Guest post written by Mailie Searce

One of my favorite things to watch on TV is cooking shows. But I’m a terrible cook. I burn muffins made from store mixes and my omelets always end up sticking to the pan.

So many nights when I come home from work I flip on the TV and watch cooks like Paula Deen and Rachel Ray cook these mouth-watering meals that make my already hungry stomach start to rumble

Sometimes I just end up browsing the Internet with my Clear TV Bundle for recipes for a little while and then fix a bowl of cereal and continue looking at more recipes. Maybe I’m lazy, or just know my own abilities.

But last Friday night I thought I’d test my capabilities and decided to tackle a chicken pot pie recipe. The recipe seemed simple enough and I had the ingredients, which I had bought on a grocery store trip that I was feeling pretty ambitious.

It called for cooked chicken. But I forgot to defrost the chicken and ended up having to cook it in a pan for so long and still managed to burn it! Oh well, I just cut off the burnt parts and prepared the recipe the rest of the way as directed. I somehow managed to pull off the rest of the recipe and ended up with an edible, half-decent chicken pot pie! Maybe I’ll start cooking more often. Just maybe.