With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I figured it's time to conquer some new fall recipes, beginning with phase one of course – mashed potatoes. Starting small is always the better method for me. Although I hope to be a legendary cook one day (in my own household at least), I'm realizing cooking is not one of my born talents. It will be a long while till I combat Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking". I looked up an easy recipe, with lots of butter of course, which landed me with Paula Deen's Garlic Mashed Potatoes...
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My father-in-law once asked, "If you could be an expert at anything then what would it be". The first thing that came to mind was COOKING! It seemed strange, but as I explained why, it became clear that this was actually a true desire of mine. I would absolutely love to be able to (successfully and confidently) prepare gourmet, exotic meals. Cooking for others brings me so much joy, but with the limited number of recipes I know, I tend to feel unenthusiastic at the idea of inviting people over...
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