So my culinary skills are at best, basic!
well basic in the fact that basically Im known for
my lack of culinary skills..

I of course can feed the family,
and rarely burn the dinners now,
its really the lack of concentration towards the pots
I think, like they are on the hob, water is in them,
and Ive turned them down, so why cant they just
simmer nicely and wait until Ive done the two other more interesting jobs,
Im doing at the same time.

I think thats the problem,
lack of interest, now Im not sure if the lack of interest was brought about
by the lack of success, or vice versa, but I think they are going hand in hand
most days now.

Anyways, one of my friends in work, is an excellent cook,
I mean divine, you should see what she can whip up,
and she is always recruiting into the domestic fold.

She has tried with me many times, and mostly I have resisted,
but she must have caught me at a weak moment recently,
because I promised her I would try, and she told me
a simple recipe for banoffee pie.

It simple not much baking and sweet, you'll love it,

Hah.  So I get the ingredients, and get stuck in,
remembering that I had wrote down what she said,
reading it step by step.

Slice the bananas  melt the butter, crunch up the biscuits,
combine together, press into tray, oven for ten minutes,
cover with caramel, place sliced bananas on,  wait a minute,
I combined the bananas with the biscuits and the butter,
what the heck, so I re read it, never noticed
Slice the bananas.  Melt the butter, crunch up the biscuits,
combine the two together, oops,

Anyway, I laughed more when I read it, than I had since
the cousins night out, I am such a numpty, the kids thought
I was losing it, sure it wasnt that funny, and would the pie be ruined,
Of course not, its just in different order, going into the mouth, it
will be all the same to the stomach, ( good recovery huh).

Well two of them ate a bit, the youngest little miss pickey eater,
no way was she trying it, she thinks I should stick to the
basics, she only wants chicken , waffles and beans,
anyway, whats the big deal!!

My friend in work, thought like I did, it was hilarious,
and wondered how did it actually taste, I said nearly edible
but think Ill give experiments a miss for a while,
she wants me to try scones, says I have the basics in hand,
the fruit goes in this mixture!


M