On 21 Feb 2005 22:52:34 -0800, "-L." > wrote:

>Have you ever been madly cooking, on top of your game - and then BAM! -
>a "flat tire" - no pepper in the grinder, just ran out of the right
>kind of vinegar, need tomato puree and all you have is diced, etc.?
>
>What's your most frustrating "flat tire"? No pepper in the grinder or
>forgetting to buy a spice I need is mine, I think. Either that or
>dumping in too much of something (herb/spice) by accident.
>
>-L.

One of mine is forgetting to set or start the timer. Now I have to
watch the cooking item constantly until it's done.

Another is putting something in the oven and then looking over and
seeing an unused ingredient sitting on the counter. DOH!

Finally, not only being out of the ingredient, but also being out of
any possible substitute. Grrrrrr.

Rusty