Tuesday, May 4, 2010

"My Skillet Runneth Over"

No, don't be confused, I don't mean this in a spiritual sense, but in the sense that cooking HATES ME! I don't know what it is, but over the past week or so I just cannot do anything right. Even the fallback Hamburger Helper has turned its back on me :( Let's not even get into asparagus...but through this time of testing I have learned several lessons. Let me enlighten you:

Cooking Tip #1: Never oversteam asparagus or let all the water evaporate from the pan. The garlic and onion flakes leftover WILL burn and the asparagus WILL shrivel.

Cooking Tip #2: When pouring barbeque sauce, don't neglect to let the chicken have a little breathing room. Straight-up barbeque flavor is a little overwhelming.

Cooking Tip #3: If all else fails, douse your sweet potatoes in brown sugar. You can always lick any extra from the plate.

Cooking Tip #4: Brownies do mold.

Cooking Tip #5: When simmering Hamburger Helper, be sure to keep the temperature low. It loves to overflow and make a lovely mess on the burner.

Cooking Tip #6: Soggy asparagus does NOT crisp when pan fried. (sorry mom)

Cooking Tip #7: Frozen Dinners ROCK!!

Hope this sheds some light on the whole "cooking" matter which I am attempting to master...or just survive!

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