Marlingardener
Sous Chef
My mother billed herself as a very good cook. She wasn't, but I didn't find that out until I was off to college and found out the wide variety of tasty things. Sunday dinner was baked chicken with barbecue sauce smeared on it, her "specialty" was goulash which was hamburger, pasta, chopped onion and ketchup.
Fortunately, my husband's mother was even worse. She was the queen of thaw. If it came frozen, she'd get it, mess it up by not reading instructions, and plunk it down on the table. She also loved styrofoam--no washing up of dishes, cups, or glasses. For her husband's birthday she got a 12 lb. frozen lasagna, let it thaw for two hours, baked it (?) and immediately served it although the instructions said to let it sit for 15 minutes. Then she wondered why it was so "runny."
Having bad cooks in the family certainly takes the pressure off other family members. Do you have any good cooks in your family?
Fortunately, my husband's mother was even worse. She was the queen of thaw. If it came frozen, she'd get it, mess it up by not reading instructions, and plunk it down on the table. She also loved styrofoam--no washing up of dishes, cups, or glasses. For her husband's birthday she got a 12 lb. frozen lasagna, let it thaw for two hours, baked it (?) and immediately served it although the instructions said to let it sit for 15 minutes. Then she wondered why it was so "runny."
Having bad cooks in the family certainly takes the pressure off other family members. Do you have any good cooks in your family?