Comments on: Mess Up & Move On

By: Maia

Maia — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:37:29 +0000

That’s an awesome story, Andrea! One of the anecdotes that will no doubt be handed down for generations!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:56:00 +0000

I thought about your blog post when I was trying to pot roast a leg of lamb for the first time. It was a rainy day and I sent my husband to the store with a list.
The drama started when I realized the meat would not fit into my large oval LeCruset pot. With guests arriving in 3 hours, I did not want to go out in the rain back to the store to have them cut off a couple of inches off my roast so I got out my serrated bread knife and hacked at the bone. After what seemed to be forever, I made a deep notch in the bone, hit it with my hammer and the tip of the leg broke off and I was on my way again.
My daughter will probably always cut the end off the lamb thinking that it is part of the recipe – she will say “that’s what my mom always did!!!!”
A bit of an adventure and the meal was excellent!!! Thanks for the laugh!!!

By: Glenda

Glenda — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:53:18 +0000

Love the upbeat attitude and interesting real life examples. Great blog.

By: sue

sue — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:29:48 +0000

Agreed! My fave way of cooking is experimenting. Of course some results are hits and some have to be misses. The misses work for “what not to do next time”.
The blog looks great Maia!

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:33:24 +0000

Sounds like happy accidents lead to a great cookbook!

By: Mira

Mira — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:48:32 +0000

Definitely true. Some of our traditional family favorites got their start as make-do reicpes when something either didn’t work out or I was short on ingredients.

And, btw, love the new look to the blog!!