[Sca-cooks] Stupid cook tricks

[Elaine Koogler]

Robin wrote:

> Sometimes, it can be a mistake to do several tasks simultaneously.  I 
> decided to get a start on roasting chicken pieces for dayboard.  I put 
> the chicken in the pan. brushed it with olive oil, and sprinkled it 
> with some salt from a little bowl that I'd set aside for 
> bread-baking.  It wasn't until I decided. to have a piece for lunch 
> that I realized my mistake: I'd sprinkled the chicken with sugar that 
> I'd set aside for marzipan.  I'd glad I only roasted half the package.
>
> Back to the bread...
>
Kind of reminds me of the time I picked up a container with powdery 
white stuff to thicken a beef stew.  Couldn't figure out why it wasn't 
thickening...turns out it was confectioners sugar...I'd forgotten to 
label the container!  Aaaaarrrrrrggggghhhh!  Sweet...very sweet...beef stew!

Kiri