Am attempting cooking. Stand back.
May. 17th, 2011 07:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
huggeroftreesThe brain, not satisfied with doing analytical chemistry all day, decided it wanted to cook. And that it wanted to cook a chicken and leek pie specifically. I'm through with arguing. I just made sure that the ingredients shopping included a bottle of wine (some of it was needed for the food admittedly) and went along for the ride.
So far I have achieved the goop that goes into the pie. Next stage is the un-rolling of the frozen pastry stuff. Cooking really is quite relaxing with Beethoven on and a glass of wine and kettle chips to snack on. I should do this more often.
And I can always have a philly and ham sandwich with the remains of the philly if it all goes wrong.
ETA: Ok. That thing I just did with the pastry, that was the WORST thing anyone has ever done with the pastry. Ever. Maybe I should have mentioned that I'm also cooking because I came home early (1/2 hr early - not proper slacking odd). And why did I come home early? Because I had just made up the standards completely wrong due to a stupid error in multiplying/dividing the volumes of matrix/standard/internal std.
Maybe cooking wasn't the best idea.
ETA 2: The man is back under the sink again. With an adjustable wrench this time. And less groaning. Should I offer him pie? That is the question indeed.
So far I have achieved the goop that goes into the pie. Next stage is the un-rolling of the frozen pastry stuff. Cooking really is quite relaxing with Beethoven on and a glass of wine and kettle chips to snack on. I should do this more often.
And I can always have a philly and ham sandwich with the remains of the philly if it all goes wrong.
ETA: Ok. That thing I just did with the pastry, that was the WORST thing anyone has ever done with the pastry. Ever. Maybe I should have mentioned that I'm also cooking because I came home early (1/2 hr early - not proper slacking odd). And why did I come home early? Because I had just made up the standards completely wrong due to a stupid error in multiplying/dividing the volumes of matrix/standard/internal std.
Maybe cooking wasn't the best idea.
ETA 2: The man is back under the sink again. With an adjustable wrench this time. And less groaning. Should I offer him pie? That is the question indeed.