All Because of the Ham

[not_nadine]

Food Mishaps.

So, I was all excited to go the market and buy navy beans... to make the ham soup!

Well, it took so long. Soak em, rest them.. but the ham bone in.. take it out.. stir stir, cook potatoes mash them. chop onion, celery...

Put it all back in.. after about 4 hours of this.

Then fell asleep. Woke up to the smell of a burning pot and the pup throwing up because she ate the sponge.

grr.

Is it just me?

 

[Dana Jean]

Food Mishaps.

So, I was all excited to go the market and buy navy beans... to make the ham soup!

Well, it took so long. Soak em, rest them.. but the ham bone in.. take it out.. stir stir, cook potatoes mash them. chop onion, celery...

Put it all back in.. after about 4 hours of this.

Then fell asleep. Woke up to the smell of a burning pot and the pup throwing up because she ate the sponge.

grr.

Is it just me?

Nope. That's life. Go out and eat. Reward yourself for the effort.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...sounds perfectly normal to me, except I'm the one who normally eats the sponge...

 

[not_nadine]

 

[blunthead]

Sounds like the pup got the good part, too. Take DJ's advice, and better luck next time. Maybe set an alarm? I've had to learn that.

 

[not_nadine]

Tell ya stories, Frank.

Food mishaps. I guess we all did it.

one time in band camp....

 

[blunthead]

The good news about "I can't cook" is that I haven't tried to burn that many things.

 

[Neesy]

The good news about "I can't cook" is that I haven't tried to burn that many things.

Slow cooker - that is the answer!

I have one where you just push a couple of buttons and it will program the cooking cycle. I just made some chili with red kidney beans. I put it on for 2 hours on low and the timer just went off (which goes to show I have been on and off this computer for two hours now!)

It did not look properly cooked so I set it again only this time for two hours on High rather than Low - once the alarm goes off it keeps the food warm for you - it's a "no brainer"

(and yes I have burned pots on the stove, too!)

"Set it and Forget it" - It has a probe too but I never use that

 

[blunthead]

Slow cooker - that is the answer!

I have one where you just push a couple of buttons and it will program the cooking cycle. I just made some chili with red kidney beans. I put it on for 2 hours on low and the timer just went off (which goes to show I have been on and off this computer for two hours now!)

It did not look properly cooked so I set it again only this time for two hours on High rather than Low - once the alarm goes off it keeps the food warm for you - it's a "no brainer"

(and yes I have burned pots on the stove, too!)

"Set it and Forget it" - It has a probe too but I never use that

Funny you should mention that. Last thing I burnt was via the slow cooker; chili. It would've been really good. The memory hurts...

 

[not_nadine]

I don't even really like soup I never burnt in the crockpot before.....how can that happen? Oh yeah, I cracked the liner with cold water... nevermind

 

[blunthead]

I don't even really like soup I never burnt in the crockpot before.....how can that happen? Oh yeah, I cracked the liner with cold water... nevermind

You burn the crockpot by starting cooking at a time when you're bound to be asleep hours after it switches to Warm mode.

 

[HollyGolightly]

Mamma said there'd be days like this. There'd be days like this my momma said.
but she didn't tell me how to deal .
I know what you mean, honey. Sounds like a stay in your jammies, order some takeout and watch Lifetime movies all day long. peace be with you.

 

[Neesy]

Funny you should mention that. Last thing I burnt was via the slow cooker; chili. It would've been really good. The memory hurts...

(I am laughing WITH you, not AT you blunthead!)

 

[Neesy]

You burn the crockpot by starting cooking at a time when you're bound to be asleep hours after it switches to Warm mode.

I always thought it would be nice to put in on, on low, for about 8 hours just as you are leaving the house for work in the morning. Still haven't gotten around to getting that organized yet, but there is always hope for the future.

 

[not_nadine]

Mamma said there'd be days like this. There'd be days like this my momma said.
but she didn't tell me how to deal .
I know what you mean, honey. Sounds like a stay in your jammies, order some takeout and watch Lifetime movies all day long. peace be with you.

Yeah, how bout it? Meridith Baxter-Burney gets me every time.

 

[GNTLGNT]

Slow cooker - that is the answer!

I have one where you just push a couple of buttons and it will program the cooking cycle. I just made some chili with red kidney beans. I put it on for 2 hours on low and the timer just went off (which goes to show I have been on and off this computer for two hours now!)

It did not look properly cooked so I set it again only this time for two hours on High rather than Low - once the alarm goes off it keeps the food warm for you - it's a "no brainer"

(and yes I have burned pots on the stove, too!)

"Set it and Forget it" - It has a probe too but I never use that

....I never use my probe either, last time the ET's visited-they eight finger discounted it...

 

[Neesy]

....I never use my probe either, last time the ET's visited-they eight finger discounted it...

Oh God - all this talk of probes and spotted dicks (sigh)

 

[GNTLGNT]

Oh God - all this talk of probes and spotted dicks (sigh)

...sorry, you need a moment...and a smoke???....

 

[Neesy]

...sorry, you need a moment...and a smoke???....

and a nice bottle of wine!