I hate when I do things like this

[cjsmith]

One of the things I'll occasionally do on a weekend is cook up a big pile of stuff that will later be lunches or dinners for when I'm rushed. Yesterday I went to the grocery store and picked up a huge amount of stuff for making lunches. Five pounds of meat came home with me; I made absolutely sure that I knew what was going to go with each batch, that I had enough spinach, enough spices, enough chili and lemongrass, etc. I got extra spinach just to make sure. There's always something you can do with spinach.

I walked right by the onion. Boy, thought I, do I have enough onion to last me a year. I certainly don't need any onion.

Guess what I'm out of, after cooking only two batches of stuff.
Guess what every single thing I was going to make will need.

Damn.

A normal person, of course, would just go to the grocery store and buy some onion. But I can't do that. I've been on my feet for nearly an hour now. I could keep cooking, by spending much of the time in a tall chair, but I can't go to the grocery store. Not any more. And if I did go, I sure as heck couldn't cook afterward. Those always have to be two separate days. I was so good, making sure I went to the store on Saturday so I could cook on Sunday. But all it takes is one goof.

Right now I hate being me.

EDIT: ladycelia is the bestest buddy in the whole wide world. She's going to bring me three big onions when she gets off work.

Comments

[evilegg.livejournal.com]

Get some stuff from Cracker Barrell and transfer it to yur own dishes. People do this all the time.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. I just got another hefty dose of Cooking Snob thrown at me today, a big old slap in the face by somebody who didn't even mean to be hurtful. I will never
ever
ever
ever
ever
give somebody anything I made. Ever.

(I forgot, a while back, and gave somebody my lentil soup. I like that stuff -- spicy, gingery -- but it was totally clear she didn't. She was polite, but. I hate when I forget and do something stupid like that.)

Maybe if I write it on the refrigerator door 100 times in lipstick, I'll remember.

[evilegg.livejournal.com]

Oh- and hey- CB will bring it out to your car if you ask them to.
That soup sounds awesome. I adore soups.
And fuck that snob. I hope her tongue falls off.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Trust me, you'd hate it. Everybody hates anything I make, except my fondue. That they love. But mostly, if you ever need to throw up, come eat something I made.

[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

My food sometimes looks like barf, but I think it tastes pretty good. My problem is that I tend to mix stuff up.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA! Mine sometimes looks like barf too. In fact, the curry glop I just made a huuuuuge batch of... well, assuming the barfer had just had spinach... :-) But man, I could eat that stuff all day.

[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

Hee! Glad I'm not alone. I tried to make cookies once, screwed it up and decided to stir them all together. It looked like dog food, but chocolately yummy dog food.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Date bars! Oh man, I had to make a post out of that. You are SOOOOOOOOO not alone!!

[ladyqkat.livejournal.com]

FWIW - I have certain food dislikes and allergies that mean there are some things I can't/won't eat. That said - if anyone is thoughtful enough to make something for me that uses those ingredients I will thank them profusely and let them know I will share said item. In the case of dislikes - I will usually sample just to see if the way you made a certain item will get past my silly dislike. In the case of allergy food item I will politely mention the allergy and let the giver know that, since I do not make items with those ingredients, my husband will be very happy to have the unusual treat.

To me, homemade food gifts are an expression of friendship that will never be turned down. I love the thought that goes into doing something like that. And if you ever forget my allergy, it is not your problem, but mine. (My mother used to forget my allergy.) Then we will laugh about it - because at least my reaction is not life threatening, but funny.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I hear ya. I too have problems with some foods. What is it that you shouldn't be eating? (With me it's fish and seafood. That stuff can send me for a long and uncomfortable visit to the porcelain throne.)

Still, friendship or not, thoughtful or not, it's true that what I make tends to be... unpopular. I guess that saves me from learning yet another immensely time-consuming and somewhat expensive hobby! With all the time I save, I will RULE THE WORLD HAHAHAHA... um... er. Well, it was an amusing thought.

[ladyqkat.livejournal.com]

Tree nuts. Peanuts and almonds I have no problem with, but tree nuts will make my throat and eustacian tubes itch horribly. My dad was so happy the day we figured out that the cashews were causing the problem. It meant they were safe from me.

I have it on good authority that watching me trying to scratch what is itching results in amusing facial contortions.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's got to be SERIOUSLY annoying! Scratching the inside of one's head isn't exactly easy!

[ladyqkat.livejournal.com]

I am grateful that it is no worse than that even if it is very uncomfortable.