Recipes

Since I'm no longer working, I am testing my domestic skills. I figure that I'm officially a stay at home mom for now, so I might as well learn to cook. Tonight, I am thankful for recipes.

When it comes to cooking, I need specific instructions. "A pinch of salt" leaves me with so many questions. A big pinch or a little pinch? What if my fingers are bigger or smaller than those of the recipe author? Is a pinch really enough to make any kind of a difference? I like exact numbers and measurements - teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, quarts. I like play by play instructions of what I'm suppose to do next. I can't just look in my pantry and mix things together to come up with a meal. Recipes are my friends.

So as I venture into this unchartered territory called the kitchen, I welcome any suggestions, recipes or tips. But every now and again, I might still have a slip up - like a few nights ago when I put a pie in the oven, turned around and had an unopened box of brown sugar on my counter. Oops, skipped a step and my cranberry-apple pie ended up causing a face pucker. Oh well, nothing a little ice cream can't mask!