Have You Ever Cooked Something And Surprised Yourself?
Hey Hubbers,
Every so often it happens, but it does happen.
I'll cook a meal and as you begin to eat the meal, you realize you've managed to cook your entire meal to perfection.
Last night I decided to have Corned Beef for dinner today and when I got up this morning, after taking care of personal things, I began cooking my Corned Beef.
I put it in water and cooked it low heat at 10am. I just ate dinner at 4:30 and as I am putting the dinner together on the table, I realized my Corned Beef could be cut with a fork. No knife required.
The potatoes I cooked were not over cooked so much they would be mushy, but were soft enough to easily slice through.
The Corned Beef was so juicy and with the potatoes, it was fantastic.
Have you done this before? (what food doesn't matter)Just last night I was wanting to try something different and I made a Jack Daniels BBQ glaze to go on some boneless skinless chicken breast. The recipe I found online called for 2 tbl spoons of JD and I thought who the heck are they kidding, I used an entire cup of Jack among some other spices such as garlic powder and cayenne pepper. I almost never follow a recipe to the letter. I also know that the way that I was preparing the glaze, the alcohol would evaporate but leave the flavor and aroma of the whiskey. Now you have to be a Jackonian (a term my friends and I penned to identify with the love of Jack Daniels) to appreciate the full flavor of this dish. The final product didn't turn out syrupy like the original recipe intended. Mine turned out less thick and more like the consistency of olive oil. My date was very impressed but I played it off like I knew what I was doing.
Neither do I! It makes cooking far more fun.
Although I must admit that my inability to stick to the book means cakes can sometimes be a total disaster
It is more fun
Though I will admit I have yet to master the perfect fudge. Almost every time I attempt it, the fudge mixture ends up becoming a layer for something else
not I, Cags. I usually serve la flambee, extra done, overdone, or raw 
I haven't perfected the art of la belle chef yet 
I could not believe how well I made instant coffee, when after many years someone finally told me that I should use a teaspoon instead of a heaped table spoon of coffee and use boiling water instead of coke!
Thank you for sharing. 
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