[blindkid] The Blind Teaching the Blind; Kitchen Advice Wanted

[Heather Field]

Hello Melissa,
Those books were sold through National Braille Press.
www.nbp.org
They are no longer available in hard copy braille from NBP. However, they 
have them available as a digital download as .brf files. So, you could read 
them in braille on a braille note taker, braille display etc.
Hope this helps.
Warmly,
Heather

-----Original Message----- 
From: Melissa R Green via blindkid
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 5:21 PM
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Cc: Melissa R Green
Subject: Re: [blindkid] The Blind Teaching the Blind; Kitchen Advice Wanted

There are these books one set is called cooking without looking, and the
other set is called cooking with feeling.
I wish I could find them again.  Especially the cooking without looking.
Those pasta pots are sold on independent living aids, and probably in some
mainstream stores as well.  I also love the long oven mits.



Have a Blessed day.
Melissa R. Green And Pj
-----Original Message----- 
From: BillList1 via blindkid
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2017 12:11 PM
To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
Cc: BillList1
Subject: Re: [blindkid] The Blind Teaching the Blind; Kitchen Advice
Wanted

> Maybe you have ideas to teach the girls to get things like pasta safely
from the stove to the sink to drain it.

We have a big spaghetti pot that has a removable colander.  The pot and
the
colander both  have nice big handles.  I just carry it to the sink, set it
down in the sink, and remove the colander.  The hot water just drains off
the pasta.  I like it because I don't have to tip the pot over to pour off
the boiling water.  I have done that before we acquired this pot but I
really like this one much better.

Before I got married to a real cook almost 30 years ago, I lived on my own
for a few years.  I applied the basic cooking skills I learned from a
blind
woman who had taught me one summer late in my high school career.  My mom
wisely accepted this blind lady's offer to teach me.  Mom was sighted and
really could not imagine how to teach me, a blind kid, how to cook.  I
realize that is a different challenge than a blind mom trying to teach a
blind child.

During my bachelor days, I never went hungry because I was what I call a
"survival cook."  That being said, I cannot remember ever having invited
anyone over to dinner.

When we got married, I told my wife that it was a great match because she
loves to cook and I love to eat!  I rarely make an appearance in the
kitchen
these days as a cook.  I am much better at cleaning up.  But I do enjoy
cooking and baking when I make the time to do it.

Safety first, of course.  But I encourage anyone who is blind to do as
much
as they can in the kitchen.  A late friend of mine who was blind was just
such a good cook.  He had a knack for it, I'm sure.  But he also was a
much
better cook than I because he worked at it on a regular basis.

Bill



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