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Lunchbox:
Man, so, you guys know it's Christmas in a bit, right? And you've already had your respective Thanksgivings and started Hanukkah and whatnot. And we cook a whole bunch during holidays, so there's bound to be something stupid happen.

My favourite holiday cooking story is a few years ago, when my short-sighted great grandmother decided to pour brandy over the chocolate-coated ice-cream pudding and try to set it alight.

I also attempted to make gingerbread men this weekend, and put them in the oven without turning it on. I was so confused, 15 minutes later when I went to get them out, as to why they hasn't even started solidifying.


Do you guys have any holiday cooking disasters? Regular cooking disasters? I am all for reading your stories.

allison:
I once made peanut butter cookies! Except that the white, granular substance in the clear jar on the counter was salt. Not sugar. My dad nearly puked when he shoved a whole cookie into his mouth.

This year's disaster is that my beloved, beloved mixer, Martha, is sick. Something has come loose and it makes her shake something fierce when I try and make things. So she is at the shop for repairs. I hope she will be okay.

Jimor:
My sister once did something similar with a meatball recipe. Instead of 1 1/2 tablespoons of salt, she added 1 1/2 cups.

One thing I like to point out for times like this. Everybody stresses about making everything about a big family event/dinner perfect. But really, who ever remembers a perfect event? Obviously you don't want to screw something up on purpose just for the lulz, but if something weird happens, and nobody died because of it, then take a deep breath, relax, and look forward to how the story will get told and elaborated on in the years to come. Someday, it will become part of the family legend. :-)

nobo:

--- Quote from: Jimor on 06 Dec 2010, 22:03 ---Instead of 1 1/2 tablespoons of salt, she added 1 1/2 cups.

--- End quote ---

I don't know if I could even find 1.5 cups of salt in my kitchen.

bainidhe_dub:
I have this carrot soup recipe, and it's really good, except every time I make it, I use four times the cayenne pepper by mistake. I think it's supposed to be 1/8t, but I'm already holding the 1/2t spoon from measuring salt, and use that instead. EVERY TIME.

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