Start serving your specialty recipe (PLUS a quick idea to begin)

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My brother, Ted, rocks the pecan pie world.

A few years ago, he grabbed a recipe for pecan pie from my mom. He made a few pies for the family. They were delicious. So Ted decided to make a few more pies to bring to a church party. They were delicious too. And everyone knew it.

After that, Ted started getting requests for his pecan pies. Everyone wanted one (or more): grandparents, friends, arch enemies. Ted’s now become known for his pecan pies.

As a side note, Ted doesn’t even like pecan pies that much – not even when he first started making them. Instead, he makes them to give away. He makes them because everyone else loves them.

So as usual, I’ve got to ask a question:

…why am I mentioning this?

Because cooking is a fantastic way to serve others. It doesn’t have to be elaborate. It doesn’t have to be costly. It’s actually better if it’s not because you can do it more often.

Cooking is personal. It’s on a different level than giving away a new tie or new plant. Cooking gives more of yourself away. And that’s exactly what gifts should do.

Remember the days when neighbors made cookies for new neighbors? Me neither. Let’s make it happen.

Okay, here’s that quick and easy recipe idea I promised you:

Chocolate covered, potato chips

(Hey, I said quick idea, not healthy idea)

Melt some chocolate chips in a narrow but deep pot (or dish if you want to use a microwave). Dip the potato chips in the melted chocolate (leave part undipped so you can see what kind of chip it is once you start experimenting with different flavors). Lay the dipped chips on waxed paper. Place in a refrigerator or freezer until chocolate hardens. (Now here’s the best part) Serve.

It’s as easy as Sunday morning. You have no excuses now. Enjoy!

Serving Suggestions:

(1) Do you have a specialty recipe? Drum one up. Heck, you could run down the street and grab a bucket of chicken, anything. Become known for giving away a particular, wonderful dish. (And don’t keep your recipes secret. For that matter, let us know what you make in the comments.)

(2) Try making some chocolate covered, potato chips. And giving them away.