On 2009-03-22 22:19:41 -0400, "Janet Bostwick" > said:

> Yesterday I made beef barley soup. It was so bad, so tasteless, that I
> threw it out. I have no idea what was wrong. It tasted thin, no flavor at
> all. Last night I made brownies and ended up with a batch that developed a
> paper thin floating crust on top that shattered everywhere and over-baked
> them. I made the brownies again tonight to do them right. I was very
> methodical about how I made them, I reviewed the recipe before panning them.
> I even commented to my husband how much different the batter was tonight --
> very thick -- which I attributed to some mistake that I had made last night.
> As I was cleaning the kitchen after putting the brownies into the oven, I
> found the uncracked eggs sitting on the counter. Bah!!!!! I quit!!! Let
> someone else do the cooking until my personal kitchen gremlins leave on
> vacation.
> Janet

Been there, done that.
Come on over...bring booze.

sam