Learning to Cook

Recipes are

like paint by numbers

but I’ve always

wanted to paint by

instinct.

So when the recipe says

three quarters of a cup

it really means

"We're trying to recreate the

measurements of a chef

who just does

as she pleases”

and I’d rather do as I please.

Trial and error

no measurements,

smashing eggs with one hand.

The “hard” way isn't

hard when it's play.

Following recipes

suffocated me,

so I don’t do it anymore.

Recipes suck the soul

right out 

of the food,

just ask any chef

and they’ll agree.