Recipe, Shmecipe

I cannot cook.  I do cook a few things, but I must follow a recipe and measure out each ingredient even though I’ve been doing it for years.  The recipe must be very specific, has to have all amounts and step by step instructions.  Even then, I usually mess it up somehow.  If I have to bring it to a family function, I usually hear from the person who gave me the recipe, “Oh, I usually….” and they tell me how they fix whatever problem I had with making it.  So, I try to avoid cooking in general.  Especially with family holidays and gatherings.  I prefer to just pick something up at the store.

So, this Easter, Nicki gives me the list of food and responsibilities for the meal.  I was on for Aunt Linda’s pasta salad.  It’s great and we all love it, but way too much work for me to not mess up…the recipe she sent had no amounts for the veggies and no directions.  So I set out to figure it out.

And I did it! It turned out perfectly! I did hear later from Nicki, “Oh, I forgot to tell you to shake the dressing up!” But it didn’t matter.  It tasted wonderfully with the way I did it. 🙂