Questions to ask Grandma about food and recipes
Good questions about food and recipes are specific and easy to picture, and they ask for a story rather than a fact. Start with: What was your favorite food when you were little? What food did you hate? What's a recipe you'd teach me? Then let Grandma's answers lead to the next question.
How to ask so the stories keep coming
Ask one question per call, not ten. Follow up with "what happened next?" Write down the answers or record them (with permission): they're the start of a family story bank.
For grandkids ages 4 to 7
- What was your favorite food when you were little?
- What food did you hate?
- What's a recipe you'd teach me?
For grandkids ages 8 to 12
- What was your favorite food when you were little?
- What food did you hate?
- What's a recipe you'd teach me?
- Who taught you to cook?
- What did your family eat on holidays?
For grandkids ages 13+
- What was your favorite food when you were little?
- What food did you hate?
- What's a recipe you'd teach me?
- Who taught you to cook?
- What did your family eat on holidays?
- What's a dish from your childhood you can't find anymore?