[Good Book] You Can Cook

To my family dismay, I am not a good cook.
I love to bake, though. (But that passion does not guarantee that what I bake is delish :p)

Anyway, to get to the point, I'd like to share a good source of... more than recipes... knowledge, may be.
It's Anabel Karmel cookbook series.

The first one I got is titled 'You Can Cook'.

(Image : http://www.annabelkarmel.com/bookshop)

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1. Instruction is very clear, complete with photos. Step. By. Step.
2. It covers the basic techniques for everyday food, with very clear description of what we need to do. From bread to main course to muffin.
3. Variations to the basic recipes are included. Another presentation (small bread, big bread... all from same recipe), also another flavor (chocolate, vanilla... same basic recipe). This part made me feel like a true blue old-fashioned-mommy who can cook anything. :)
4. This book is actually meant for kids. So it is a good start for the kids.

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Hmmm... Nothing is perfect. But I cannot find a worthy one to write here.

Morale from TV series, 'The Mentalist'

Ïf we focus on what we like and what we don't like
Life will be so tiring"

Well... or something along that line. Was watching it and listening to a couple of conversation (with hubby and kids) at the same time.

Anyway... the simple truth in it... how it summed up my dilemma at the moment, strikes me.

I have always wondered... whether our decision to keep me working full time is a good one.

When I need to pay the bills, I felt trully glad that I'm working.
Likewise when I heard things going on in hubby office.

On the other side of the coin, whenever the kids misbehaved...
I do wonder, if I raise them myself... 24 hours a day, 7 days a week... (well... may not be in physical term... but you get the gist...)

Will they fare better?

So what's that got to do with The Mentalist quote???

I realized... that life may be too short, and the number of hours in a day is too few, to nurture my wonder on above topic. It is a vicious cycle that can go on and on... grass on the other side of the fence and all...
To borrow Nike slogan, just do it.

Decide, and live on it, mending things as we go along.

"The secret of life is not to do what we like...
but to like what we have to do.." - wisdom from a very great woman, a principal of my high school.

Easier said than done, huh? Tell me about it...