I bought my first cookbook in 1974, when I left home for the first time. It was entitled, Chatelaine's Adventures in Cooking, and it was our generation's Cooking for Dummies. Adventures in Cooking was big in its day especially for girls like me who were never taught to cook at home. By the time I became interested in preparing meals, my mother had long since lost her desire to make homemade food. Instead, she filled the freezer with TV dinners that she left for me when she went to work. I loved cooking shows back in the 70s, and I was hooked on Graham Kerr, The Galloping Gourmet, w ho had a cooking show on CTV. Kerr was a New Zealander, half in the bag, my mother used to say, who made everything with clarified butter and wine. What did my mother know, I sniffed. Vera, the queen of Swanson mystery meat and thin gravy. I wanted chicken cordon bleu, not instant mashed potatoes. I was determined to learn the kitchen skills, and not be a slav...
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