The other night this little peanut, who belongs to Bossy’s brother and his wife, spent the night. Bossy awoke to the sounds of pots and pans, and then more pots and pans, and then the sound of a spatula in a pan, and then the brief smell of something smoky, followed by the smell of something yummy.
Bossy descended the stairs to discover that Bossy’s daughter had prepared a batch of scrambled eggs for her cousin. By all accounts they were delicious, but Bossy couldn’t remember when her daughter learned to prepare scrambled eggs. Then Bossy saw this:
Bossy made this scrambled eggs recipe for her daughter many years ago using images because Bossy’s daughter couldn’t yet read.
In Bossy’s own youth, the first thing she ever prepared herself was Macaroni and Cheese.
Next Bossy became adept at making her morning cinnamon toast and hot chocolate. Or maybe the toast and hot chocolate came before the Mac and Cheese.
And then Bossy began really cooking, including dinner because Bossy’s mother was sometimes out of town. Bossy remembers her earliest food experiments resulted in goulash, which Bossy’s father seemed to enjoy.
Bossy can recall her earliest cooking ventures in this way: Figured out sautéing onions and garlic saves what comes after.
Which is what today’s Ten-Word Challenge is all about. In exactly ten words, can you tell Bossy and her council about your earliest cooking experiments?
And be sure to check back later today for the best young cooking on the web.
If you missed last week’s Ten-Word Challenge, click here to read the many different recountings of the first day of school, in ten words, of course.
Michele says
September 14, 2010 at 9:50 amWarm rice turns to mush when fried. Must use cold.
Bonnie says
September 14, 2010 at 9:51 amBowl+milk+cereal=breakfast. Sugar+butter+Wonder bread=lunch. ACK!
floreksa says
September 14, 2010 at 9:53 amMy earliest cooking, I remember, was with my grandma making bread pudding. The earliest I remember, on my own, was making Lemon Squares out of an old “Peanuts” cook book. I think they were called Lucy’s Lemon Bites.
Karla May says
September 14, 2010 at 9:54 am“Fried” lunch meat (lunch meat warmed in a skillet). Blech!
Meg says
September 14, 2010 at 10:00 amtortillas hot off the comal. (with our bare hands, gasp!)
WebSavvyMom says
September 14, 2010 at 10:02 am–>Chocolate chip cookies from scratch. Now buy dough and eat raw.
Chrissy says
September 14, 2010 at 10:03 amMicrowave “cakes”: flour, sugar, milk, egg, canned icing, yuck.
rockle says
September 14, 2010 at 10:16 amEven a screwed up omelet still gives you scrambled eggs.
Suebob says
September 14, 2010 at 10:28 amMeringues, because they had only two simple ingredients: eggs, sugar.
Jenn @ Juggling LIfe says
September 14, 2010 at 10:32 amSeven years old. Four course family dinner. Timing way off.
Catherine McP says
September 14, 2010 at 10:52 amBoil in the bag chicken ala king on toast, Yum!
bossy's friend martha says
September 14, 2010 at 10:54 amThought tsp was TBS. Very salty chocolate chip cookies. Booo.
hollygee says
September 14, 2010 at 10:59 amCurry dressing on the salad. After numerous times, parents rebel.
Arli says
September 14, 2010 at 11:01 amBurnt Bake Sale sugar cookies. Five dollars from Mom instead.
DawnA says
September 14, 2010 at 11:09 amchef boyardee pizza in a box. salt overload! loved it.
corrie says
September 14, 2010 at 11:12 amOh! Boil water! Then start timing 3 minutes for eggs…
Amy says
September 14, 2010 at 11:14 amI cooked scrambled eggs for breakfast every day in 1974.
BOSSY says
September 14, 2010 at 11:27 amBrownies, brownies, brownies, from the red Duncan Hines box. Chewy.
BOSSY says
September 14, 2010 at 11:28 amBest friend’s recipe used canned chicken. Not an eater, her.
BOSSY says
September 14, 2010 at 11:29 amFrozen waffles in same toaster oven. So much butter, syrup.
Jean says
September 14, 2010 at 11:31 amWhat happens if whole egg is cooked in microwave? Explosion!
