Growing up was slightly different than most kids because my parents did not hide anything and taught me to be independent at a young age. I remember going to school one day in first or second grade and I was starving. Not literally starving but extremely hungry because I didn't get breakfast that day and I didn't want what the cafeteria was serving that day. When I got home I was really mad that not one of my parents made breakfast for me but I knew better than to say anything about it. I knew that my parents would laugh and ask why they had to make my breakfast when I was perfectly capable. So from that day on, it was an unspoken rule that if I wanted to eat that day I needed to make my own food.
My parents weren't being cruel or mean, to them it was just common sense. They never had anything handed to them so why should I? I had to take care of myself. My whole family knew how to cook so it was actually very enjoyable for me to learn to cook.
I loved to beat my brother at any challenge (because everything was a challenge) including who could cook the best. As we grew older we both became extremely good at cooking but we became good at cooking different things and the challenge switched from my brother to getting others approval. The look on peoples faces when they tasted something I cooked was something I strove towards and still drives me to continue to learn and grow in my culinary talent.
My parents weren't being cruel or mean, to them it was just common sense. They never had anything handed to them so why should I? I had to take care of myself. My whole family knew how to cook so it was actually very enjoyable for me to learn to cook.
I loved to beat my brother at any challenge (because everything was a challenge) including who could cook the best. As we grew older we both became extremely good at cooking but we became good at cooking different things and the challenge switched from my brother to getting others approval. The look on peoples faces when they tasted something I cooked was something I strove towards and still drives me to continue to learn and grow in my culinary talent.
