I cook like I drive

In reference to the last posting, I have realized today that I cook like I drive. I am a Chatty Kathy. This is not always a good situation. Yes, it is great to talk and have a good time around a meal. It is fun to have friends over and chat and cook. However, if there is a recipe that you need to follow precisely, it is a bad situation. I realize this is also hereditary.

When I was pregnant with my first born, we were at my parents for my birthday. I was talking to my mom while she made my birthday cake. Yes, whoever is at home for their birthday gets a cake. Unless they are weird like my brother and do not eat cake. Anyway, while talking, my mom forgets to put in the eggs into the cake mix. She realizes this after it has been in the oven for a short period of time. So she takes out the cake, cracks eggs over the partly cooked mix, blends the eggs in, and puts the cake back in the oven. The cake turned out fine, just only an inch thick at best.

Five or six years ago we were with my parents and siblings for Thanksgiving. My mom always cooks. She really, really cooks the turkey. So I told her I would cook that year. We were going fine. We were talking and enjoying each others company while I cooked the pumpkin pies the day before. After the turkey was finished the next day, we break out the pies. They tasted really pumpkiny. My mom asked how much sugar I used. My answer, "What sugar?" Yes, I forgot to put the sugar in the pies while we talked.

Thanksgiving 2011 in Brazil. My friend, whom I freaked out with driving, came over to help make the pies for the holiday. We were talking while she was mixing and I was rolling out dough. One thing you need to remember when doubling a recipe is double all ingredients. I distracted her with talking to the point that we forgot to double the eggs. We noticed after the pies have been in the oven for 10 minutes. So we took them out, poured the goop back into the mixing bowl, added two more eggs, mixed, and poured it back into the two pie pans.

They took a lot longer to cook, but they look good. I will let you know if they taste bad. That is if we can find a turkey here. Now that is another story altogether.