Judy says
September 14, 2010 at 11:41 amturkey with trimmings, indeed! innards in plastic still in turkey!
Christy says
September 14, 2010 at 11:44 am1/4 tsp. versus 1/4 cup of salt = BIG difference
Kris says
September 14, 2010 at 11:44 amSecond grade. Played hooky to make homemade bread. It sucked.
Kris says
September 14, 2010 at 11:46 amTried melting butter on stovetop in glass baking dish. Explosion!
BOSSY says
September 14, 2010 at 11:49 amFriend’s mom teaches us how to debone chicken. Unnecessary fun.
Tracy (Oklahoma) says
September 14, 2010 at 12:00 pmAge 12. Kraft mac-n-cheese plus a can of drained tuna.
Stacey Ball says
September 14, 2010 at 12:18 pmMac and cheese. Didn’t drain water, instead got mac soup!
Joie says
September 14, 2010 at 12:42 pmScrambled eggs laid that morning in our family hen house.
BOSSY says
September 14, 2010 at 12:47 pmBossy’s mom stuck family recipes on 3×5 cards. Still used.
Reeb says
September 14, 2010 at 12:53 pmSo where was BossysMom sometimes gallivanting off to, anyway? Hmmm.
Reeb says
September 14, 2010 at 12:54 pmTrue confessions: loved Miracle Whip on white bread: “mayonnaise sandwich.”
Reeb says
September 14, 2010 at 12:54 pmFelt superior, Home Ec class. I knew to stir cooking spaghetti.
BossysMom says
September 14, 2010 at 12:55 pmPopovers. Thought they failed because they were hollow. Threw out.
Reeb says
September 14, 2010 at 12:56 pmMake that, just-dumped into water spaghetti. Wouldn’t clump then.
Maggie says
September 14, 2010 at 1:05 pmScrambled eggs with milk – when fluffy – done. Taught by grandpa.
Maggie says
September 14, 2010 at 1:08 pm7th grade home ec, egg in a basket, still make.
Maggie says
September 14, 2010 at 1:17 pmTotino’s pizza rolls – snack or dinner! Many a burnt tongue.
Debbie says
September 14, 2010 at 1:20 pmOlder sister and I made cakes in Easy Bake oven.
Birdbrain says
September 14, 2010 at 1:30 pmBoiled pasta, butter, salt and pepper = comfort food, even today!
Well Read Hostess says
September 14, 2010 at 1:47 pmOnion Grass Soup. Didn’t tell anyone what was in it. Oops.
Carroll says
September 14, 2010 at 1:48 pmChocolate + flour + water = pudding? Grandfather ate it with appreciative smile!
bossy's friend amy says
September 14, 2010 at 1:51 pm4th grade vegetarian chili and cornbread. still a favorite.
Summertime says
September 14, 2010 at 2:05 pmKraft Mac and Cheese and scrambled eggs fluffified with milk.
rebekah says
September 14, 2010 at 2:27 pmDo not store that bag of potpourri in pan cupboard.
ruth says
September 14, 2010 at 2:33 pmFrench toast needed recipe book for lil sisters lunch GAH!
Jami says
September 14, 2010 at 2:44 pmFirst learned two recipes still used today: coffee and bacon.
(No! Not as a single dish!)
Gail K. says
September 14, 2010 at 2:45 pmToll house cookies or was it on-the-stove popcorn?
La Suzette says
September 14, 2010 at 2:48 pmBetty Crocker cookbook for kids – banana, pineapple, cottage cheese salad!
Leah says
September 14, 2010 at 3:06 pmCould not cook anything without burning it. That’s really it.
Heather from NC says
September 14, 2010 at 3:08 pmAroma of chocolate chip cookies baking made dieting mom cry!
Scottsdale Girl says
September 14, 2010 at 3:13 pmTuna casserole…hmm now I want some…
km says
September 14, 2010 at 3:16 pmcheese melt. Galtee cheese. Brogan’s bread. Dairygold butter.Bliss.
Suzi says
September 14, 2010 at 3:57 pm12 yrs old. fried chicken. burned outside. bloody inside. ick.
