I have no pictures or fancy posts for the evening, but since I need to stop making excuses about how I will sit down and write a post and then never do, I have to remember they don't always have to be fancy because they are an outlet for me to share thoughts and craziness that sit in my brain.
I have fears. Lots of them. Some little anxieties that make me feel silly, and some of which are much more crippling that I continue to work on everyday to keep moving forward. Today we focus on silly, irrational anxieties that just need to go away and let me cook.
I have a fear/anxiety regarding preparing new recipes and letting people eat the food. I like to try out a recipe first, so if i fails, only me and the household know the epic nature of the failure. The complication here is that food is made to eat. Some recipes are rather large and I can't eat them myself, or in some cases I am not even supposed to eat that food (be it allergy, intolerance, etc...) but I want to try to make it anyway.
My journey with The Pampered Chef began a few short months ago and I've been making stride in this area. Today I tried a new recipe for spinach and artichoke dip and a very new recipe I just received for Lemon Marshmallow Meringue Pie. I found a gluten free yellow cake mix and a box of lemon pie filling and made both items to take to family dinner.
Good news: I didn't die from a panic attack and I didn't make excuses to anybody but myself (and nobody noticed or cared that it wasn't perfect because I don't think "too much pie filling making the marshmallows go over the edge a little" is going to get a complaint.)
So...yay! One small step for me, one giant leap toward more deliciousness in my future!
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