Recipe for The Perfect...( Relationships Part II)

The sizzles of the stove, the smells spaghetti sauce and Balsamic Vinegar, and the spices are waiting to be sprinkled on the perfect dish.

Ah.the joys of the kitchen.

I’ve been in my relationship with my boyfriend for two years. I’ve been making the same dish every single night for almost two years with him. I guess you could say I’ve mastered it.

Something I don’t do often, is cook. But I have cooked enough times to know that relationships are a lot like food, they must be handled very delicately. I’ve created my recipe for maintaining the perfect dish.

Cassidy’s Recipe for Maintaining The Perfect Relationship:

 1. Measure- Measure how many times you say I love you, and read the directions. You wouldn’t start with the icing on the cake if there’s no cake. Don’t say I love you until it’s ready.

2. When breaking the egg, be gentle, - It’s one thing to break it harshly, but then you need to pick up the mess you just made with tears and angry feelings. Be nice, so it’s less of a mess to clean up later.

3.Do things to spice up the relationship- Add a different spice every time you make it—the same thing gets boring after a while.

4.Presentation is Key- Sprinkle cheese over the top of your calzone, make the top of your cake pretty with icing. I know you can’t wait to eat that cheesecake, but wait till the cherries are on top. When it looks pretty, it’s just more pleasant to your tongue when you finish. Remind yourself how much you like the icing on the cake, remind others of how good it is too. Dress yourself up once in a while.

5.  If it’s burning take it out! - If your food is burning, take it out of the oven! Don’t let it burn just because that’s how long the recipe says to keep it there for.  Make a big deal out of something that is a big deal, and fix it  don’t ignore it and let the house burn down.

6. If you do in fact burn your cookies. –Own up to it. It will make the other person love that at you tried. If not, make it up to them, but own up. You aren’t perfect and if you strive to be, you’ll drive yourself nuts. 

Speaking of nuts...

7.Add nuts, berries, whipped cream, and whatever you like to your dish and your relationship. It is your dish after all, the recipe is simply a guide.  The most important rule of cooking—make it your own.