I mentioned to her that it would be fun to write a song about my cooking experiences. Many of you that follow me (well, some of you, anyway) might know that I love to cook, especially in my dutch ovens. Until I blurted that idea out, it hadn't ever really occurred to me to blend my two interests: music and cooking. Jodi smiled and shot out a title: "The Recipe of Life".
The only problem with this kind of situation is that when a great idea like that is handed to me so clearly, I immediately start running with it. It struck me that some people really stick to the recipe and others are free-form chefs. That set up the central metaphor for the entire song.
Messin’ With the Recipe
By Mark Hansen with Jodi Hansen
2/19/11
Some people I know
When they cook
Double checks the recipe
And follow the book
They measure every spice
They sift and pour
Doing to perfection
What’s been done before
No reason to question
No reason to doubt
Somebody else already
Figured it out
So why go
Messin’ with the recipe
Some people I know
When they’re in the kitchen
Work fast and free
With their imagination
A little of this and
A Pinch of that
What should we add
Well what’ve we got?
No time to wonder
No time to waste
Just throw it in
And see how it’ll taste
So why bother
Messin’ with a recipe
Is your life savory or is it sweet?
Is your life dessert or is it meat?
Do you like the smell?
Do you like the flavor?
Do you chomp it down
Or is it a dish to savor?
Now I’m not a chef
But when I’m cooking
I’ll have the book open
And I’m always looking
But I can’t ever leave
Well enough alone
I’m dashing, splashing flavors
Stirring on my own
Sometimes I hit
Sometimes I botch
But I always try
To kick it up a notch
Seems I’m always
Messin’ with the recipe
Repeat Bridge
Seems I’m always
Messin’ with the recipe
The music for this one has a kind of peppy, jazz/folk feel. Sam would certainly be proud. I hope. Anyways, for a first draft, I'm feeling like it's pretty good!

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