OOPs
May 27th, 2008 by 
mel
My kitchen prowess approaches legendary status.
Tad may say (and he might be right) that this is nearly as bad as the time I set the oven mitts on fire.
Had I the good sense to turn off the burner before snapping the shot, I would have prevented the sizzling milk from spattering all over the adjoining counter and appliances.
In my defense, the camera was two feet away on the table… And believe it or not, I have made worse kitchen messes (even the burnt mitts aren’t the worst of it - they just smelled bad).
Hoping your Tuesday was Messy, but safe!
P.S. Thanks all for your well-wishes on my last post - I didn’t mean to give the impression that I was in a big funk - Things have been a little challenging around here this spring, and though I’ve done my share of whining (you know who you are, you who’ve listened, and thank you), things in general are very good, and I am very fortunate to have such great friends, family, and kind readers.
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May 27th, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Oh no! At least you’ve got one of those glass tops - that means it’ll be easier than a gas or electic one…
May 28th, 2008 at 1:07 am
Okay. Seriously. What in the world were you making? And what in the world went wrong?
May 28th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
You ought to see our oven mitts! One has huge burn marks down the side of it, but it’s still usable so until I get off my dookus and knit and felt us some new ones (I’ve swatched, felted and measured the swatch and even written up a loose pattern, but that’s as far as it got), we’re gonna use it cause I’m not buying more! :o)
May 28th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Trust me folks this is pretty tame… if not a little amusing, considering I only JUST heard about the incident this evening.
Mel: “Hey hun, did you get a chance to look at my site today?”
Tad: “Um, no. Why?”
Mel (quickly): Nothin!
She’s put numerous valuables on red hot burners from said oven mitts, to a pizza stone that exploded into the palm of my hand. Oh yeah and my birthday cake one year that she hid in the oven and forgot.
Mmmmmm… tasty melted candle wax and rainbow chip frosting! My favorite!!
Messy Tuesdays! 24/7 365 baby!!!
Seriously though, none of this holds a candle to the love I’ve got for her. I adore you honey.
Besides, that’s what health and fire insurance are for!
May 28th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
I set a potholder on fire once…
June 4th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Is there a Nobel Prize for that sort of thing? If so, you’ll be headed to Oslo.
June 4th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
It’s actually quite pretty. I like the way the deep red burner color is offset by the green and yellow of the sponge. The the steam from the evaporating milk softens the sponge edges, and the burner is nicely framed by the charred milk and glowing bubbles. Just think if you’d had a chance to compose the shot! Not that I’m suggesting you try again. But if you do… did you know they make oven mitts out of the same fireproof material used for NASCAR suits? http://snipurl.com/ovenmitts
June 11th, 2008 at 9:55 am
At first glance it resembles a scary petri dish experiment…