It is time to share some of the ideas, tips, or experiences I have had while receiving my degree in “learning by your mistakes cooking class”.  First of all lessons are learned by doing whatever it is hands on.  If you have never made a cherry pie and failed, how are you going to figure out what it is you have done wrong.  Also, practice makes perfect.  Many people have said they can’t make a particular thing because they tried ONCE AND FAILED.  This should not stop you from trying again.  It should make you more determined to try it over and over again until you get it right.  I remember my first homemade bread left a lot to be desired.  My grandmother used to make her bread in a large white porcelain dish pan.  She would just guess at how much of this and how much of that went into the pan.  Needless to say that did not work for me.  Her bread was absolutely wonderful and as I said mine left a lot to be desired.  I had to resort to following a recipe and developing my own kneading technique.

 If you put more than one woman in a kitchen side by side and give them the same recipe, the finished product will come out just a little bit different, or in some cases a lot different!!  Just remember, when you have a failure that is your incentive to try, try again.  Do not let failure win!!

Until later,

Gogi