Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes, and Blueberries
Knowing how much I love blueberries, if any of them drop, I'm apt to wash them off and eat them. I'm also a great one for scattering coffee beans--crunch! Deb -Original Message- From: ellen telker via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 9:03 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Charles Rivard Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I'm really surprised that when this topic was discussed a while back, nobody mentioned my biggest problem. That is dropping and/or knocking things over. I always try to put the lids back on things when they are not actually in use, but I do fear knocking the thing over while I'm reaching for the lid to put back on. Fortunately, I am not a coffee drinker so I do not knock mugs over unless they are my reader's when I'm reaching to hand her something. Sighted people have this problem to some extent too, because my reader says that from actual experience the worst things to drop are blueberries. Isn't it fun to think you have them all, and then later when you've forgotten all about them, you step on one so you have a blue spot on the floor and your footwear. Cherry tomatoes and grapes are second and third in line. And have you had the pleasure of trying to clean up spilled salad dressing or oil? What brings this up is that this morning I knocked over my container of pistachios while I was nibbling on a few. Well, first I had to put my guide dog in her crate, and my pet dog outside because my guide dog is a lab so she thinks vacuum cleaner is in her job description. Then I crawled around for about 15 minutes picking up pistachios. I actually did very well because when the dogs were allowed back, I only heard about 8 or 9 crunches. I hope this gives you all a good laugh because I really don't think I am the only one who has this problem so I think you can sympathize and maybe elaborate on the subject. And I might as well ask a question. If something like a blueberry, pistachio or tomato falls on the floor but has not been squashed, do you throw it out or do you wash it of and use it? Ellen and the animals who like living here because sometimes they get unexpected snacks - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Dale cookinginthed...@att.net Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I really got to razz my sighted Mom once when she put liquid smoke into a double batch of oatmeal raisin cookies instead of vanilla. Let's just say that they certainly had a unique flavor?? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Dale via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Jeri Milton jerimil...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes Losing something you just had in your hand a second ago will drive you crazy! Where did I put it? I have asked myself a million times it seems. It especially gets on my nerves when we have to stop recording a Cooking in the Dark show so I can find what I just had in my hand... To help me keep my blood pressure down, I have tried to teach myself to put things back where they go after I have used them I am still trying to teach myself this. Getting better but I did lose the hot sauce today... I have taught myself to lean my cooking utensil, spoon, spatula, tongs, etc, in the sink... actually I lean them in the front left and corner of my sink. That way when I need to grab the utensil, I always know where they are... Keep on trucking Jerry! Heck, once when I was making a meat loaf, I accidentally added a package of vanilla pudding...I thought it was my bag of onion and mushroom soup mix... Anyway, that meat loaf was sweet and it was orange! I did not figure out why it was that way until after dinner...my wife still won't let me live that one down ! (grin) Dale Campbell Owner- Cooking In The Dark List Cooking In The Dark Home Cook Hi all. So sometimes when Im cooking, I forget where I set things down like the garlic or a bottle of sauce. The other day I was frying some corn taco shells and kept losing the tongs. Sometimes...or most of the time the kids will need me for something and I get distracted. Does this happen to any of you? Jeri Sent from jeri's iPhone ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___
Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes
I'm really surprised that when this topic was discussed a while back, nobody mentioned my biggest problem. That is dropping and/or knocking things over. I always try to put the lids back on things when they are not actually in use, but I do fear knocking the thing over while I'm reaching for the lid to put back on. Fortunately, I am not a coffee drinker so I do not knock mugs over unless they are my reader's when I'm reaching to hand her something. Sighted people have this problem to some extent too, because my reader says that from actual experience the worst things to drop are blueberries. Isn't it fun to think you have them all, and then later when you've forgotten all about them, you step on one so you have a blue spot on the floor and your footwear. Cherry tomatoes and grapes are second and third in line. And have you had the pleasure of trying to clean up spilled salad dressing or oil? What brings this up is that this morning I knocked over my container of pistachios while I was nibbling on a few. Well, first I had to put my guide dog in her crate, and my pet dog outside because my guide dog is a lab so she thinks vacuum cleaner is in her job description. Then I crawled around for about 15 minutes picking up pistachios. I actually did very well because when the dogs were allowed back, I only heard about 8 or 9 crunches. I hope this gives you all a good laugh because I really don't think I am the only one who has this problem so I think you can sympathize and maybe elaborate on the subject. And I might as well ask a question. If something like a blueberry, pistachio or tomato falls on the floor but has not been squashed, do you throw it out or do you wash it of and use it? Ellen and the animals who like living here because sometimes they get unexpected snacks - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Dale cookinginthed...