I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like

How are we going to learn if we don't try things? I'm a fairly good cook, good enough so that I'd rather eat at home than in a restaurant, but I've had some pretty spectacular failures at times when I've operated on impulse. I think part of my success as a cook has to do with a complete lack of fear when I step into the kitchen. I'm always willing to risk failure, throw the whole mess out, and start again, though happily that happens rarely. The challenge is learning from the mistakes so they don't get repeated. Cookbooks are nothing but accounts of successes compiled after a series of screw-ups, and a recipe is just a record of the fact that somebody got it right so it's worth attempting. If anyone wants to read more into this commentary than immediately meets the eye, I encourage it.