Posted Aug 26th 2008 7:05PM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: Television/Film Wanting to get in on the unscripted programming action, Reuters reports that the Lifetime network is cooking up 3 new shows -- one on weight loss (yawn), one on clairvoyance, and one on cooking.
The latter, called Mom's Cooking, will be a half-hour weekday series that focuses on moms teaching their daughters how to cook their favorite childhood recipes. So far, the channel has ordered 20 episodes with half of them to be shot in New York, and half in Atlanta. I have to give them props for the idea -- it'll be nice to get some classic home cooking on TV that's not from Paula Deen. And getting kids to cook makes it even better.
However ... I wish it wasn't only catered to women, because believe it or not, guys have beloved homemade recipes too. Yes, I know it's "television for women," but at the very least -- mom could teach son sometimes, or Dad could teach daughter. There's no reason for television shows in 2008 to stick so rigidly to old stereotypes.
So, this question is for you guys out there -- What beloved recipes did you learn from mom or dad?
Of all the simple things, the one I remember the most, was Dad showed me how to boil a perfect egg every time, no cracks and never a runny yolk. Put fresh eggs in a pot of cold water bring to a boil, add salt and wait exactly 13 min, turn off the heat, immediately run pan of boiling water under cold tap water till eggs cooled then peel, out in the fridge for two hour, perfect egg every time. I think the icebox thing was so I would not eat them. Mom never taught us to cook, bu now my Nana did, she had a little red stool for us to stand on so we could reach the counter. Dam you know how long it has been since I thought of that red stool, wonder who has it ?
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Lifetime Whips Up A New Cooking Show 
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