Okay... It's time I faced a resolution.
I've promised many times that I would do it.
I've planned a bit, and now the execution -
'Cause if I don't, the kids would say, "I KNEW it."
Tonight I spent the evening caref'lly shopping.
I have the stuff! Tomorrow I begin!
The broth is first -- then Saturday, the CHOPPING!
And STAND ASIDE! This MANIC MOOD I'm in
Is all about my daughter's fondest WISH!
To see her father cook her fav'rite DISH!
As long as I remember, how she's SWOONED
At every tiny morsel that she's SPOONED!
The CARROTS! And the CEL'RY! And the CRUST!
The cream! The dash of salt! Oh, how she's fussed...
And all I've done is use the microwave!
It's time to face my fears! Stand up! Be brave!
So onward to the kitchen! Be a man!
I know that I can make one! Yes, I can!
But WAIT! It's not IAMBIC! IT WON'T SCAN!!!
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Seriously, DB, there are soooo many new easy with photos and tasty cookbooks these days, start with a smaller one so you don't get overwhelmed. They aren't the Better Homes and Gardens ones from eons ago, either. And Alton Brown great for teaching you the basics of how to cook meat right. :)
Fun (from someone who hates to cook!)
as she watches her father cook her fav'rite dish!
Somehow more than anything else, I suspect what most will warm her will be your love. Wishing you all the best with this.
You may already have seen this :
http://open.salon.com/blog/from_the_midwest/2012/01/17/chicken-leek_pie_and_top_ten_2011_recipes
I find his recipes easy to follow ( his latkes were fantastic ) & practical ~ economical too.
Joan, thanks for putting a smile on my face. I hope it works out.
Algis, this is great to hear – I have this crazy ambition to be remembered for mine. Which means I really have to do this.
Chicken… oh, I guess I shouldn’t be talking about pot pie around you…
Michelle, thanks kiddo. I just hope the pie actually works.
Oryoki, I am so very, very poor, that a cookbook is out of the question. But this is no longer an issue - I just check to see what’s in my cabinets and google it and poof! Recipes.
trilogy, I am a former hater of cooking. But you know, I just have all this time to myself. And the kids seem to like what I do – we have all come a long way from when my spinach was always burnt.
sweetfeet, if it’s good, it will probably put me in a very poetic mood.
anna1, what a perfect thing to say. I just hope it works – she and I joke about my asphalt brownies.
Kate, you too: yes, she’ll see it all get put together (I made the broth today).
JL, thank you. I hope it’s true – an affinity for words and an affinity for cooking are SO not related. We’ll see how this comes out.
rita, oh man, can I ever remember my grandmother’s cooking. Thanks.
froggy, a photo? Er… I have a Blackberry, will that be good enough?
Thanks everyone! Your encouragement of my culinary adventure is very helpful! On to the kitchen!