This kitchen remodel is taking a toll on me. Laugh if you must, but I'm having the hardest time working around the lack of counter tops. Only recently have I gotten a slight desire to cook and bake again because Patrick put the sink back in the kitchen (although we have to be careful because the sink is resting on the cabinets and the dishwasher tips forward when you don't hold it back while loading).
Today, I wanted to make waffles. I love waffles and with my handy waffle maker, I can make and freeze waffles at my leisure. I was following a Cooking Light recipe and happily stirred everything together when I realized that I didn't separate the eggs. You see, waffles need extra care because you need to fold in the stiff egg whites at the end to get the perfect waffle texture.
I poured a bit in to see if it would magically work. Nope. Too floppy, too soft, all wrong. I decided to throw in some bananas and chocolate chips and try to get some bread out of it. Well, that didn't go over so well either. How frustrating! I feel like I have a cooking handicap without a complete kitchen. It throws me off and I don't like it.
(The results of my baking time today...)
(At least the photograph well... ::grin:: )
Oh well, without experiments, without failure, how can I become better at what I love doing? So, I'll take this cooking flop of a day and learn from it. I'll be grateful for the lesson and appreciate the ability to get back into the kitchen. Until then, I'm going to go work out and drive around and look for stuff students threw out that I can bring back to life.
1 comment:
Poor Ash! Once everything is back in place, the baking queen will be back and baking and cooking like there is no tomorrow. Love you!
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