I can follow a recipe, I just don't always take it's advice

"I can follow a recipe, I just don’t always take it’s advice, “ I said to my husband. “It’s not advice,” he says.

My goal for this new year is cook … period. A few of my awesome friends have offered to help. I even had a step-by-step spontaneous cooking lesson from a friend for a fancy Italian lentil pasta with parmesan. "Do you think you can do this?" she asks. Sure, I think, why not. While I’m “cooking,” I start with some coconut oil, totally not what was used but I think it’s OK, right? I added some chopped onions, tossed them for a bit and presumed to walk away from the pot, in search of my lentils. I find the bag of split peas, which I thought was lentils. “Gather ingredients first, gather ingredients first, “ - the mantra running through my mind. Well … what else can I use? Here we go a can of lentils and a can of aduki beans. Awesome! So I guess I’m making soup again. Yes, most attempts of cooking end up soup. I’m starting to smell the onions, shoot! Quick stir and add the vegetable stock. That’s only a little burnt right? 

Quick text to my friend who showed me how to make a fancy Italian dinner:

Ok one onion cut up, dusting of some powdered garlic, garlic pepper and salt … now how much actual garlic?

• 2 or 3 cloves.

I forgot to put the lentils in before I put the veg stock. Do is matter?

• Probably not.

Well … turns out I don’t actually have lentils it was split peas. So I’m going to add a can of lentils and a can of aduki beans. Gather ingredients first, gather ingredients first. Mantra inside my head right now.

• Hahahahah! Good luck! I see what you mean about not following a recipe! Hahahahah

There’s a 50/50 chance it’s going to be awesome. I’m determined to make it just like you showed me. Next time I will make sure I have all the ingredients and go step by step and NOT walk away from the pot! Yea, some of the onions are a little burnt :-(. I added two chicken legs. The broth tastes awesome!!!! Husband said hey why don’t you taste it. He’s cooking chicken and dumplings simultaneously. Want to come over for lunch? Or supper?

• You are cracking me up.

Hubby’s looks fancy … mine looks like I made it in the woods. Rustic!

An hour later ... OH man! I forgot the bacon! I should totally write that down!