Part of the fun of Thanksgiving this year was spending time in the kitchen with my mom, my kids and my Michigander Aunt on Thanksgiving Eve. Of course, since we were at my folks house, the kitchen being used, used and overused was my moms. Not mine. I learned a few lessons that may come in handy for all of you culinary experts that find yourself utilizing a kitchen other than your own at some point this Christmas season. Don't say I didn't warn you!
1. You will always spill more than when using your own kitchen. Especially powdery substances.
2. No matter how many times you look, the towels are not in the drawer which would logically correspond with the drawer containing the towels in your own kitchen.
3. Do not assume the other kitchen will have the ingredient you need or you will end up making an emergency trip to the store.
4. Do not assume the other kitchen will have another ingredient you need or you will end up making a second emergency trip to the store. Not that this has ever happened to me...but, um, well that's the word on the street.
5. Look carefully at the fine print to determine which burner you actually turned on. It doesn't matter which burner you think you turned on...it doesn't make it any hotter.
6. As long as the other kitchen has a coffee maker and a secret stash of chocolate, all else can be figured out one way or another. It's all, and I do mean ALL good...
7. Using a recipe that is older than the hills which contains words like "scant" and promotes vague directions such as "add enough flour until it's enough" is always more fun when there are other people to take part in the guessing. And the tasting. And the analyzing.
8. Do not mock the owner of the kitchen for loading the dishwasher and never turning it on. It won't end well.
9. Unless you plan on being subjected to a 30 minute lecture, do not even think about mentioning the lack of a stand mixer which requires you to (gasp) stir something by hand. And for heaven's sake, do NOT point out that the hand mixer offered in love to alleviate your hand stirring induced carpal tunnel is older than you are. Once again...it won't end well.
10. The funny dance moves that seem to work out in your own kitchen don't always translate well to someone else's.
11. Enjoy yourself. Laugh. Talk. Create. Be thankful for the time shared and memories created. And then eat hearty...because you are going to need as much energy as possible to get that mess cleaned up.
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