Debby says
September 14, 2010 at 4:21 pmBlueberry Jiffy Muffins – still make ’em. Son now makes too!
Debby says
September 14, 2010 at 4:21 pmOoops, forgot light bulb cooked cake. Easy Bake Delish!
Ranger says
September 14, 2010 at 4:41 pmChristmas cookies with Mom. I got to add the sprinkles.
All Things BD says
September 14, 2010 at 5:03 pmHeating up Spaghettios and adding black pepper totally equals cooking.
BOSSY says
September 14, 2010 at 6:30 pmOh Bossy’s Gah, she forgot about Chef Boyardee ravioli. Stovetop.
BOSSY says
September 14, 2010 at 6:34 pmQuiche made for 7th grade French class, hold the French.
bossy's friend martha's sister says
September 14, 2010 at 7:03 pmbanana bread from a box or was it cranberry bread?
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
September 14, 2010 at 8:09 pmI served my sisters rare sausage patties. Ipecac was involved.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
September 14, 2010 at 8:10 pmI blew up an egg in the microwave. Shell everywhere.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
September 14, 2010 at 8:11 pmThis may explain my aversion to breakfast foods even now.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
September 14, 2010 at 8:12 pmLasagna in a glass pan exploded too. Temperature? 400 degrees.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
September 14, 2010 at 8:15 pmSomeone once said to me, “What is this, rubber chicken?”
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
September 14, 2010 at 8:17 pmMy first batch of coffee? Whole beans in the filter.
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
September 14, 2010 at 8:18 pmPlease don’t ask about the first attempt at fudge. Please.
NellyFrittata says
September 14, 2010 at 8:38 pmBefore microwave ovens (mid 1950s?): Jiffy pop stove top popcorn.
Moet says
September 14, 2010 at 11:57 pmBisquik egg milk butter skillet more butter syrup yum yum
Local LIT says
September 15, 2010 at 12:20 amFrench toast.
jp says
September 15, 2010 at 5:57 amCream of Mushroom soup w/ Chicken Livers & rice…………NICE!
Angela says
September 15, 2010 at 7:11 amSoup. Made from everything I could find in the kitchen. On the first day my mom let me stay home alone while she went to work. Thought I’d surprise her with dinner.
Later that year mom taught me to make spaghetti sauce.
krg says
September 15, 2010 at 8:24 amgranddaughter made red jello with peaches, cinnamon, chocolate sauce. ouch
Jodi says
September 15, 2010 at 8:33 am1/4 tsp salt vs 1/4 cup salt. It matters in cookies.
lauren says
September 15, 2010 at 9:50 ami remember that quiche Bossy!
GK in MI says
September 15, 2010 at 10:05 amEasy bake oven for Christmas, many little cakes and pies.
sherry says
September 15, 2010 at 10:12 amEasy Bake Oven cake FTW!
Judy says
September 15, 2010 at 10:34 amMust drain water before mashing potatoes.
Olivia says
September 15, 2010 at 11:25 amToddler me makes tea by dropping teabag into electric kettle.
Alison says
September 15, 2010 at 2:50 pmScrambled eggs. Had (unoriginal) recipe published in Girl Scout’s cookbook.
kathleen says
September 15, 2010 at 5:38 pmlearned meatloaf at girls club-brother fell on floor retching
kathleen says
September 15, 2010 at 5:41 pmme crying brother is jackass with meatloaf instead of brains
AngAK says
September 15, 2010 at 7:59 pmsnickerdoodle cookies learned in home ec jr hi.
AngAK says
September 15, 2010 at 8:01 pmand totally forgot about those cookin’/boilin’ bags-o-meat!
runnergirl says
September 16, 2010 at 8:46 amseveral attempts at birthday cake; forgot baking soda, forgot eggs.
Summer says
September 16, 2010 at 11:59 amHershey’s Cocoa plus cold milk does not equal chocolate milk.
Lori in MN says
September 16, 2010 at 8:55 pmPop-open cinnamon rolls every saturday morning with gooey icing!
ruth says
September 21, 2010 at 8:11 pm1 week later forgot Cement pies behind garage in kitchenware. Mom Maddddddddddd