Do your kids like to cook?

[Cairycat]

I noticed that three out of four people in my household cooked today. I made samosas, which are kind of twiddly but came out well, some with sweet potato and beef filling and some with peas and potatoes. My older son made a cheesecake with the recipe that came with the spring form pan my mother purchased some fifty years ago, and it was extremely luscious. My younger son seems to be quite taken with my newly-acquired Instant Pot, and cooked up some white beans and made a tasty soup. The two boys seem to have very different tastes, but both know that the best way to have food you really enjoy is to cook it yourself.

I don't recall specifically encouraging them, other than being patient with any efforts they did make, and trying to exhibit a can-do attitude as they were growing up. Cooking for the family once I'd taken an evening job, and of course being on their own a bit, really pushed them.

[greymattermom]

1. Both of my daughters make everything from scratch

and my older daughter likes trying out depression recipes. She was poor during the recession and kept her habits after. The other daughter lives in Colorado and frequents farmers' markets there. My son doesn't cook much.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Both of my adult sons more or less like to cook.

I did not do as good a job as I should have of teaching them, but they're capable of fixing decent meals for themselves.

[Rorey]

4. Don't beat yourself up over it.

I didn't teach any of my kids to cook, but they're all pretty good at it. I just didn't have the time as a single mom after my husband died.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

8. That's more than understandable.

I wasn't a single mom, and there were times when I got them involved in cooking, just not enough. I don't really beat myself up over it. There's probably not a one of us who doesn't have regrets about what we did or didn't do when raising our kids.

Several years ago I was telling my younger son that I was so sorry I'd never gotten around to doing something or another with him or for him. He, wonderful son, said, "Are you kidding mom? I had the best childhood possible." That helped a lot.

[Rorey]

9. Him saying that....

....means you did a pretty darn good job.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

10. Thank you.

I think overall I did. Both my sons are fully grown, and I'm glad they have their independent lives, but I really do miss those days when they were babies, toddlers, kids, teens. Somehow I never really adjust to the fact that time moves on.

[Rorey]

3. They do now

When one of my sons was a teenager he wouldn't even make toast. Now he does almost all of the cooking for his family. He used to decorate cakes for birthdays, but he doesn't have time now.

All four cook, but only the three guys like to do it. My daughter definitely doesn't like to cook. I do not like to cook, but I do like to eat good food. So I cook.

[Warpy]

5. "both know that the best way to have food you really enjoy is to cook it yourself. "

If that's the only cooking lesson you ever gave them, it's a great one.

I grew up learning that if my dad wanted food that tasted good, we went out to eat.

Since I couldn't afford that all the time when I grew up, I learned to cook out of self defense. Thanks, Julia!

[Arkansas Granny]

6. All four of my kids cook.

Two of my sons are the primary cooks in their household, the other son does about half the cooking for his family and my daughter is an excellent cook

I'm working with the grandkids now. Whenever Granny comes to visit, they all line up at the counter to help make pancakes for breakfast. They are now 7, 8 and 10, so I let them do the measuring and mixing while I do the actual cooking. They love cracking eggs.

[Nay]

11. LOL. My grandson loves cracking eggs, too. nt

[MFM008]

7. My son is out manning the

Grill to barbacue chicken.
He's 33 however.