winning at dinner!!

Most of my adult life I have been less than a domestic goddess.  I have muddled my way through boxed meals, calling my mom ( miss her much!!) , my cousins (thanks Bob and Amy) and just guessing about everything from measurements to the status of various spoiled foods... I even asked my dear cousin Bob to come SMELL the burger I was thinking of cooking!!  He was smart enough to decline and I am pretty sure I threw it out! Anyway, over the last few years I have been slowly working my way up to actually being able to cook.  It all really started when I was on maternity leave with my daughter Mackenzie.  I would watch Rachel Ray and Food Network.  Rachel gave me the epiphany that I DID NOT HAVE TO MEASURE STUFF!!!!  Now I can bring a dish to pass (I used to bring ice or cottage cheese....I think I even brought a bowl of corn to a function once!!.... seriously!) and we rarely eat anything from a box.  Well last night and tonight I totally "winged it" and I think I WON!!!  It was a kinda complicated hodge podge of chicken and fresh veggies but it rocked and even the kids ate it!!  I am hoping that I can get to the point where I can record a basic idea of what my random recipes are and can share them with my Blog friends!