How I Came to Love Food

I’ve loved food for as long as I can remember, That makes it hard to pinpoint one story from my past that involves my love for food. So instead, i’m going to recount multiple memories that all connect at the end. Our story begins with how my family loves to cook and eat Italian food, that is pizza, pasta, and the occasional chicken Parmesan. The chicken Parmesan was my favourite of them all, probably because it was so delicious and my mom couldn’t cook it that often, so when we did have it I was extremely excited. I remember that from when I was 5 years old to when I was 9 years old, I would stand on the back of the couch and watch my mom work her magic on the stove, frying that chicken until it was golden brown and perfect. It was only when I was a little older that I could help her measure ingredients for when she would bake various goods, I still had a ways to go until I could handle cooking. As time went on, I discovered that loved making food for my family to enjoy, mostly baked goods because that’s what I was good at. Once I realized that I could take a cooking course in high school so that I could overcome my fear of the oven, cook things for my family, and bring home delicious homemade food, I signed up right away. I learned so many things in that class like getting over my fear of the oven, how to make bread, planning and time management skills, and how much time, effort, and love goes into cooking. The summative for my grade 9 cooking class was to make a full meal for my family. This included a bread of some kind, a soup or salad, an entrée, and a dessert.

Thinking back to what made me fall in love with food, I decided very quickly that I wanted to make an Italian themed dinner, with the famous chicken Parmesan at the center of the table. That dinner was probably the best one that I’ve ever had, and it brought me back to those times when I was peering into the kitchen from the back of the couch, watching my mom cook on the stove. Now I’m in my grade 10 cooking class, perfecting my craft and giving my family delicious food and warm smiles.