[Ag-eq] Adaptation

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Jody:

It sounds as if we are all using similar techniques.

How did you learn to cook, from your Mom, school, rehab teacher or self taught?

I learned some from my Mom and Grandmother.  My Mom isn't the best cook, but my
Grandmother was a good cook.  She could make the best biscuits in the world;
unfortunately I've never mastered biscuits like hers.

My Mom tends to over cook things too and for years I over cooked eggs because I
thought that's how they were suppose to be!  Breakfast is my least favorite
meal to prepare.  Mike is excellant with breakfast, so I leave it to him most
of the time.

I had a wonderful Home Economics instructor at the Arkansas School for the
Blind.  The best thing I learned from her was kitchen termonology, so I can
read most any recipe and understand the directions.  I also really understand
measurements, such as how many ounces are in a cup and how many teaspoons are
in a table spoon.  I didn't really cook for several years when I was younger,
but when I started again I knew how to read and follow a recipe.  Over the
years I've used more difficult recipes and they usually turn out.

Like you I tend to use larger mixing bowls.  I also like to mix everything near
the sink, so any spills will be easy to clean up.

I also like to keep my counter top as free from clutter as possible.  I like to
have plenty of room to lay out all the supplies I'll need for a recipe.  I'm
one of those people that clean as I go; I hate having a pile of dirty dishes at
the end.  Mike drives me nuts in the kitchen; he's very messy!

I've read about Christina Ha, but didn't realize she had a website.  I'll check
it out, maybe she has some tips for the rest of us.

Wouldn't it be fun if we could all get together and cook!

Nella





Quoting Jody W Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:

> Hi Nela and all,
>
> I have been thinking of the adaptations I have made in the kitchen and I
> agree I just use standard equipment with the exception of a talking timer and
> bump up dots to mark my appliances.
>
> I use an oversized mixing bowl so I don’t have to worry about making a mess
> on the counter.
> I have a flat top stove which I hate.  I wish I had an old fashioned stove
> with burners, it was so much easier to center the pans on the burner.  I also
> wish I had dial controls.  This stove has a touch flat pad which reacts just
> by touching it unlike my microwave which only reacts once you press the flat
> pad.  I have bump up dots on both stove and microwave flat pads but I have to
> be careful not to touch the stove pad except to find the raised dots.
>
> I also go by time and smell to tell if food is cooked.  I do have a
> reputation for over cooking things.  It is funny but my kids prefer over
> cooked bacon, eggs, grilled cheese and pancakes because that is what they
> grew up eating.
>
> Last year’s Master Chef winner was legally blind.  After starting out with
> a hundred contestants, she won first prize.  Her name is Christine Ha and her
> website ishttp://www.blindchef.com
>
>
> JODY
> "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance!" Thomas Jefferson
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