Yesterday everyone deserted me to go look at cars (im not complaining they were all driving me nuts), my son is turning 17 in April and a car is on his wish list, so whilst they were all out i got on with dinner, now i have said before im not a confident cook, i can cook well what i know, but im not that great with experimenting.
But as i have all this time on my hands i have taken to experimenting in the kitchen (its getting mixed results, i think they all want me to go back to work!) so i thought i would do a gammon joint, rather than roasting it i boiled it, put in some herbs and veg and according to recipe...just leave to boil away..ok yes checking on it to make sure it dont dry out...yes well
I got engrossed in a book, and when i checked on the ham it had indeed boiled dry, the metal spatula broke as i tried prising it off the bottom of the pan, by the time i did get it out, it fell apart, just caved in...ok so now its pulled pork.
They said it was burnt, i prefer to use the term caramelised, they all woke up this morning, i have had no phone calls as of yet telling me their sick, so therefore i deem it a success!
Maybe a cookery course is on the horizon.
Ahhh cooking ... there are only happy accidents (okay some are char-broilded happy accidents but still ...)
ReplyDeleteAnd the trick to cooking (something I always do because I am usually brain dead) .. use a timer (or I use the one on my iPhone) .. if nothing else, it serves as a reminder, if you get engrossed in something else "Oh yeah ... I AM cooking" ... (I don't know how many pots I have burnt due to getting distracted) ;)
lol yep i like that..happy accidents.
DeleteI have a timer, i just forget to switch the damn thing on!!!
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lol pulled pork - my mum renamed dishes to suit the outcome.
ReplyDeleteyour mum clearly a wanderful woman lol
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I am glad they survived.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
joey
lmao, so am i joey...so no harm done.
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oh yes, I've been there. lmao
ReplyDeletethat is comforting to know, and besides there is always room for improvement.
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Tori,
ReplyDeleteUm...I do all things kitchen pretty well--I love to bake and cook...
Cheering your experiments on ;)
the thing is Bleuame, i do enjoy it but i dunno i just cant seem to get it right always, but now i have lots of time to practice...and i am seriously considering a cookery course.
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