Laugh or Cry: Choose Laugh

Who ever said life wasn't meant to be mistake free, hit the nail on the head with this meal. Last evening I surprised my family with the worse meal possible.

Baked Chicken Breast, Mashed Potatoes, Cornbread Dressing and gravy, Green Beans.

When I was putting that menu on paper and seeing it in my head, it seemed a done deal. No way that someone who has been cooking for as long as I have could ruin it, but I did.

If lemon goes with chicken, why doesn't lime? It's the same citrus family, pretty green color, smells so crisp and fresh, but on my chicken breasts it turned bitter and uneatable. I made the dressing just as the package said, but it was so dry, we thought we were eating sand. The mashed potatoes were good, not great but good,yippie, something was good. Now the green beans, where were the green beans? Could it be, that maybe I had forgot them? Oh yes, still in the freezer, waiting my special touch.

In a situation like this you can do one of two things, laugh or cry. I chose to laugh. At the situation, at the green bitter chicken and most of all at this cooking expert who sometimes thinks she knows all there is to know about country cooking. Oh boy, was she wrong.

So for all you new cooks, know this, even a cook with years of experience can have an off night. Do not think badly of yourself if things do not come out right every time. Cooking is a learning experience, just like life. Smile, giggle and laugh for tomorrow is another chance to get it right.

Faylee