tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post9116777222961736993..comments2024-03-28T23:22:33.776+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: A Single Cook Spoils The Broth - And Comes Up With A Bonkers New AccordVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-12993765087315735812010-10-19T19:29:18.831+01:002010-10-19T19:29:18.831+01:00Hi BF,
Oh dear, yes - burnt vegetables are a spec...Hi BF,<br /><br />Oh dear, yes - burnt vegetables are a speciality in this house too - only the other day I let a pan of peas and sweetcorn boil completely dry.<br /><br />And the only consolation for this particular culinary mishap is that it proves I am consistently bonkers across the board, and I do like to be consistent.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-69484178779470009912010-10-19T18:11:23.244+01:002010-10-19T18:11:23.244+01:00hahaaa, oops!! this is a delightful post! And gla...hahaaa, oops!! this is a delightful post! And glad you were able to find a replacement stopper. I 1) always burn beans and 2) have melted many a plastic utensil in my days of attempting to cook.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-65255662153379200252010-10-12T00:27:19.927+01:002010-10-12T00:27:19.927+01:00Hi Helen,
You melted your first blender? I am im...Hi Helen,<br /><br />You melted your first blender? I am impressed! I have done quite a lot with mine: ground nuts, made breadcrumbs, smoothies and juices, but paper making never crossed my mind till you mentioned it... : - )<br /><br />My mother used to routinely melt my Sindy dolls, leaving them to dry under the grill after I had washed their hair. Luckily Mattel took pity on my pathetic Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-58291649648044312262010-10-11T20:35:31.127+01:002010-10-11T20:35:31.127+01:00Oh dear! That sounds like a hilarious disaster. I&...Oh dear! That sounds like a hilarious disaster. I'm glad you found another blender top and I hope you make the soup again successfully.<br />I melted the first blender I had by trying to make paper in it and cleaning it with turpentine. Needless to say, I use my new one only on special occasions! :)Helen McCookerybookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997428723795124462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-60285270512157962182010-10-11T18:23:25.003+01:002010-10-11T18:23:25.003+01:00Hi kjanicki,
Glad to know I am not the only klutz...Hi kjanicki,<br /><br />Glad to know I am not the only klutz around here (today I smashed a mug and plate to add to the kitchen misadventures...).<br /><br />And if I had that grocery store near me, I would be tempted to buy its high end take-aways every day!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25439820273123766232010-10-11T14:50:00.392+01:002010-10-11T14:50:00.392+01:00Great post, sounds exactly like something I would ...Great post, sounds exactly like something I would do. I recently discovered my new work location has a fabulous grocery store with ready made meals like grilled salmon, honey-mustard pork chops, with asparagus, and new potatoes and pistachio rice. I may never cook again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521204516836711361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-78897065522364578452010-10-10T23:46:57.474+01:002010-10-10T23:46:57.474+01:00Hi Anonymous,
Liking the "initial blender bo...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />Liking the "initial blender bother"... If I run out of inspiration for some of my sillier titles, I may call upon you as an alliterative ally!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25020951506377753232010-10-10T22:57:21.096+01:002010-10-10T22:57:21.096+01:00Oh no - nothing worse than slogging over a hot sto...Oh no - nothing worse than slogging over a hot stove only to have a mishap right at the end. So I hope that the non-liquidised soup was delicious and cheered you up after the initial blender bother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-80634512305981990672010-10-10T22:10:15.775+01:002010-10-10T22:10:15.775+01:00Hi lovethescents,
Ah yes, renegade crayons are an...Hi lovethescents,<br /><br />Ah yes, renegade crayons are another pesky culprit! <br /><br />Luckily I only lost about a third of the soup, because I always liquidise a batch at a time so the jug doesn't overflow / clog up. But in that first batch the pieces of plastic were no bigger than tiny specks, some of them, so they went right through the sieve with which I first tried to extract Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-42484159327755558222010-10-10T21:53:21.172+01:002010-10-10T21:53:21.172+01:00Oh no! Was there no possible way for you to fish ...Oh no! Was there no possible way for you to fish out the bits of plastic?? I'm so sorry....<br /><br />I think we all have those sorts of stories; I once did a big load of laundry following our holidays only to have the whole lot smeared in red and green. It seems I hadn't checked our toddler's pockets properly for 2 renegade crayons :-(lovethescentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382961211263766637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-69059466447563577172010-10-10T21:46:48.928+01:002010-10-10T21:46:48.928+01:00Hi Hazel,
Ah yes, the laundry scenario you evoke ...Hi Hazel,<br /><br />Ah yes, the laundry scenario you evoke is a good parallel. The most spectacular instance we had was the time Mr Bonkers washed his passport. When it was rejected by Easyjet at East Midlands - on the flimsy grounds of some light ruffling of the pages, for the laminated part was perfectly intact - muggins had to weigh in and research alternative flights and a carrier with a Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-89861808062319373372010-10-10T21:38:41.763+01:002010-10-10T21:38:41.763+01:00Hi Potiron,
Ah yes, I wondered if my syntax was q...Hi Potiron,<br /><br />Ah yes, I wondered if my syntax was quite clear in that sentence. I have been known to keep herbs and spices well after their best before dates, but that would be a stretch... : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-62836508944550984312010-10-10T21:36:18.921+01:002010-10-10T21:36:18.921+01:00Hi Josephine,
I think being "truly obsessed&...Hi Josephine,<br /><br />I think being "truly obsessed" is another point we have in common as well as virtual cooking!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-66073096950540799762010-10-10T21:35:20.326+01:002010-10-10T21:35:20.326+01:00Hi Ines,
Yes indeed, and as you may also have see...Hi Ines,<br /><br />Yes indeed, and as you may also have seen on Twitter Robin (of NST) explained that the word "liquidiser" isn't used in the USA, only "blender". So that was something else I learnt as well as to check inside the thing for foreign bodies first...Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-3666770967855875242010-10-10T18:53:10.897+01:002010-10-10T18:53:10.897+01:00Ah, shades of the day when I found the knocking so...Ah, shades of the day when I found the knocking sound in the washing machine was it laundering a glass coaster.Hazelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-66422914108911009802010-10-10T16:24:54.360+01:002010-10-10T16:24:54.360+01:00Curry from the 16th century? That is some old curr...Curry from the 16th century? That is some old curry... Oh, you meant the store... :P<br /><br />Loved this post! Nothing like a good chuckle to fight the "Monday's-coming-blues".potironnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-33193323622533126772010-10-10T16:08:39.923+01:002010-10-10T16:08:39.923+01:00I love this post! Sounds exactly like something I...I love this post! Sounds exactly like something I would do. And in the middle of your cooking trauma, your nose immediately went to perfume...the mark of the truly obsessed.<br /><br />Glad you found a spare part!Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-48081653919877956342010-10-10T15:53:44.199+01:002010-10-10T15:53:44.199+01:00Oh! So that's what your liquidiser twitter mea...Oh! So that's what your liquidiser twitter meant. :)<br />Btw, the accord sound quite interesting. I'm all for more vegetables in perfumes...Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.com