The Chef vs.The Baker

Which one are you:  A Baker?  A Chef?  A Microwaver?  A Burner?  A Take-outer? A throw it together and call it dinner? Do you follow recipes to the T?  Throw a little of this or that in the mix?

I would consider myself a cook, that throws a little of this and that in!  And sometimes I would call myself "just throw it together and call it dinner".  Most times it works, every now and then, it doesn't...  I also wouldn't consider myself a burner, however Hubby likes things WELL DONE!  Which makes things easy, however makes it hard to cook for other people.

In our household, getting take out is a treat or for a busy night where neither of us feel like anything but Pizza or Fried Chicken.  There isn't many choices out in the sticks where we live.  Your choices are Pizza, Pizza, Pizza or the sit down place just down the road (other wise known as the Fried Chicken place). 

A baker...  Well I attempt it...  And it just never turns out like moms...

But back to my cooking affair of a little bit of this and that...  I was introduce to Pioneer Women over a year ago... The other day she posted a recipe that looked delish!  Chicken Florentine with Pasta, with ingredients that I normally have on hand.  So I gave it a tried, well, come to find out I didn't have the chicken broth it called for and I needed use up some asparagus.  So the experiment began...

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So the parts that I didn't quite follow according to P-Dub's recipe...  First, I think the recipe calls for a dry white wine and chicken broth.  Well, I didn't have chicken broth and the wine was a little on the sweet side rather than dry.  What did I do?  Just added the wine like it was chicken broth and then added the same amount she called for of the wine.  Second, she doesn't mention the asparagus, but I needed to use it up, so while the wine and garlic simmered together I added the asparagus at that time to saute together.  The rest I pretty much followed.

The verdict...  It was excellent!  Like, really good!  However, Hubby thought it was a little light, but what does he know (just kidding babe)...  And the next day for lunch...  It was just as good cold.  I'm thinking this would make a nice (fancy) summer salad...

So there you have it.  If you ever cook with me, just know that I don't follow the recipes to a T (maybe that is way my baking is lacking...)  I just eye ball the amounts of garlic etc..  And it normally turns out delish!

Happy cooking!