Perhaps it's a poor idea, when trying to establish a cooking blog, to talk about one's inadequacies in the kitchen. However, it's the truth; I am very bad at the technical aspects of cooking. I double check "The Joy of Cooking" to get the proper cooking time for baked potatoes. I prefer it when Wife makes the rice. Her skills lie in, well, skill. When she found a roasted chicken recipe she liked she memorized it, and apart from minute changes in seasoning, she makes the same bird each time. Mashed potatoes, gravy, and a small rotating selection of veg follow as if created on an assembly line. This analogy may make the food sound uninteresting, but it's not. Everything is tender, flavorful, and perfect.
