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Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by queenesthr(f): 11:03am On Nov 04, 2009 |
If you over salt your soup, drop about 3 peeled potatoes into it and boil. The potatoes will soak up the excess salt. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by sleak(m): 11:33am On Nov 04, 2009 |
queenesthr:For realz.sounds practical when u think of it. nice tip.still guilty ,although less often, of oversalting. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by Nobody: 11:50am On Nov 04, 2009 |
My mother taught me not to depend too much on electronic gadgets in the kitchen, she said it taste better without gadgets. Till today, i still find it hard to use a cake mixer and i bake all the time, i always feel the cake does not come out as well, so i mix manually |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by Ibime(m): 11:51am On Nov 04, 2009 |
Hold a piece of bread in your mouth when cutting onions so it soaks up the spray and stops you from crying. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by posakosa(m): 11:56am On Nov 04, 2009 |
aisha2: |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by mbulela: 11:59am On Nov 04, 2009 |
she taught me to eat plenty veggies but i no gree. na junk for life. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by otilowaju(f): 12:17pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
Don't cover your ewedu/okro or any other draw soup while on fire, it will boil/spill over. After having boiled our yam, don't leave it too long inside water to soak as it becomes too soft. Wash your vegetables before cutting so it doesn't lose its nutrients if you do it vice versa. Don't talk while stiring food or serving it (esp if its meant for others and you) so droplets won't fall in. Don't enter the kitchen with chewing stick in your mouth. Will go and think, then come back with more |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by Nezan(m): 12:33pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
She taught me how to boil porridge yam. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by zains: 12:51pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
Well, she doesn't trust any plate that's washed by another person. So she rinses vigorously again, and i'm like ''but I just washed it! And she goes: Don't poison me with your wishy-washy kind of washing, when dem born you sef! But i'm married now! yet she won't burge. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by koolchicco: 12:54pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
Never put milk firstly when making ur egg roll, otherwise you wont be able to roll it. Always pound ur Yam when HOT, Otherwise the pounded yam will be full of yam-seed. When boiling eggs (upto 30 at once), add a bit of detergent otherwise they wont peel off properly. For Sweet Akara (bean cake), na plenty plenty Onions be the secret. For the best palm oil, buy from Akpugo in Nkanu east of Enugu State. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by abbeyemmy(f): 1:03pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
most of ds thins are superstitous bt u dare not argue wt mum, she'l say dont talk 2 any one when cutting bitter leaf from its tree so dt it dont get 2 bitter or dt stff abt talking while removn d feather of a chicken and lot more al i can say 4rm ds is trying 2 make us hygenic bc atimes when u talk esp while cookn some saliva might get into what u're doin thereby contaminating it.They hv dr reasons bt most are traditns laid down by sources dy demselves dont know,if u ask dm why or d motive bhnd what dy say or do dy dont know just be ready 4 a season of lecture. lastly hv u seen or heard of dustin or clapn ur hands after squeezn ur maggi? i love u all, just continue 2 b obedient and dont argue or else you wont have meat 4 ur meal |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by mobby4ever(f): 1:15pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
My Mum taught me to alwz wash my hands immediately I step into the Kitchen. Also I must make sure no leftovers, as some people dont have wot to eat. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by sweetliet: 1:23pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
how to wash my hands inside d soup after adding salt and maggi |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by Elgaxton(m): 1:38pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
Never cover any DRAW SOUP while its still hot, it won't draw properly. Don't put green leaves too early while cooking, make sure the soup/food is about done b4 adding leaves so it can still be fresh Taste the soup to check for whether its over salty or less salty. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by Akanniade(m): 1:41pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
To not cover ewedu/okro when warming, otherwise it wud lose the sliminess To put a knife upside down behind the pot when cooking moi moi. To cover the pot tightly when cooking beans so it gets done on time. To start scrubbin beans soaked in water early enough as it gets done faster. Pepper ground with OLO tastes sweeter than than the one with ERO To do HA HA Ha on the gizzard in the chicken before cutting it. To tell the ELERO to put less water when grindin the beans when it is for AKARA. Making pap without cooking it on fire required special skill and patience. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by alimat2(f): 2:10pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
sweetliet: Hmmmmmmmmmmm,what a Mother!!!! |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by Hanoobaba(m): 2:14pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
I also learnt a few things from my popsey. His own type of cooking is the sharp sharp style and they taste horrible. Sprinkle a little garri in the water on fire to make it boil faster. At the end of the day eba will have lumps and the colour will be light. YUCK. You also need to see his watery vegetables with too much pepper, the types that will make you shit. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by Theblessed(f): 2:20pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
