Teaching Independent Living Skills
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 2024
- Since Jess has a goal to be as independent as possible, we never stop teaching her independent living skills. In this video, Val is teaching Jess how to cook grits. Please note all of the smaller lessons within the big one. Sometimes, Jess is really into cooking. Other times, like the rest of us, cooking seems more like a chore. This video contains varying levels of enthusiasm from Jess. Overall, she did a great job.
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Jess is 33-years-old, autistic, and blind. Her favorite topics of conversation include getting a new dog, her friend Keely, her Aunt Sue, and cousin Donna. Jess collects CD’s of children’s music, cards, coloring books, and has a small collection of used up disposable cameras that she refuses to get developed. Favorite health foods include chicken and rice, chicken tenders, chicken nuggets, chicken biscuits, pepperoni pizza, and hash brown potatoes. Jess has naturally curly hair that she would rather not ever comb, brush, or cut.
Jessica’s multiple disabilities stem from brain damage that occurred in-utero, and from hydrocephalus. In addition to autism and blindness, Jess also has minor fine motor and gross motor deficits. Hannah is Jessica's sister, and Marlow is Jessica's paid support staff (and Hannah's best friend.)
I don't think cooking is Jess' favourite thing to do! 😂 She certainly likes to talk about and eat food, though!!! 😉
I had grits at a friend’s grandma’s house. She made a grits casserole with eggs and cheese and jalapeños! So good!!! I was blowing on Jess’s grits from afar!!!! 😗😙🌬
Sometimes cooking is like a chore, but overall Jess did a great job! One step further to becoming more independent!!! 😍❤
I love your family! I made the creamy tomato pasta and my family loved it. Thank you
Thanks for sharing your recipe! I look forward to try it ☺️☺️ Jess, great job helping this mother out ♥️♥️
Have you guys ever eaten fried mush? Cooked cornmeal that you let set up until firm, then slice and fry crispy and eat with salt! So good! Some like it with syrup but I just like salt. If you like grits, hominy, corn, cornbread, you'd like fried mush!!
it's basically Italian polenta, just cooked a bit differently I love grits from waffle house with cheese
Exactly 😊. Ive got grits and also a huge bag of polenta. My favorite way to make polenta is baked. Layers of cooked polenta with layers of a nice tomato type sauce, and cheese. Yumm. 😋
I grew up not liking grits BUT i loved fried polenta. The November before corona hit my husband and i went on a 9day cruise and i had shrimp and grits. I loved it! The next day i got grits for breakfast and i didnt care for it. I think i prefer the seasoned up savory.
@@spiritsascending3751 i love fried polenta but have never had it the way you described. So do you just slice it and layer it with the sauce then bake it? You dont slice and fry it first?
I am a cheese grits lover. If I make plain grits I have to put over light eggs, butter salt and of course pepper in them. I hope y'all had a great day 🙂💖
Good job!! I don't now how she doesn't burn her mouth 😜 God bless you all and I hope you have a great day!!🙏🏼👍👍🤟🏻😜⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐✨✨✨💙💜💙💜💙💜
You both look very alike. And your the best mother in the world! I love watching your videos it makes my heart so warm each morning! From the uk x
Jess is actually the spitting image of her father!
I love my grits pretty thick, not runny, with butter, salt and pepper!! Yummy!!
Good job on the grits! My mom used to cook them like that. Since I live alone, I use the instant grits. I like the bacon flavored. ❤️
Do you ever pat Jess's face, and if you do does she like it? 💗
I’ve never had grits maybe one day ? I’ve never seen them in Canada🤷♀️
Jessica you are a good helper in the kitchen!!
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I like my grits with butter, salt and sugar, for breakfast. Savory grits for dinner, salt, pepper, onion power, garlic powder, butter.
I love grits all kinds of ways. With salt, pepper and butter. With butter and sugar. With butter and cheese. With butter and honey. And some times i will add eggs or bacon or both to my grits so yummy.
I enjoy a side of bacon and buttered toast with mine!
So is Baddaddy gotten use to you all being there now? He's so funny.
Love grits….salt and butter! FATZ has Fried Green Tomatoes and Cheesy Grits. Very very good! Adding sugar would make it more like Cream of Wheat. I’m surprised that Jess likes grits. I’m in TN and my Dad and I both liked grits but it was not made at our house. No one else liked them. I moved to LA for 11 years and everyone ate them. 😄 I love them, but I’m not supposed to have much salt and to me without salt, lots, they just aren’t the same. Hope y’all enjoyed your breakfast! Love to all of you! 💜
Ahh,...that kiss that's the sweetest thing, her calling you momma/mommy, and calling us good ones! 🤣🤗😃
I love grits, and I'm from the south too, KY. I eat mine with sugar and butter!
I was raised in Kingsland, GA and I Love Grits and butter, also I like Grits and sunny side up eggs mix up they are very good
Looks pretty good!! Love the red shirts girls! All those kisses...someone missed there momma!
I love grits, period. My favorite way to eat them is with cheddar cheese and pickled jalapenos or with tomatoes when in season.
