tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post4653710182551474329..comments2023-10-23T10:21:49.655-07:00Comments on A Trail of Sequins: Sous Cheftiffany rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-81516804864120566612013-05-22T08:03:03.802-07:002013-05-22T08:03:03.802-07:00I bet you were a tiger child too, and probably hav...I bet you were a tiger child too, and probably haven't let up one bit.<br /><br />The first thing my father taught me to cook was bacon but the real first recipe dish was split pea soup cooked slow with a ham bone. I still make it regularly.xoxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12336645422459479330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-79633639160254811952013-05-19T01:16:11.958-07:002013-05-19T01:16:11.958-07:00It's probably not that popular but the organic...It's probably not that popular but the organic food store I shop stocks burdock root regularly. I suppose I'd be protective if someone wanted to use my knife but nobody else would since it's scary looking. ;)tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-70535456532213625282013-05-19T01:13:28.152-07:002013-05-19T01:13:28.152-07:00Hi Anon. Thanks so much, I'm delighted you enj...Hi Anon. Thanks so much, I'm delighted you enjoyed this post. And yes, here's to tiger moms!tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-26576669735731877922013-05-19T01:12:29.024-07:002013-05-19T01:12:29.024-07:00I remember by nine I had cooked a multicourse dinn...I remember by nine I had cooked a multicourse dinner at least once, including all the cleaning up of pots and pans. I could have turned against cooking but I enjoy it to this day. And I actually like cutting vegetables. tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-28266786680832156332013-05-19T01:04:54.580-07:002013-05-19T01:04:54.580-07:00Hi ABC, thanks. I was scared to death of that big ...Hi ABC, thanks. I was scared to death of that big knife but a sharp knife is actually safer since it can cut without using too much pressure that could cause dull knives to slip and ...tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-6175315438087425582013-05-19T01:02:29.774-07:002013-05-19T01:02:29.774-07:00Haha, a tiger child ... figures. I may have been a...Haha, a tiger child ... figures. I may have been a tiger child as well, I was certainly a handful. Interesting your father was the cook in the family, what did he teach you to make first?tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-57165180091952091542013-05-19T00:58:53.039-07:002013-05-19T00:58:53.039-07:00Your kids are a little young. Funny thing is I don...Your kids are a little young. Funny thing is I don't remember my mom doing baby steps with me. It was in the kitchen and go wash, peel and cut. But that was a long time ago so maybe my memory started with handling that big old knife. tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-59507824149731729772013-05-19T00:55:03.582-07:002013-05-19T00:55:03.582-07:00I know I learned a lot by watching my mom and why ...I know I learned a lot by watching my mom and why to this day I rarely use recipes when cooking. I also learned how to pick out good vegetables and how to recognize freshness of meats and fish. That is so important to good cooking. tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-57868403516498390482013-05-19T00:50:00.903-07:002013-05-19T00:50:00.903-07:00Think it may be a tiger mother's tough love!Think it may be a tiger mother's tough love!tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-72097325045419885272013-05-19T00:46:01.886-07:002013-05-19T00:46:01.886-07:00Thanks, WMM! They say some of the best cooks are m...Thanks, WMM! They say some of the best cooks are men so why not. tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-54533804978361810572013-05-19T00:45:13.965-07:002013-05-19T00:45:13.965-07:00Wow, a 5 year old whittling with a knife. But then...Wow, a 5 year old whittling with a knife. But then think I was about 7 or certainly by 8 when I was using a very large knife to cut hard vegetables like carrots into little matchsticks. tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-12591684135425454842013-05-19T00:41:15.324-07:002013-05-19T00:41:15.324-07:00How fabulous to have someone in the family great a...How fabulous to have someone in the family great at making bread ... drooling at the thought of homemade bread fresh out of the oven!tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-23657460162487517972013-05-14T04:20:47.083-07:002013-05-14T04:20:47.083-07:00I didn't know people outside Japan ate burdock...I didn't know people outside Japan ate burdock root or gobo as it is called here. I often add it to my soup. My husband has knife preferences and won't let me use his because apparently I drag them across the chopping board like knife heathen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-71596949994422032712013-05-13T08:38:32.112-07:002013-05-13T08:38:32.112-07:00Tiffany Rose, this is my all time favorite post of...Tiffany Rose, this is my all time favorite post of yours. It reminds me of my childhood, shadowing my mom in the kitchen. Here's to tiger moms. Thank you for this wonderful post. