what i learned while cooking spaghetti in my lolo's kitchen (feel free to apply these lessons to real life...outside the kitchen)
1. good help is hard to find.
2. common sense is not so common.
3. no matter how much people volunteer their help, they don't want to get their hands too dirty.
4. too many cooks do not spoil the broth. but they do cause break-ups, family feuds and dinner getting on the table late.
5. no matter how hard you look, that important ingredient you know you set aside long ago just isn't there anymore. and no matter how many people you ask, nobody will admit to having taken it.
6. someone will always say that they have a better recipe for spaghetti.
7. there will also always be someone who thinks they know just what to put in your sauce to fix the problem. even though you never even knew that there was a problem with your sauce to begin with.
8. just a little bit of spice can turn things around. spaghetti in meat sauce is now bolognese just by adding a pinch of paprika.
9. cooking becomes a science when you meticulously measure and temp. but wouldn't you rather be an artist? measure with your senses and throw away the rule book.
10. don't worry about everyone else. you're done cooking it, go ahead and eat it. everyone else can feed themselves. if they're hungry, they'll eat.
