Awesome Recipe my Mom Makes

As I've said before, I cannot cook.  I don't find it fun.  I don't find it easy.  I can't just walk around my kitchen and pick up ingredients and say "oh, this will make a nice soup."  I can't identify things in the fridge that will taste great in quiche (I don't even like quiche).  My Adoptive Mom is good at cooking and so is her mom.  My Adoptive Father is good at cooking and so is his dad.  My husband is good at cooking and so is his mother.  I know my First Mom is a good cook because I've eaten her cooking; I'm not sure if she likes cooking or not though, I should ask her.

"I can't cook"

"Yes you can."  My husband assures me.  "Cooking is really just following directions." 

To which I reply: "I can't follow directions."

He says: "you follow directions all the time."

Me:  "cooking is different!"

Don't get me wrong, I can and do cook.  I have a repertoire of dishes I can make that I've learned to make by following the directions after trial and error.  One dish I love is taco soup.  The first time I had it, I was in high school at a family friend's house.  My mom somehow got the recipe and started making her own.  This is actually a dish I can cook.

Taco Soup

1/2 to 1lb of ground beef

1/2 cup chopped green pepers

1/4 cup chopped onion

1 and 1/2 cups of water

One 8 oz can of tomato sauce

One 16 oz can of chopped tomatoes

One 16 oz can of kidney beans

1 envelope of taco seasoning mix

(it doesn't matter if the measurements are perfect or not)

Cook the hamburger in a separate pan.  Cook the onions in a skillet.  Add the hamburger and onion with the rest of the ingredients in a large pot.  Simmer for 30 minutes.  DONE!  It's also really good in the crockpot too.  Serve with shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips (etc).

(In case you're wondering, that is my dish above and by bag of frozen veggies in the picture.  My philosophy is, if you put it in a pretty dish it'll convince everyone it tastes better).