gents who are just totally lost in a kitchen. I worked with a gent at Northwest Airlines who was 75 years old. We worked 2nd shift in the engine tear-down & refurbishing department. One day he had to take his wife to the hospital to have some routine tests done. The doctor didn't like what he saw and kept her in the hospital for about two weeks. Once his leftovers were gone the old gent didn't know what he was going to do because his wife had never allowed him in the kitchen while she was cooking. Didn't want him under foot I guess. I explained to him that he could go to the grocery store and get some frozen dinners just to tide him over until his Mrs got back home. I had to explain where the frozen food section was and what to look for. His daughter had to come over and show him how to use the washing machine and clothes dryer. His wife did all the laundry too apparently. That's the sort of person who could use your cook book. You might have to include a section on kitchen utensils, cutlery and kitchen terminology.
My dear old Dad (1900-1989) was like that....
My dear old Mum (1905-1992) used to feed us all with lovely tasty meals every day, and preparation and cooking was always left to her, which meant that my Dad had no idea whatsoever about; "cooking", and without her he would have starved!
My ex-wives, (many hundreds of years ago), always did the family cooking, but following their departure with the local milkman, travelling salesman, member of the Armed Forces, etc, etc, etc, my interest in cooking my own meals became paramount for my ultimate survival....

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Its amazing what you can achieve when your are forced into a corner without a bowl of soup...

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Fortunately, nowadays, anyone with a computer can search the internet for cooking recipes, so there is no excuse for not knowing what to cook and eat each day!
All it needs is the will to do it....
...and Will is quite a good cook!....

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Paul....

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