Oh Boy, ... Tasha ... FOOD ... ... I just love food now .... especially since it consists more of the kind that goes on a fork than the kind that comes out of a bottle ... LOL
I love to cook too, in fact, just made some brownies ... ummmmm ... some with icing ... maybe put some ice cream and chocolate syrup on the others .... oooooh ... (Eat your heart out Mr. David)
You are so right about the ole cookin' skills there Tasha ... ... ... When I made spaghetti sauce, or chili, or beef stew, or crock pot anything ... I ALWAYS thought more was better in the spice department ... usually turned out inedible ... or if I was drunk enough, I would be the only one eating the stuff ... Now-a-days ... my wife walks in now askin' "What's for supper?" ... ... ...
So I guess I've gotten pretty good, even if I say so myself ... (I've got enough recipes now that I could cook a different dish every night and not have the same thing twice in a 5 year period ...)
And , NO, I'm not good enough to be on the TV show 'MasterChef' ... Too close to 'Hell's Kitchen' ... LOL
God Bless, Pappy
Okay Pappy, you're mocking me with the ice cream again, aren't you? And Tasha with her perfect Mashed potato recipe; I mean, what's up with that? Then for good measure you added some spaghetti sauce, chili and beef stew into the mix. Thats just great, now my waistline increased another 2 inches. So what's for desert Pappy, a huge slice of humble pie? Thanks but no thanks; I have a hard time seeing my toes anyway without you people. Thank God there's no such thing as "smell-a-vision" or I'd really be in trouble. You people don't play fair, so I guess it's another turn at the ice cream machine again. Oh, great, now see what you did. Ugh...
-- Edited by Mr_David on Saturday 23rd of June 2012 12:25:39 AM
I realized as I was making my potatoes oooooooooooooooo so creamy, with just the right blend of garlic, herbs from the garden, cream & butter from local cows, chicken stock from our very own home grown chickens, and sea salt - that I finally got it just right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love mashed potatoes. Just tell me I have to live on mashed potatoes for the rest of my life - and I'll be happy.
This is the first time I've made them since getting sober almost 3 months ago, and it's the very first time I've ever made them with just the right amount of everything.
I over did everything in my drinking days. I couldn't even make mashed potatoes because I put way too much of everything I loved in.
Ooooh, I really like salt - I'd way over salt them.
Ooooh, I love cream, so I'd douse them with so much cream they would be runny, or taste like sour cream with a bit of potatoes somewhere mixed in.
I was so fricken nuts, that less is more - was just something I could not grasp. I over did anything that I liked. Drinking, sex, smoking...
right down to the mashed potatoes.
No more burnt food. Thanks AA
No more meals of salt and pepper. Thanks AA
No more opting out of supper in favor of the "after drink"! Thanks AA!
Wanna be a better cook?
Get a sponsor - Believe in a HP - Do the steps - Invite me to supper after you do 90x90 meetings. (Okay, that last thing is optional)
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Thanks for everything. Peace and Love on your journey.
Oh Boy, ... Tasha ... FOOD ... ... I just love food now .... especially since it consists more of the kind that goes on a fork than the kind that comes out of a bottle ... LOL
I love to cook too, in fact, just made some brownies ... ummmmm ... some with icing ... maybe put some ice cream and chocolate syrup on the others .... oooooh ... (Eat your heart out Mr. David)
You are so right about the ole cookin' skills there Tasha ... ... ... When I made spaghetti sauce, or chili, or beef stew, or crock pot anything ... I ALWAYS thought more was better in the spice department ... usually turned out inedible ... or if I was drunk enough, I would be the only one eating the stuff ... Now-a-days ... my wife walks in now askin' "What's for supper?" ... ... ...
So I guess I've gotten pretty good, even if I say so myself ... (I've got enough recipes now that I could cook a different dish every night and not have the same thing twice in a 5 year period ...)
And , NO, I'm not good enough to be on the TV show 'MasterChef' ... Too close to 'Hell's Kitchen' ... LOL
God Bless, Pappy
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Ha! David, ... knew that'd get the ole juices flowin' ... LOL ... Yep, I figger now that anything below the old 'belly-button' is a lost cause ... heehee
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Great point....The obsessive thinking shows up in a lot of areas of our life. The coupons we can clip in recovery are many, great mashed potatos included!
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"There ain't no Coupe DeVille hiding in the bottom of a Cracker Jack Box."
