I think.
I find that it is true for me.
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When I got my hands on some gift cheques, I made a mental list of the things I wanted to buy.
Things that will address some life issues and frustrations.
Things that somewhat make the pain go away.
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Chicken. I am always paranoid that I'd serve raw chicken.
Salmonella.
I remember getting the bird in and out of the oven checking and re-rechecking if the entire thing is cooked through.
I hate hate hate, having to cut through it to see if it is still pink.
There was a time that I got very frustrated because as we were eating, I discovered that I had to put it back into the oven.
Horrible.
I love mealtimes! I especially love cooking and serving my husband various dishes. I look forward to sitting with him, enjoying what food I put together.
Obviously, I was not happy having to 'fix' something while relaxing with my husband.
Not to mention having to change plates and forking through the rest-of-the-chicken--assessing the 'state' of the fowl.
It was a nightmare.
I decided then to postpone any whole chicken cooking until I get a thermometer.
Ahem.
Guess what I'm cooking this weekend? :)
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Apples. And pears. I love them. I love them raw, chopped in a salad, dipped in caramel, baked with brown sugar, butter and rum, as pie filling.
I once bought a cheap apple corer because I was making stuffed apple wrapped in a pastry and there was truly no way to core the apple but buy the gadget (none that I was aware of). It was the only one corer in the grocery store, so I went ahead and got it.
It was able to do the job, I even used it to take the 'eyes' out of peeled pineapple one time.
BUT, as with poorly constructed things, it broke. The 'blade' twisted. You get what you pay for, I guess.
Long story short, I was making diagonal cylinders through apples for a while. It meant getting more flesh out that necessary to catch the seeds. What a waste of good fruit!
Last night, I threw that flimsy abomination away. Good times :)
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Meat.
Okay. No painful story here. I lied.
The meat tenderiser however, will enhance the Filipino Tapa I often make :)
