FantasticDisFamily
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I think you will find this amusing - although it was a "catastrophe" in our house last night!
Last night DS had a tennis match with DH and I wanted to attend. As I was leaving work on a mad dash to the courts my dd (13) called my cell phone and asked if she could make dinner, including a particular dessert her dad loves. She is reasonably accomplished in the kitchen so was I going to turn this offer down? Am I stupid?
I simply asked what she was going to make and she told me along with the ingredients needed (all of which we had on hand) so I told her to go ahead and gave her an estimated time we'd be home. I also suggested that rather than white rice she use either the brown or Basmatti rice. She did call again to ask if substituting carrots for broccoli would be ok, as she knew her brother hates broccoli.
Well we walked into the house frozen and starving (the match ran late and it was only about 47 degrees here with a pretty stiff wind) and seeing the table set with dinner being placed upon it was wonderful. So everyone washed up, sat down, and the proud cook began dishing up the cheesy chicken and rice casserole she'd made with the BIGGEST smile on her face you could ever imagine. She even served her brother first!
As she was dishing up for the rest of us he started eating and after swallowing the first bite he said (as only an older brother can) Jeesh! What did you do, forget to cook the rice?
Turns out the recipe called for MINUTE RICE and she didn't realize that with the Basmatti she used it had to be pre-cooked. When she told me the ingredients she simply said white rice and since we don't use Minute Rice that thought never crossed my mind!
Dad & I sent the brother to the refrigerator to scrounge through the left overs, wiped away her tears of disappointment and proceeded to eat a rather crunchy rice dish! The good news is by this morning she was laughing about it! Of course it helped that we were able to share a few culinary disasters of our own with her!
Deb
Last night DS had a tennis match with DH and I wanted to attend. As I was leaving work on a mad dash to the courts my dd (13) called my cell phone and asked if she could make dinner, including a particular dessert her dad loves. She is reasonably accomplished in the kitchen so was I going to turn this offer down? Am I stupid?
I simply asked what she was going to make and she told me along with the ingredients needed (all of which we had on hand) so I told her to go ahead and gave her an estimated time we'd be home. I also suggested that rather than white rice she use either the brown or Basmatti rice. She did call again to ask if substituting carrots for broccoli would be ok, as she knew her brother hates broccoli.
Well we walked into the house frozen and starving (the match ran late and it was only about 47 degrees here with a pretty stiff wind) and seeing the table set with dinner being placed upon it was wonderful. So everyone washed up, sat down, and the proud cook began dishing up the cheesy chicken and rice casserole she'd made with the BIGGEST smile on her face you could ever imagine. She even served her brother first!
As she was dishing up for the rest of us he started eating and after swallowing the first bite he said (as only an older brother can) Jeesh! What did you do, forget to cook the rice?
Turns out the recipe called for MINUTE RICE and she didn't realize that with the Basmatti she used it had to be pre-cooked. When she told me the ingredients she simply said white rice and since we don't use Minute Rice that thought never crossed my mind!
Dad & I sent the brother to the refrigerator to scrounge through the left overs, wiped away her tears of disappointment and proceeded to eat a rather crunchy rice dish! The good news is by this morning she was laughing about it! Of course it helped that we were able to share a few culinary disasters of our own with her!
Deb
So we aren't nominating her for saint hood yet. 