@att.net Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I really got to razz my sighted Mom once when she put liquid smoke into a double batch of oatmeal raisin cookies instead of vanilla. Let's just say that they certainly had a unique flavor?? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Dale via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Jeri Milton jerimil...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes Losing something you just had in your hand a second ago will drive you crazy! Where did I put it? I have asked myself a million times it seems. It especially gets on my nerves when we have to stop recording a Cooking in the Dark show so I can find what I just had in my hand... To help me keep my blood pressure down, I have tried to teach myself to put things back where they go after I have used them I am still trying to teach myself this. Getting better but I did lose the hot sauce today... I have taught myself to lean my cooking utensil, spoon, spatula, tongs, etc, in the sink... actually I lean them in the front left and corner of my sink. That way when I need to grab the utensil, I always know where they are... Keep on trucking Jerry! Heck, once when I was making a meat loaf, I accidentally added a package of vanilla pudding...I thought it was my bag of onion and mushroom soup mix... Anyway, that meat loaf was sweet and it was orange! I did not figure out why it was that way until after dinner...my wife still won't let me live that one down ! (grin) Dale Campbell Owner- Cooking In The Dark List Cooking In The Dark Home Cook Hi all. So sometimes when Im cooking, I forget where I set things down like the garlic or a bottle of sauce. The other day I was frying some corn taco shells and kept losing the tongs. Sometimes...or most of the time the kids will need me for something and I get distracted. Does this happen to any of you? Jeri Sent from jeri's iPhone ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes
I always put my item which I am using at the back of the counter or by the sink. I never leave a container in the middle of the counter. If this does not work put your container which you are using in a tray. -- From: ellen telker via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 10:03 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I'm really surprised that when this topic was discussed a while back, nobody mentioned my biggest problem. That is dropping and/or knocking things over. I always try to put the lids back on things when they are not actually in use, but I do fear knocking the thing over while I'm reaching for the lid to put back on. Fortunately, I am not a coffee drinker so I do not knock mugs over unless they are my reader's when I'm reaching to hand her something. Sighted people have this problem to some extent too, because my reader says that from actual experience the worst things to drop are blueberries. Isn't it fun to think you have them all, and then later when you've forgotten all about them, you step on one so you have a blue spot on the floor and your footwear. Cherry tomatoes and grapes are second and third in line. And have you had the pleasure of trying to clean up spilled salad dressing or oil? What brings this up is that this morning I knocked over my container of pistachios while I was nibbling on a few. Well, first I had to put my guide dog in her crate, and my pet dog outside because my guide dog is a lab so she thinks vacuum cleaner is in her job description. Then I crawled around for about 15 minutes picking up pistachios. I actually did very well because when the dogs were allowed back, I only heard about 8 or 9 crunches. I hope this gives you all a good laugh because I really don't think I am the only one who has this problem so I think you can sympathize and maybe elaborate on the subject. And I might as well ask a question. If something like a blueberry, pistachio or tomato falls on the floor but has not been squashed, do you throw it out or do you wash it of and use it? Ellen and the animals who like living here because sometimes they get unexpected snacks - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Dale cookinginthed...@att.net Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I really got to razz my sighted Mom once when she put liquid smoke into a double batch of oatmeal raisin cookies instead of vanilla. Let's just say that they certainly had a unique flavor?? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Dale via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Jeri Milton jerimil...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes Losing something you just had in your hand a second ago will drive you crazy! Where did I put it? I have asked myself a million times it seems. It especially gets on my nerves when we have to stop recording a Cooking in the Dark show so I can find what I just had in my hand... To help me keep my blood pressure down, I have tried to teach myself to put things back where they go after I have used them I am still trying to teach myself this. Getting better but I did lose the hot sauce today... I have taught myself to lean my cooking utensil, spoon, spatula, tongs, etc, in the sink... actually I lean them in the front left and corner of my sink. That way when I need to grab the utensil, I always know where they are... Keep on trucking Jerry! Heck, once when I was making a meat loaf, I accidentally added a package of vanilla pudding...I thought it was my bag of onion and mushroom soup mix... Anyway, that meat loaf was sweet and it was orange! I did not figure out why it was that way until after dinner...my wife still won't let me live that one down ! (grin) Dale Campbell Owner- Cooking In The Dark List Cooking In The Dark Home Cook Hi all. So sometimes when Im cooking, I forget where I set things down like the garlic or a bottle of sauce. The other day I was frying some corn taco shells and kept losing the tongs. Sometimes...or most of the time the kids will need me for something and I get distracted. Does this happen to any of you? Jeri Sent from jeri's iPhone ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes
