The Greatest Chefs Just Cook

I've never wanted to be a chef. It's just not a skill set I ever thought I'd have or ever be really good at. In fact, my hopes and dreams around cooking have always been found in the simple successes. For example, I'd love to be able to bake a consistent baked potato. It still mystifies me why baking a potato is so frickin' hard. It never takes the same amount of time at the same temperature. I don't know what the deal is! (And yes I do poke holes in my potatoes every time.)

Alas, cooking has never been my strongest suite, especially when cheese and crackers are so dang convenient... and delicious :)

Well (now that I have so much time on my hands) I'm learning. And tasting. And failing. And everyone once in a while... magic happens. The type of magic that has me thinking that

the greatest chefs just cook.

Yep. I've decided that good cooks, just decide to cook... and try... and experience. And maybe that's just when the greatest discoveries happen. 

Introducing beef ragu with basil lemon peel - debatably the best meal I've ever made. All because I decided to try and actually cook something.

So, thank you beautiful, aroma-filling beef ragu. You have inspired me to just keep cooking something... anything... in the hopes of finding more delicious recipes like yourself. And maybe, just maybe I'll be able to nail down that baked potato some day.