Hi Vicki. I'm sure your dishes will be superb! They sure sound good for this cold weather. Save us some would ya? Good luck and let us know how it turns out. What are you making for dessert?
Jeri -----Original Message----- From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Vicki Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 10:12 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations I'll have to be careful today. Making Tocco Soup for a meeting and homemade chicken noodle soup for a pot luck and two desserts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbra Piening" <debbra.pien...@att.net> To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations > Oo, that's a scary one. I'm blocking on mine at the moment, but I know > I've > had those, too. Like you, I've learned I do better when I take my time > and > remember to check things. When I rush around and try to do too many > things > at once, I make mistakes. > > -----Original Message----- > From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org > [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Jeri Milton > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:47 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations > > Hi Vicki. Oh man, now that's a rough day if I do say so myself! > I too had a bit of a learning experience when my son was just three months > old. I had made a large pot of Navy beans and ham in the crock pot. Well, > when cleaning up the mess after dinner, I wiped the counter around the > crock > pot and got a little shocked when my hand with the damp rag touched the > side > of the cooker. I didn't think much of it really. Well, a few minutes > later > when I went to take the inside part out of the cooker, I got a jolt of > electricity that dropped me to my knees. I thought I was going to die and > leave my family right there in my kitchen floor! My husband saw me drop > and > he came running. Turns out the cord to the crock pot was tucked down > inside > under the pot in between the heating element and the pot. It had been like > that all day, just cooking away. So, from now on every time I use my slow > cooker I triple check my cord to make sure it is fully stretched out of > the > inside. Woosh, I'll never forget that one. Maybe we should come up with a > list for blind cooks and the horror stories. Or funny stories, depending > on > the story of course. > > Jeri > > -----Original Message----- > From: cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org > [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Vicki > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 8:39 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Subject: Re: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations > > Geri and everybody, > > I think we all have them, frustrations that is. But you had three in a > row > so it will hopefully be smooth sailing for a while. (smile) > > Not to get us off on horror stories here, Once years ago, I had this glass > casserole dish that I liked. Can't remember the brand. I made a casserole > and put it in the oven to bake. When it was done I took it out with pot > holders. The dish however and at some previous point unbeknowns to me, > developed a hair line cracke. I couldn't feel it. But when I took the > casserole out of the oven the bottom fell out of the dish. In cleaning it > up, I managed to burn myself on the oven, not severely. But then in my > haste, I slipped and fell in the spilled casserole. So there you go. > With > sight that episode would have been handled more easily. That's my long > ago > story of the day, and I'm sticking to it. To this day I always inspect my > cookware, especially glass baking dishes. I was no worse for the ware, > and > a bit wiser for the experience. > > > > Vicki > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeri Milton" <jjmil...@cox.net> > To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 3:57 PM > Subject: [CnD] Cooking Frustrations > > >> Ok, so I'm having kitchen frustrations. I love to cook, but sometimes >> doing >> it without vision can be aggravating. Do any of you get aggravated in the >> kitchen? I put a beef stew on to cook all day in the slow cooker. It's a >> cold day here in Phoenix and a great day to smell beef stew all day long. >> Anyway, I was chopping vegetables and meat and washing my hands >> repeatedly. >> Ran out of paper towels so grabbed a dish towel from the drawer. Went to >> lay >> down my knife and knocked the dish towel into the dirty sink water. It >> was >> my only towel! Went to set a pan of brownies on the table because they >> were >> in my way on my small counter top and knocked over my daughters glass of >> apple juice. Had sticky apple juice all over the place mats on the table >> and >> under paper work, that of course shouldn't have been on the kitchen table >> anyway. >> >> >> >> Anyway, I'm frustrated! 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