Wow now I want some grits but I really miss my Mamas grits.
My family loves black pepper too, ppl always question how much we use 😄. I like butter, pepper and salt like you and Jess but my daughter likes them sweetened with sugar, honey or syrup.
Most ppl have their preference with their viscosity as well, yours were perfect to my liking Val.
Thank u for showing what they are and how to make them Jess is a great big help love ur videos
Being on them there grits!!! The MO butter salt and black pepper the better!! Yum... I always fry a couple over easy eggs to mix in with them. Ohhh yeah!!!
Jess’s enjoyment is eating the grits😉. I am pretty sure that Jess is happy to have you home.
Grits are AWESOME! Seeing my whole family is from the North up in Ohio, I never got introduced to them til i was stationed in Savannah and met my ex...her Grandmother got me eating GOOD old fashion Southen food. My son's who is autistic isn't big on Grits though...sadly. I need to get him into actually attempting to fix his own stuff though again.
In the cooler weather I like daltrey grits but warm weather like sweet grits. The left over grits I pur in saran wrap roll it up into a log & freeze it then some evening I slice it to use as a side dish with the meal
Sounds good. I need to try this!
I like a little butter an salt an pepper on my grits 😋
Mom made something when I was a kid called Pissole (may be messing up the spelling). It was made with hominy. All my life I never knew hominy was even remotely related to corn. lol Had no idea. Your video sent me on a 15 minute google quest to find out more about this interesting "grain".
This thing causes typo I meant to say I enjoy watching Jessica Cook
Honey and butter real good too.
Also real peaches cooked in..
I love them sweet..
Good job jess👍❤
That sounds pretty good! I'll have to try that sometime.
Its good just a change up let me know how you like it😊
My grandparents ate grits everyday. I did not enjoy them. Jess sounds like my son when I ask him to help me cook. Although he never seems to have homework any other time. :)
Grits and livermush is a baby's first foods where I'm from!
And I'll never forget when my BIL ate breakfast with us the first time and put sugar in his grits. The whole table fell silent. 🤣
Not Jess s favourite task I guess.!!!!you are so patient Valx
Grits look a lot like cream of wheat which i love. I like them with sugar & milk. Will have to try grits one day. Jess sure eats her food hot. Burns my mouth watching her. Lol
You guys are so adorable. I’ve never had grits or okra 😳Val my butter lives in the same spot 😋I feel when I try grits I want lots of butter n pepper???
butter and salt are the most important to me, but I do also like lots of pepper.
My hysband uses salt and pepper but I like sweet grits. I also live shrimp and grits.
I need to drive watching Jessica Cook
We had grits every Morning when we lived in North Carolina. I stared making them when we moved back to Illinois. Everyone was wondering what we were eating🤣 I like them with Butter, salt,and pepper . I love Jess giving you kisses. My Lauren is grown. And she won't give me kisses much anymore.
The shrimp and grits at Epcots Food and Wine festival is soooo delicious.. one of the best things they have. It's about 6 dollars and u get a decent sized bowl 😁
I commit the unpardonable sin of milk and sugar in my grits if I’m having them for breakfast. If I’m having them for dinner, then they need to be savory and have lots of cheese. :)
‘Unpardonable sin’ 😂
@@saskia964 😄
Shrimp and grits is a staple here in New Oleans!
I like them both ways, breakfast I gotta have sugar. Shrimp and grits gotta be savory.
I’ve never tried grits, one day I will. I love Jessica’s pats and kisses..my daughter iso. The spectrum and does not show affection voluntarily. I have to either ask her for a kiss or hug or sometimes if I hug or kiss her first then she will hug back, but mostly I’m always having to ask.
How did Nonnie get the name Nonnie? Is that a common nickname for Grandmom in the south? What do you guys call Grandpop? I'm from South Philly and we called ours Mommom and Poppop. When I was in the Air Force I was stationed at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana...ever since then I've been fascinated with the language traditions/nuances of the good ole USA :)
PS: Water sounds like "wooder" up here as well. Never understood why but call it nothing else! hahaha
"Nonnie" is how Jess started saying "mommy" so we assigned that name to Nonnie and taught her to call me "mama". We were going to teach Jess to call Granddad "Papa" but her ability to make the "d" sound came along and we changed it to "dad dad" and morphed it into "Granddad".
Grits are very good; have you guys tried Cream of Wheat or Malt o Meal? - they do have a chocolate flavored
Malt o Meal👌🏽pretty much the same concept of grits.
I love the Cinnabon Cream of Wheat. So good!
@@Songbird1977jk 👍🏼🙂
I love grits, good job Jess.🥰😍
Val, I am in LOVE with Jessica's bowl where did you get it ⁉️⁉️
I was admiring it as well…I have the exact same set of dishes 😂😂
@@alannacatrone7311 WHERE did you get yours⁉️
Those dishes are available through qvc. I can’t remember the name they go by but I’ve seen them sold via that shopping channel
@@ruthbooher3283 Thanks.. But that's alright I was hoping they were Sold at a well known store.
