Caution: Cook does not follow directions well….

Dear fellow readers, I have a confession to make….. I never follow recipes, or I just don’t even use them at all!!! I know I frustrate people when they ask me for the recipe of something I made, and my response is oh I just threw stuff together. But it’s so true! I am a master at “eye-balling” measurements, or in a cooking frenzy I just raid the spice cabinet and throw things in the pot that “look good”.

When baking I glance at a few measurements to get a bases of where ratios need to be, but don’t hold me to it. Also the urge to always tweak, add or subtract from a printed recipe is undeniable. I have to do it every time. I was never good at following directions in school, and am even worse at following a recipe…..

Am I the only one? I mean this last weekend I made my father’s famous and perfect chili, and I just threw stuff in the pot that I knew were ingredients, and even added things…. Shame, shame on me for trying to change a “masterpiece”.

This is possibly the reason why I don’t post as many recipes on my blog, I simply can’t tell you!!! (How horrible is that????) So I apologize for my lack of sharing meals, and of not making an effort to remember what I put in my dishes.

Next time I will do my best to recollect my ingredients and their amounts. (Of course there will most likely be some sort of disclaimer of how they may not be accurate)