Ellen, I agree with you completely! Cranberries are just as bad as blueberries, by the way! The absolute worst thing to clean up though is pyrex! When a pyrex dish is dropped, it explodes, and there are dangerous shards of glass virtually everywhere! Penny On 5/2/15, Mary Ann via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: I always put my item which I am using at the back of the counter or by the sink. I never leave a container in the middle of the counter. If this does not work put your container which you are using in a tray. -- From: ellen telker via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 10:03 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I'm really surprised that when this topic was discussed a while back, nobody mentioned my biggest problem. That is dropping and/or knocking things over. I always try to put the lids back on things when they are not actually in use, but I do fear knocking the thing over while I'm reaching for the lid to put back on. Fortunately, I am not a coffee drinker so I do not knock mugs over unless they are my reader's when I'm reaching to hand her something. Sighted people have this problem to some extent too, because my reader says that from actual experience the worst things to drop are blueberries. Isn't it fun to think you have them all, and then later when you've forgotten all about them, you step on one so you have a blue spot on the floor and your footwear. Cherry tomatoes and grapes are second and third in line. And have you had the pleasure of trying to clean up spilled salad dressing or oil? What brings this up is that this morning I knocked over my container of pistachios while I was nibbling on a few. Well, first I had to put my guide dog in her crate, and my pet dog outside because my guide dog is a lab so she thinks vacuum cleaner is in her job description. Then I crawled around for about 15 minutes picking up pistachios. I actually did very well because when the dogs were allowed back, I only heard about 8 or 9 crunches. I hope this gives you all a good laugh because I really don't think I am the only one who has this problem so I think you can sympathize and maybe elaborate on the subject. And I might as well ask a question. If something like a blueberry, pistachio or tomato falls on the floor but has not been squashed, do you throw it out or do you wash it of and use it? Ellen and the animals who like living here because sometimes they get unexpected snacks - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Dale cookinginthed...@att.net Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I really got to razz my sighted Mom once when she put liquid smoke into a double batch of oatmeal raisin cookies instead of vanilla. Let's just say that they certainly had a unique flavor?? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Dale via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Jeri Milton jerimil...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes Losing something you just had in your hand a second ago will drive you crazy! Where did I put it? I have asked myself a million times it seems. It especially gets on my nerves when we have to stop recording a Cooking in the Dark show so I can find what I just had in my hand... To help me keep my blood pressure down, I have tried to teach myself to put things back where they go after I have used them I am still trying to teach myself this. Getting better but I did lose the hot sauce today... I have taught myself to lean my cooking utensil, spoon, spatula, tongs, etc, in the sink... actually I lean them in the front left and corner of my sink. That way when I need to grab the utensil, I always know where they are... Keep on trucking Jerry! Heck, once when I was making a meat loaf, I accidentally added a package of vanilla pudding...I thought it was my bag of onion and mushroom soup mix... Anyway, that meat loaf was sweet and it was orange! I did not figure out why it was that way until after dinner...my wife still won't let me live that one down ! (grin) Dale Campbell Owner- Cooking In The Dark List Cooking In The Dark Home Cook Hi all. So sometimes when Im cooking, I forget where I set things down like the garlic or a bottle of sauce. The other day I was frying some corn taco shells and kept losing the tongs. Sometimes...or most of the time the kids will need me for something and I get distracted. Does this
Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes, and Blueberries
I know there's a rule about how long dropped food can stay on the floor, but I can't remember if it's five minutes or five seconds. I usually look for the dropped food with my hands. I noticed people who help me use a broom and dust pan. That makes more sense for a blind person, except for the dust part. Happy blueberry hunting, Abby -Original Message- From: Debbra Piening via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 7:18 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; 'ellen telker'; 'Charles Rivard' Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes, and Blueberries Knowing how much I love blueberries, if any of them drop, I'm apt to wash them off and eat them. I'm also a great one for scattering coffee beans--crunch! Deb -Original Message- From: ellen telker via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 9:03 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Charles Rivard Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I'm really surprised that when this topic