I have always enjoyed cooking and am grateful that it is something I am still able to do with my vision loss. There are more steps in the process, additional tricks and Tom foolery needed to compensate for, you know, not being able to see. One recipe that I make requires that I peel and cut 5 lbs of potatoes and 3 lbs of carrots. My husband is always impressed by how quickly I am able to get that done.
Although the above meal is a lot of work, when I make chicken noodle soup I chop several full celery stalks into teeny, tiny pieces. And I do it all by feel. This was a nuisance when I had my full sight; now it is one of the worst activities I have to do with a visual impairment. But I take my time, despite wanting nothing more than for it to be over. I stay focused on the steps, especially the location of the knife in relation to the end of the stalk . . . and my fingers.
They say that a key ingredient in chicken noodle soup is love, the opposite of my feelings for the celery.
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