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-13312218730571012122013-05-12T11:32:15.856-07:002013-05-12T11:32:15.856-07:00Love that image of you at nine chopping away next ...Love that image of you at nine chopping away next to your mother! I read the Tiger Mother book and i actually liked a lot of things about it. I think the people that criticised her hadn't actually read the bookAbout Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-7368015619590294372013-05-12T10:41:03.928-07:002013-05-12T10:41:03.928-07:00Loved this post Tiffany! I'm envious of your v...Loved this post Tiffany! I'm envious of your veggie chopping skills. :) My mom was a great cook but for some reason, her passion for it skipped over me. And I'm still wary of sharp kitchen knives. A Bigger Closethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424101564495788389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-13306728223968460932013-05-12T07:54:12.131-07:002013-05-12T07:54:12.131-07:00You obviously know your way around the cutting boa...You obviously know your way around the cutting board, your veggies are beautiful, sliced to perfection. I started cooking when I was 9 but it was my father who taught me. My mother has perfected a few dishes and otherwise does not cook if at all possible. In my family it was more of me as the tiger child. Driven from day 1 and driving everyone else crazy.xoxohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12336645422459479330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-79383833672741662672013-05-12T07:11:57.907-07:002013-05-12T07:11:57.907-07:00Great story - I am very impressed by your knife sk...Great story - I am very impressed by your knife skills!! I try to get my kids involved in the kitchen whenever there's something simple to do (like mixing) but they are still a bit too young (4 and 2.5) to be wielding a knife.Louise @ INGREDIENTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09883303245642039938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-2002641923888414452013-05-12T05:54:50.902-07:002013-05-12T05:54:50.902-07:00my mom had me in the kitchen early, too! and becau...my mom had me in the kitchen early, too! and because she resented not having the great family secret recipes of her mother, aunts, grandmothers... she narrated every step she took as she cooked. I found this annoying as an impatient teen, and now, like so many other things, I appreciate her automatic generosity. wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-85238815518606720142013-05-12T04:28:24.322-07:002013-05-12T04:28:24.322-07:00Haha--also convinced my mom was the original "...Haha--also convinced my mom was the original "tiger mother" (she actually just wrote it on my facebook status wishing her a happy Mother's Day). Only now do I recognize her for the total badass that she is. Which is the sign, I suppose, of a good mom. Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787739668007019037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-82472460997703516402013-05-12T03:27:40.477-07:002013-05-12T03:27:40.477-07:00Love this, Tiffany Rose! My son is more intereste...Love this, Tiffany Rose! My son is more interested in cooking than my daughter and he loves to wield a knife too! Lucky you to have such a wonderful mom! Happy Mothers Day!WendyMcLeodMacKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830981147524921562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-63032346368344706022013-05-12T01:40:39.828-07:002013-05-12T01:40:39.828-07:00I just read an article about how Americans are too...I just read an article about how Americans are too careful & overprotective w/our kids. A contrasting example given was a 5 year old European kid whittling away with a knife on a stick. Risks can be good. That's the lesson, apparently. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119918515498248436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611148491928916349.post-24203950200097477042013-05-12T01:12:26.917-07:002013-05-12T01:12:26.917-07:00I have an almost unhealthy obsession with kitchen ...I have an almost unhealthy obsession with kitchen knives! Sounds as if your mother did a fab job.... My children aren't very good at chopping, but are great at bread making and mixing stuff.<br />Must get them chopping soon.<br />ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081478322678615146noreply@blogger.com