Slow cookers cook better when they’re actually plugged in.

As I was attempting to brown meatballs for tonight’s baked pasta dish I stood there wondering why it was taking so damn long. Only after I waited for 25 minutes for the meat to cook through did I notice that I had the large skillet on the small electric burner. Good job me.

When you succeed too much you actually end up failing I have found out. At the start of this summer I potted an herb and vegetable garden for the first time ever and tended to the plants somewhat diligently all summer long. They grew pretty well and I enjoyed the occasional sprigs of mint and basil but sort of stopped paying attention as nothing else was really growing. Well, as frost now approaches I went out to check on the plants and found out that the tomatoes actually did quite well. However, since I let them sit out for way too long they all fell to the dirty porch floor or got to be overripe and split.  Boo.

Tonight we made cookies using the leftover malt grains from brewing. They absolutely fell apart into disastrous but tasty puddles of mush. That’ll teach us to use a lot of wet ingredients and not put the dough in the fridge for the recommended hour. Pictures to come soon.