sweetliet: Really? Wash your hand in the soup after adding maggie cube? What a kitchen skill! No wonder my belly to pain me here. Whatever happened to HYGIENE AND CLEANLINESS IN THIS HOUSEHOLD Can someone help re-educating this person and don't blame mother please! Probably didn't have much education herself but the young lady needs plenty of it, help!!! |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by soulamanne(m): 2:24pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
coverin yam with nylon so that there will be enough heat to coook it well.thought it was compulsory |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by koolchicco: 3:38pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
soulamanne: Yam doesn't take long to cook anyways. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by Theblessed(f): 4:05pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
[b]Well, my mother was a teacher and this tread is reminding me or bringing back memories of her - she died 8yrs ago. From the age of 5 I started helping my mother in the kitchen and by the time I was 7yrs old, I was already an expert. At that age I could still remember my mum advising to get everything ready, cover them up because of flies before you start. For example, wash and prepare all ingredients you need first e.g. meat, okra, vegetables as well as blend those that needs blending e.g. pepper (dry or fresh), egusi, agbono, achi/ukpo, crayfish. And those that needs hot water to clean, boil and soak them up in hot water, rinse thoroughly and cover up to deter flies from touching your food because they carry germs that can cause you, belly problems, hear it!.lol!!! I still could hear my mum saying that as if it was yesterday. Bless her heart! However, mum insisted on cook, wash/clean and tidy up as you go because it saves time and effort. On tasting the soup, she insisted to taste with a tablespoon instead of the one you are cooking with for hygiene reasons - no one wants to leak you saliva, did you hear? She would enquire?. Hygiene was so important in the home I grew up in - you can't get away from it, not with parents like mine - both were enlightened (mother a teacher and father a Nursing Educator). It followed me even in my own household right now, it's unavoidable what you pick up in childhood and what childhood upbringing can do to your lifestyle. Even now as an adult, we go out quite often but I rarely eat outside as I insist on eating my own home made meals good or bad! At least, I'm sure how it is prepared and who prepared it! Scary, to see other people's standard of hygiene and eating your own is much, much safer - no doubts! I'm so grateful to mums all over the world for instilling in us these basic survival skills and I'm not going to say, especially their daughters because, their sons too should be taught how to survive as kitchen skills are important to both male/female offspring. Kitchen is not meant for women only. Just like women, men have bellies and eat much food than women therefore, should learn how to cook, period.[/b] |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by sweetliet: 4:13pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
@theblessed who needs all dis story about ur mother jare abeg read and summarize for me jare. u want to educate me, come to my room my pikin and do dat |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by blandish: 4:26pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
if you are frying 10 pieces of meat, when you put salt in the meat, taste 1, if you put maggi, taste another 1, if you feel say the meat neva done, taste 1, when you dey fry, taste another 1 so that buy the time you finish cooking, only one piece of meat go remain for your husband, if your husband misbehaves, taste the last one so that he will wak without mean |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by 0sisi: 4:28pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
blandish: Infact you need to taste his own right infront of him.Divide it in 2 and eat half to assure him you didn't poison the food |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by sweetliet: 4:57pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
@blandish bad kitchen habit ur learnt dia are u sure it ur mama dat tot u dis or u learn dem on ur own |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by mavenbox: 5:01pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
sweetliet:
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Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by housespeak: 5:04pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
wrong thread, |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by koolchicco: 5:06pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
housespeak: Newbie oopss srry,I mean Old wine in a new bottle. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by lawrence83: 6:20pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
She won't even allow me go close to that place. With four sisters, i always dread that place call kitchen. Now is really affecting me. cos i cant cook one nice meal. |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by Fhemmmy: 7:03pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
lawrence83: Me and you in same boat, but i watch my woman cook and now i can cook |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by Hauwa1: 7:14pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
koolchicco, can one use dried bitter leaf for bitterleaf soup? will it still taste great? my mom would say the secret of a less sleepy soup is buying light palm oil not the thick sleepy ones |
Re: Which Kitchen Rituals Did You Learn From Your Mother? by koolchicco: 7:35pm On Nov 04, 2009 |
*Hauwa*: Yes u can. In fact i used it in the Onugbu soup I made yesterday. However, don't forget to soak it in hot water b4 adding. |
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