Tuesday, November 24, 2009
When & How It Happened.
I can remember the first time I really enjoyed this thing called cooking, it was winter 1979 and I was...come on do the math....6 years old. My sister had just got the Easy Bake Oven I remember seeing the commercials back in the day and did everything I could to bribe my sister to put it on her Santa list. Don't worry I still wanted all the traditional things that boy's want BB gun video games, Atari I think it was. Anyway the big day came and when I saw her open her oven I knew I'd be eating those damn little cakes all winter break and so would the whole family if I had it my way. Needles to say my mom was back and forth to Toy's R Us all break to get the cake mixes needed for that little booger........To be continued......
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I was 1 in 1979, but I do remember having an Atari before the old school Nintendo came out with Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt.
ReplyDeleteWait until your daughter gets bigger and wants it. you will be the pro. My twins are 6 and they want an easy bake for Christmas !!
ReplyDeleteDerk it's Kimistry
ReplyDeleteDon't know how to post using my name I keep getting an error. I'll figure it out...but sigh the Easy Bake Oven. Me and my brothers and cookies/cakes. I was into GI Joe and the 6 million dollar man and tea sets! LOL
Awesome! I love to cook too. I remember those easy bake ovens! Brings back so many nice memories of my childhood. I can still remember the smell of it too. I had 2 or 3 when I was younger, using them all at once. I made those cakes for anybody and everybody. When I cook now, I still make more food than I need to. I blame those easy bake ovens for my sweet tooth as well as cooking for an army! Can't help it, just love to cook, it keeps me sane! Its a great stress reliever too!
ReplyDeleteDo they have easy bakes anymore? My friend Laurie Pauletta and I would mix up the cake batter and eat it before it baked. LOL
ReplyDeleteHey, just ate at an Anthony Bourdaine restaurant in NYC Monday. Les Halles. wowza. Fabu!
Really enjoy reading your comments, some make me laugh out loud. I look forward to finishing the story and getting into the "Meat" of things if you will. Have a great night all.
ReplyDeleteYay, you did it. I'm not letting you off the hook for the sweet potato/banana concoction. *waits patiently*
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ReplyDeleteJust finished reading your blog . My brother had the Atari , gees we loved playing Frost Bite and Space Invaders, lol. He had GI Joe Dolls, transoformers, My sister she got Nintideo,SM Bros was it for her. I always wanted an Easy bake oven but I ended up with Pretty and Pink Barbie , ( to this day I am not a Barbie Fan) , But When my daughter , saw an Easy bake oven , and She was head over heals for it , Mommy run out and bought her one for Christmas , its a great thing , She has loves to bake , and now she is 8 and is still baking and bakes with me all the time , Easy Bake ovens are great starters for lil ones .
MomoftheFab4
Hi, it's bebedaisy5 from twitter. Love the blog & very cute story. I LOVE to cook. Although my passion doesn't date back to that young. I was 6 that year too......getting O L D. LOL
ReplyDeleteanyway when I was 16 we had a family friend come each Sunday to cook delicious meals. I learned a lot. I remember Atari but we had Intellivision. PITFALL was my favorite game! Looking forward to hearing more. Have a good night
I would have sold my brother for an Atari, lol. But I did have my Easy Bake Oven and also a Pillsbury baking set. I nearly poisoned my dad on many occasion.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading more!
My daughter had an Easy Bake but hated to cook so she gave it to her brother - who is turning into a fantastic chef. They need to make those Easy Bakes in camo color for the boys out there LOL
ReplyDeleteOk, I have a confession to make and embarrassed to admit it. Honest to God, Two weeks ago was my downstairs neighbors, Daughter's 5th birthday. She is into Barbie Dolls big time. I went shopping to buy her a gift. My intent was to buy her some Barbie related gift. I have not seen an Easy Bake Oven in ages, and as I was going down the toy aisle, I spotted one. I was telling my husband about how much fun I had when I was younger and how I think she might like one. Hubby said, "No, she likes Barbies and its YOU that likes the Easy Bake Oven, put it down Loree". So, I sent my hubby off to the sports & entertainment section of the store saying he could purchase one thing. I didn't have to tell him twice, within seconds he was gone, leaving behind skidmarks before I changed my mind, LOL(we are on a tight budget). I held that Easy Bake in my hands and debated long and hard. Ok, not too long. Well, needless to say, I purchased it for...ahem... Her, ;) I did wrap it in Barbie wrapping paper though! Lets just say, I insisted on showing her how to use it and since then, I stop by ALOT with new mixes for cakes, brownies ect for "Us" to use! She actually said, "Ms Loree, I think you like this just as much as me, and its okay, I share, sharing means caring". I do have my own Adult oven to use, but...I feel like a kid again! For X-mas though, I will get her alot of Barbie dolls for sure. I'm over the Barbie doll stage of my childhood and she'll not have to worry about me wanting to play with them!
ReplyDeleteI always felt it would be great if you could cook everything using a light bulb. -- Caroline
ReplyDeleteHow stinkin cool is this??? I looooooved my EBO! When my daughter turned 5 I bought her one....Buying one for 2 of my neices (1 on each side)...hope they enjoy as much as my daughter and I did. Kuddos for the new blog...so much fun!
ReplyDeleteThe Easy Bake oven is still alive and kicking and my 7 yr old has one! LOL They have some really cool mixes now too! LOL Its great that the classic toys are still around. Love the new blog and the great work on GH these days!
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