Recipe...I laugh in the face of a recipe

My Mom is the greatest cook. Especially baking, she really is amazing. I however doubt that I will ever be able to follow in her footsteps. Case in point, I called her this weekend for her chocolate frosting recipe. She gave me a list of ingredients then...so I asked her "Well how much of each thing?" Her answer, "Well I don't measure anything." ...Well great. The frosting turned out okay but definitely NOT as good as hers!!