Oh, wow, that must have smelled awful. Glad we have microwaves for melting butter and chocolate and stuff.
Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Linda S. via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2020 10:24 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Linda S. Subject: Re: [CnD] Kitchen bloopers: Re: More books written for the blind That's all you can do is laugh after it's all said and done. Oh yes, the chocolate. One day I decided to make a chocolate cake from the Cooking without Looking book. I was doing really well until the recipe called for melted butter. I took a plastic dish put the butter in it, and put it on the stove to melt. Needless to say, I had melted butter and dish all over the place. This was just after I left home and moved in to my own appartment. I had just graduated from Ocb, and that's one thing they didn't teach, is that you can't melt plastic dishes on your stove. (lol) On 7/11/2020 7:08 PM, WitKnit via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Oops! I’ll just bet that gave your dad quite a scare. But, I like the time > when you were a bran new cook and wanted to melt some chocolate. But, I’m no > better. Way back in the day one of my nieces and I decided to make popcorn. > This was the kind of popper you just put on the burner and lifted it up to > shake it. Diane was about 8 and I was probably about 19. I was holding the > thing on the burner while shaking it a bit. Well, my hand started feeling > uncomfortably warm and without thinking I jerked it away. That would have > been ok had that not been the hand holding the popper’s lid. Needless to > say, we had popcorn all over the place before I could get the lid back in > place. It was so dumb I just had to laugh at myself. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 11, 2020, at 6:34 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark >> <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: >> >> Oh, this is such a fun story. Isn't fun to relive those cool memories? I >> remember one of my resource teachers came and almost set our house on fire >> when I was a senior. My mom was in the hospital, and my dad was at work, so >> she asked me if I'd like to surprise my dad with dinner when he came home. >> He got home just in time to see smoke coming out of the house because we had >> made hamburgers, and the broiler was on and I think it hadn't been cleaned >> or something, and ... well, thankfully we didn't have to call the fire dept. >> (lol) >> >>> On 7/10/2020 3:39 PM, Lee Mounger via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>> Greetings All, >>> >>> >>> While perusing numerous saved months of this forum I came across this post. >>> Wow, did it bring back some memories. In 1970, I was a senior at Texas >>> School For The Blind. At the beginning of the year, two other senior guys >>> and I needed a half credit to for some reason fill our graduation >>> requirements. It turned out that we could either take shop or home ec >>> which meant cooking for half the year until Christmas break. We had all >>> taken various kinds of shop for years so we decided together that it might >>> be fun to take cooking, and so we did. Mrs. Tipps had been the home ec >>> teacher for many years and in fact, she had written Cooking Without Looking >>> which was inspired by her husband who was totally blind and had passed >>> away sometime back. As fate would have it, it ended up being just us three >>> guys and Mrs. Tipps in cooking class. It was interesting because I don't >>> think she had ever taught any males much less three fun-loving guys like us >>> and no girls in class. It was hard for us to take cooking class really >>> seriously, so we probably took it half-seriously. Anyway, I remember we >>> laughed a lot and worked in some learning too. To her credit, Mrs. Tipps >>> was very tolerant of us. For the culmination of the cooking class, each >>> class got to decide what they'd like for a meal and then prepare it. When >>> she asked us what we wanted to do for our meal, I wonder how she looked and >>> what she thought when we told her we wanted to do chili and milk shakes. >>> The day before our meal, she went shopping and bought everything we'd need. >>> The next day when we came to class, somebody came and told us that Mrs. >>> Tipps was out sick but her message to us was to go ahead and prepare our >>> meal. So I remember three unsupervised senior guys prepared and ate our >>> chili and milk shakes. I think we may have laughed the whole period. I >>> remember the next class when she came back, the only thing she said was, >>> "You know guys, you really didn't have to use all the ice cream for your >>> milk shakes". All in all, she was a nice lady and her book is still useful >>> and has pretty much stood the test of time. >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 2/18/2020 3:47 PM, Jeanne Fike via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> According to BARD there are two audio versions of the Cooking without >>>> Looking book: one with a db starting with 11 and the other with the db >>>> starting with 52; as well as a braille version. (I just looked.) >>>> When I was a teenager in the 1970s, an aunt of mine read for a Talking >>>> Book organization in the St. Louis area. She recorded a copy of the >>>> Cooking without Looking book (on cassette) and gave it to me at >>>> Christmas that year. I still have the cassettes, but would like to get >>>> them on to a sd card for my stream. >>>> Happy cooking. :) >>>> Jeanne >>>> >>>> On 2/18/20, Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark >>>> <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: >>>>> I know; I used to have a braille copy. >>>>> Now, the recipes I copied from it are digital, and the book >>>>> Has long gone into the recycling bin. >>>>> >>>>> Marie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On >>>>> Behalf Of Rebecca Manners via Cookinginthedark >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 12:11 PM >>>>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>>> Cc: Rebecca Manners >>>>> Subject: Re: [CnD] More books written for the blind >>>>> >>>>> I don't know about the others, but Cooking without looking is also >>>>> available >>>>> in braille. >>>>> >>>>> ________________________________ >>>>> From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> on behalf >>>>> of >>>>> Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 10:00:30 AM >>>>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> >>>>> Cc: Marie Rudys <marmusi...@gmail.com> >>>>> Subject: [CnD] More books written for the blind >>>>> >>>>> Hello, everyone. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For those who may be interested, I highly recommend the following >>>>> >>>>> Books written for the blind. They are all on Bard, >>>>> >>>>> And in audio formats. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Cooking Without Looking by Esther Knudson Tipps >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> There are two different recordings of this book. >>>>> >>>>> The information is dated, but much of it is useful and there >>>>> >>>>> Are many easy recipes. One of the audio versions is actually >>>>> >>>>> Read by a blind man from a braille copy for NLS. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> When the Cook Can't Look by Ralph Reed >>>>> >>>>> He is blind and explains how he does things well, how >>>>> >>>>> To do things step by step without vision or supervision. >>>>> >>>>> He has recipes in the book, and he >>>>> >>>>> Rates them level 1, 2, and 3. All the recipes >>>>> >>>>> Are easy and that book is well written. It is read by >>>>> >>>>> Ray Hagen. One recipe I like is sauerbraten, which is not >>>>> >>>>> Soaked with cookies; that recipe in the book is the real >>>>> >>>>> Sauerbraten. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Another book full of tips is written by a >>>>> >>>>> Deaf-blind woman. It is called Pathways to >>>>> >>>>> Independence by Rita Kersh. >>>>> >>>>> It covers everything from housekeeping to >>>>> >>>>> Cooking without sight and hearing, but those who can >>>>> >>>>> Hear can also benefit from this book. >>>>> >>>>> Please check it out. It's on Bard. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Another one available on Bard is >>>>> >>>>> Adaptive Culinary Techniques for the Visually Impaired >>>>> >>>>> It is well written by its blind author. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I frequently monitor Bard and so all this >>>>> >>>>> Comes down to knowing what is out there. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Now, you have more easy recipes when you >>>>> >>>>> Get these books from Bard or your local braille and talking book library. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Of course, we should continue to help each other on the list. >>>>> >>>>> Don't stop sending tips!! Even I can benefit, >>>>> >>>>> And I'm an old hand. There are things I never would >>>>> >>>>> Have thought of, always something new to learn from others. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> Marie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>>> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