was discussed a while back, nobody mentioned my biggest problem. That is dropping and/or knocking things over. I always try to put the lids back on things when they are not actually in use, but I do fear knocking the thing over while I'm reaching for the lid to put back on. Fortunately, I am not a coffee drinker so I do not knock mugs over unless they are my reader's when I'm reaching to hand her something. Sighted people have this problem to some extent too, because my reader says that from actual experience the worst things to drop are blueberries. Isn't it fun to think you have them all, and then later when you've forgotten all about them, you step on one so you have a blue spot on the floor and your footwear. Cherry tomatoes and grapes are second and third in line. And have you had the pleasure of trying to clean up spilled salad dressing or oil? What brings this up is that this morning I knocked over my container of pistachios while I was nibbling on a few. Well, first I had to put my guide dog in her crate, and my pet dog outside because my guide dog is a lab so she thinks vacuum cleaner is in her job description. Then I crawled around for about 15 minutes picking up pistachios. I actually did very well because when the dogs were allowed back, I only heard about 8 or 9 crunches. I hope this gives you all a good laugh because I really don't think I am the only one who has this problem so I think you can sympathize and maybe elaborate on the subject. And I might as well ask a question. If something like a blueberry, pistachio or tomato falls on the floor but has not been squashed, do you throw it out or do you wash it of and use it? Ellen and the animals who like living here because sometimes they get unexpected snacks - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Dale cookinginthed...@att.net Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I really got to razz my sighted Mom once when she put liquid smoke into a double batch of oatmeal raisin cookies instead of vanilla. Let's just say that they certainly had a unique flavor?? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Dale via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Jeri Milton jerimil...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes Losing something you just had in your hand a second ago will drive you crazy! Where did I put it? I have asked myself a million times it seems. It especially gets on my nerves when we have to stop recording a Cooking in the Dark show so I can find what I just had in my hand... To help me keep my blood pressure down, I have tried to teach myself to put things back where they go after I have used them I am still trying to teach myself this. Getting better but I did lose the hot sauce today... I have taught myself to lean my cooking utensil, spoon, spatula, tongs, etc, in the sink... actually I lean them in the front left and corner of my sink. That way when I need to grab the utensil, I always know where they are... Keep on trucking Jerry! Heck, once when I was making a meat loaf, I accidentally added a package of vanilla pudding...I thought it was my bag of onion and mushroom soup mix... Anyway, that meat loaf was sweet and it was orange! I did not figure out why it was that way until after dinner...my wife still won't let me live that one down ! (grin) Dale Campbell Owner- Cooking In The Dark List Cooking In The Dark Home Cook Hi all. So sometimes when Im cooking, I forget where I set things down like the garlic or a bottle of sauce. The
Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes
Good morning, I was fit to be tied the other day when I could not find my cookie sheet bake me a pizza. Don't you guys love it when sighted people move things and don't tell you just were they happen to have moved it? My home health people are really good about moving things and not telling me you try to tell them please let me know where you moved insert item here. I do that as well, I put the utensils that I'm using very close by or in the sink. As far as cleaning up any messes in the kitchen I start a sink full of soapy water, and clean whatever I am using as it's being used up so that way when I'm through cooking most or all of it is just about cleaned up and put away. Sent from my iPhone On May 2, 2015, at 11:09 AM, Penny Reeder via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: Ellen, I agree with you completely! Cranberries are just as bad as blueberries, by the way! The absolute worst thing to clean up though is pyrex! When a pyrex dish is dropped, it explodes, and there are dangerous shards of glass virtually everywhere! Penny On 5/2/15, Mary Ann via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: I always put my item which I am using at the back of the counter or by the sink. I never leave a container in the middle of the counter. If this does not work put your container which you are using in a tray. -- From: ellen telker via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 10:03 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I'm really surprised that when this topic was discussed a while back, nobody mentioned my biggest problem. That is dropping and/or knocking things over. I always try to put the lids back on things when they are not actually in use, but I do fear knocking the thing over while I'm reaching for the lid to put back on. Fortunately, I am not a coffee drinker so I do not knock mugs over unless they are my reader's when I'm reaching to hand her something. Sighted people have this problem to some extent too, because my reader says that from actual experience the worst things to drop are blueberries. Isn't it fun to think you have them all, and then later when you've forgotten all about them, you step on one so you have a blue spot on the floor and your footwear. Cherry tomatoes and grapes are second and third in line. And have you had the pleasure of trying to clean up spilled salad dressing or