peanut butter & jelly

September 1, 2009

I can’t cook. There – I said it.

I really can’t. I’m not being modest; I legitimately cannot cook. Under supervision, I can chop and slice and dice with the best mediocre of them (and I make a mean pot of rice in the rice cooker) but on my own it invariably turns into a disaster. I think at this point, with so many unsuccessful attempts under my apron, I have developed a very acute mental block against the very idea of cooking and it’s disappointing because both my mom and my mother-in-law are wonderful cooks capable of whipping up a meal like it’s nobody’s business.

Me? HA, yeah right. My specialties are peanut butter & jelly and Rice-A-Roni. (I eat a lot of rice, ok?)

I think that is part of why the show Top Chef intrigues me so much. It’s all so beautiful and watching them throw together a meal with 3 ingredients only (because that is what they rolled on the craps table, naturally) for a half-second makes me believe that I can do/make the same.  And yes, I can hear my husband laughing from the other room. In case you were wondering.

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8 Responses to “peanut butter & jelly”

  1. Katie says:

    PB&J really does not get enough respect these days. It can be a girls best friend. You make food look beautiful. I reached out to try and dip my finger in the Guac and was sad to realize it was trapped on my computer :-)

  2. Claire says:

    HooraY! But here’s my thing- did you make all the food you just photographed here? BEcause it looks AWESOME.

  3. Julia Mary says:

    This post makes me hungry. I could have a second dinner at 10:30pm… right?!

  4. Sarah says:

    Mmm… HOLY GUACAMOLE.

  5. Cadence says:

    You have me beat. I don’t even know how to use the rice cooker. I’m in charge of cleaning it out.

  6. Alexandra says:

    hahahaha. the whole description of you not being able to cook made me laugh sooooo hard hahaha. If it makes you feel any better – I can’t cook either haha. :) :) That food looks DELICIOUS though!!!

  7. Caroline Joy says:

    Your new blog is aaaamazing! And we definitely need to give each other pep talks when those caffeine headaches kick in.

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