@@pamgraham4689 I think mine were given to me by someone who wasn't using them anymore. Sorry to be of no help.
Not a favorite food, but butter and sugar a must have. Have you tried Cream of Wheat? Yummy with butter, sugar
I've never tried cream of wheat due to the appearance of the texture. 😄
In South Africa we call that Mielie meal or Pap (pronounced pup)
Being born and raised in CA I’ve never had grits. But I might have to buy some now. Lol
I am 3rd generation in California (LA) and we eat grits. It may just be your family that doesn’t eat grits because most ppl I know in Cali have eaten/eat grits. Even Denny’s serves grits, hope you can try some soon 😁
New phrase alert…”you can’t season a lump”. 😜
😂😂😂
I bet he likes the company j/s
I think, as someone else said, this is what is known as Polenta in other countries. 😉
Sort of. Polenta is made from cornmeal and water pretty much as she made the gritz. But its made thicker so that when its cooled completely it can be sliced. Then its fried. Its sooo good. Some eat it like they did tho but with milk and butter, before its cooled snd hardened.
@@tammy7794 I'm going to have to read up on Polenta!
@@Shaping_Serenity its so good.. they sell rolls of it in grocery stores. You just slice it and fry it. I like a little syrup with mine.
If our mood is sweet just a tad maple and for cheese, cheese and we like the salt and pepper as well🥣😋
Butter, salt, and cheese. So goood!
I’m Canadian, and have never eaten grits. Can they be done with a bit of butter and cinnamon sugar?
Yes. They can be done sweet or savory. I like mine with butter and maple syrup. It’s almost like a polenta or a cornmeal mush. Basically can be cooked like a hot cereal savory or sweet, thick or thin. . I don’t know if you’re familiar with farina, cream of wheat or malto meal, but it would kind of be in that category
ive never had grits!! i think i would like them though
Oh my goodness! 😂😂😂 I'm sitting here watching this video while eating a tiny plastic bowl of lucky charms cereal (as a rare weird lunch/snack lol), and darn near choked laughing when she pulled out that huge bowl for herself! Hahaha she's hilarious 😂.
And I had made myself grits and eggs for breakfast earlier. I put salt pepper butter cheese in mine this time but sometimes no cheese, and sometimes I put those real bacon bits in them (from Costco). Im in California and I've had grits on n off throughout my life, when at my grandma's (which was where i spent most my time). They sell them everywhere. I absolutely love them. Grams raised me knowing how to make her amazing gravy n biscuits too. Yumm!!! 😊
I love shrimp and grits!
Even on LOng island, Grits are next to never on the menu
I’m team butter and sugar.. yummy!
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I’m from AL and I eat sugar on my grits, although I’ve been told that’s not very Southern.
My nana lived in south Dakota and I'm from Florida. She would always have us send her grits and she'd also put sugar in her grits 🤣
@@Julesorjulz how funny!
Good video. Continue on your road on getting the silver play button
Thank you!
You just made me cook breakfast for supper :)
Never had had grits, your doing great Jess, love from the 🇬🇧
Hi, I think oatmeal would be better I am a picky eater I would say oatmeal for me :) ENJOY !!
Grits are so yummy lots of different ways
Wow that’s a lot of salt
so proud of you
In one video you explain her disabilities. You meantioned blindness. She sees now? Ty
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Well my typing was really crazy. Husband not hysband love not live. Oh well!
Not trying to be rude but is all day each day the conversations repetitive? Also we know she loves her food but those grits were hot and she just went for it, why wouldnt u put it to the side and let it cool down first? Im a crispy so again not being rude just asking lol
Yes, every day we have repetitive narrative. For her, I think It's kind of like repeating a script for entertainment purposes.
In regards to the hot food, Jess likes her food really hot, much hotter than I can tolerate. If you go back and watch, I did make her wait a little bit while I seasoned and stirred it to help it cool.
So...does it just taste like corn? I've never had them. I don't think I've even seen them. Lol
Yes, but not like corn on the cob, more like corn bread, but not sweet. They're so good with a bit of butter and cheddar and a side of toast!
To me, they don't taste like corn. They are way more bland than just eating corn. They are made from hominy, which is treated corn.
I love grits
Never had them in my life
Nope, never seen grits here. Have seen them in restaurants in the states but have never been brave enough to order them.
Looks something like cream of wheat
@@stefwhey I can't say, as I've never been brave enough to try cream of wheat.
@@Shaping_Serenity Can you get it there or is it a Canadian thing? I haven’t eaten it since I was pregnant with my oldest 29 years ago. I was holding my niece who spit up and it turned my stomach too and it reminded me of cream of wheat and I haven’t touched it since LOL!!
@@stefwhey Oh, it's definitely available. It just has zero appeal to me. 😄
@@Shaping_Serenity 😆
Love. Mine with cheese
I have those same bowels
I think Jess seems tired
It was early and she was still a little sleepy.
@@Shaping_Serenity Val you are one wonderful best friend and mother. Your kids I know are so proud of you.