oil? What brings this up is that this morning I knocked over my container of pistachios while I was nibbling on a few. Well, first I had to put my guide dog in her crate, and my pet dog outside because my guide dog is a lab so she thinks vacuum cleaner is in her job description. Then I crawled around for about 15 minutes picking up pistachios. I actually did very well because when the dogs were allowed back, I only heard about 8 or 9 crunches. I hope this gives you all a good laugh because I really don't think I am the only one who has this problem so I think you can sympathize and maybe elaborate on the subject. And I might as well ask a question. If something like a blueberry, pistachio or tomato falls on the floor but has not been squashed, do you throw it out or do you wash it of and use it? Ellen and the animals who like living here because sometimes they get unexpected snacks - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Dale cookinginthed...@att.net Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I really got to razz my sighted Mom once when she put liquid smoke into a double batch of oatmeal raisin cookies instead of vanilla. Let's just say that they certainly had a unique flavor?? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Dale via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Jeri Milton jerimil...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes Losing something you just had in your hand a second ago will drive you crazy! Where did I put it? I have asked myself a million times it seems. It especially gets on my nerves when we have to stop recording a Cooking in the Dark show so I can find what I just had in my hand... To help me keep my blood pressure down, I have tried to teach myself to put things back where they go after I have used them I am still trying to teach myself this. Getting better but I did lose the hot sauce today... I have taught myself to lean my cooking utensil, spoon, spatula, tongs, etc, in the sink... actually I lean
Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes
I can understand doing that in your own home, but not in someone else's. If you tell someone, specifically, to put things back where you got them from, and if they don't know where something should go, ask you, they should do as you ask. If they don't follow directions on a regular basis, and continue to put things where they don't belong after you have brought this to their attention numerous times, then you are justified in not having them work for you anymore. Also, let their employer, if they are working for an agency, know why you let them go. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Nicole Massey via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; 'Ann Smith' cradlingarm...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes Yeah, I fired a housekeeper because she kept putting things where she thought they should go and I couldn't find them. Since then I've trained roommates to find things, and there's always a bit of a learning curve. I can understand it, as before I lost my sight I put things wherever they fit too. -Original Message- From: Ann Smith via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 11:38 AM To: [cookinginthedark@acbradio.org]; Penny Reeder Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes Good morning, I was fit to be tied the other day when I could not find my cookie sheet bake me a pizza. Don't you guys love it when sighted people move things and don't tell you just were they happen to have moved it? My home health people are really good about moving things and not telling me you try to tell them please let me know where you moved insert item here. I do that as well, I put the utensils that I'm using very close by or in the sink. As far as cleaning up any messes in the kitchen I start a sink full of soapy water, and clean whatever I am using as it's being used up so that way when I'm through cooking most or all of it is just about cleaned up and put away. Sent from my iPhone On May 2, 2015, at 11:09 AM, Penny Reeder via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: Ellen, I agree with you completely! Cranberries are just as bad as blueberries, by the way! The absolute worst thing to clean up though is pyrex! When a pyrex dish is dropped, it explodes, and there are dangerous shards of glass virtually everywhere! Penny On 5/2/15, Mary Ann via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: I always put my item which I am using at the back of the counter or by the sink. I never leave a container in the middle of the counter. If this does not work put your container which you are using in a tray. -- From: ellen telker via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 10:03 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I'm really surprised that when this topic was discussed a while back, nobody mentioned my biggest problem. That is dropping and/or knocking things over. I always try to put the lids back on things when they are not actually in use, but I do fear knocking the thing over while I'm reaching for the lid to put back on. Fortunately, I am not a coffee drinker so I do not knock mugs over unless they are my reader's when I'm reaching to hand her something. Sighted people have this problem to some extent too, because my reader says that from actual experience the worst things to drop are blueberries. Isn't it fun to think you have them all, and then later when you've forgotten all about them, you step on one so you have a blue spot on the floor and your footwear. Cherry tomatoes and grapes are second and third in line. And have you had the pleasure of trying to clean up spilled salad dressing or oil? What brings this up is that this morning I knocked over my container of pistachios while I was nibbling on a few. Well, first I had to put my guide dog in her crate, and my pet dog outside because my guide dog is a lab so she thinks vacuum cleaner is in her job description. Then I crawled around for about 15 minutes picking up pistachios. I actually did very well because when the dogs were allowed back, I only heard about 8 or 9 crunches. I hope this gives you all a good laugh because I really don't think I am the only one who has this problem so I think you can sympathize and maybe elaborate on the subject. And I might as well ask a question. If something like a blueberry, pistachio or tomato falls on the floor but has not been squashed, do you throw it out or do you wash it of and use it? Ellen and the animals who like living here because sometimes they get unexpected
