"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
...
> One thing you learn over the years is that you NEVER let on to your
> guests or SO when you've done such a thing--provided the food is still
> edible. I've made the mistake of adding too much Thai curry paste to
> dishes and wound up with smoke coming out my ears.

The only problem with that strategy is that quite often the SO
and I have significantly different views of exactly where "edible"
ends. My favorite "flat tire" experience was from quite a few
years ago, when I was just getting started in terms of any sort
of cooking beyond Creative Defrosting...and had the unfortunate
belief that you could put pretty much anything you liked into
an omelet, and it would come out just fine.

Looking back, though, the exact point where it probably started to
go south on me was when I got the idea that putting the ketchup
IN the eggs would be a good thing...and don't ask about the rest...


Bob M.