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Yeah, I fired a housekeeper because she kept putting things where she thought they should go and I couldn't find them. Since then I've trained roommates to find things, and there's always a bit of a learning curve. I can understand it, as before I lost my sight I put things wherever they fit too. -Original Message- From: Ann Smith via Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark@acbradio.org] Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 11:38 AM To: [cookinginthedark@acbradio.org]; Penny Reeder Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes Good morning, I was fit to be tied the other day when I could not find my cookie sheet bake me a pizza. Don't you guys love it when sighted people move things and don't tell you just were they happen to have moved it? My home health people are really good about moving things and not telling me you try to tell them please let me know where you moved insert item here. I do that as well, I put the utensils that I'm using very close by or in the sink. As far as cleaning up any messes in the kitchen I start a sink full of soapy water, and clean whatever I am using as it's being used up so that way when I'm through cooking most or all of it is just about cleaned up and put away. Sent from my iPhone On May 2, 2015, at 11:09 AM, Penny Reeder via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: Ellen, I agree with you completely! Cranberries are just as bad as blueberries, by the way! The absolute worst thing to clean up though is pyrex! When a pyrex dish is dropped, it explodes, and there are dangerous shards of glass virtually everywhere! Penny On 5/2/15, Mary Ann via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org wrote: I always put my item which I am using at the back of the counter or by the sink. I never leave a container in the middle of the counter. If this does not work put your container which you are using in a tray. -- From: ellen telker via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 10:03 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I'm really surprised that when this topic was discussed a while back, nobody mentioned my biggest problem. That is dropping and/or knocking things over. I always try to put the lids back on things when they are not actually in use, but I do fear knocking the thing over while I'm reaching for the lid to put back on. Fortunately, I am not a coffee drinker so I do not knock mugs over unless they are my reader's when I'm reaching to hand her something. Sighted people have this problem to some extent too, because my reader says that from actual experience the worst things to drop are blueberries. Isn't it fun to think you have them all, and then later when you've forgotten all about them, you step on one so you have a blue spot on the floor and your footwear. Cherry tomatoes and grapes are second and third in line. And have you had the pleasure of trying to clean up spilled salad dressing or oil? What brings this up is that this morning I knocked over my container of pistachios while I was nibbling on a few. Well, first I had to put my guide dog in her crate, and my pet dog outside because my guide dog is a lab so she thinks vacuum cleaner is in her job description. Then I crawled around for about 15 minutes picking up pistachios. I actually did very well because when the dogs were allowed back, I only heard about 8 or 9 crunches. I hope this gives you all a good laugh because I really don't think I am the only one who has this problem so I think you can sympathize and maybe elaborate on the subject. And I might as well ask a question. If something like a blueberry, pistachio or tomato falls on the floor but has not been squashed, do you throw it out or do you wash it of and use it? Ellen and the animals who like living here because sometimes they get unexpected snacks - Original Message - From: Charles Rivard via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Dale cookinginthed...@att.net Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the kitchen sometimes I really got to razz my sighted Mom once when she put liquid smoke into a double batch of oatmeal raisin cookies instead of vanilla. Let's just say that they certainly had a unique flavor?? --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Dale via Cookinginthedark cookinginthedark@acbradio.org To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org; Jeri Milton jerimil...@gmail.com Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 1:12 PM Subject: Re: [CnD] Frustrations in the
[CnD] cleaning up broken glass
When I drop a glass or a casserole dish, I always listen more than try to stop the fall. I usually can hear where the big pieces slide to. I get my suction sweeper with the hose and start going over the entire floor inch by inch on my hands and knees. With a very light touch, I can pick up the big pieces and the sweeper gets the rest. This seems extreme, but after it is over I know that I will not step on a piece of glass with bare feet. On another note, the glass usually spreads out in a pattern and you can anticipate where the pieces will be. After a few times of breaking glasses, I only have plastic water glasses in the kitchen. ___ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
