Cooking Can be Hazardous When Sick!

We have been fighting the creeping crud at our house for about 2 weeks now *BLECH* Last week, Kimmy decided she would make banana bread with the bananas that were getting old. She loves to cook and USUALLY does a GREAT job! (Notice that usually part *grin*) In her defense, she feel cruddy! She got her batter ready, put it in the pans, set the timer and sat down to visit with me. About 12 minutes later, we start smelling...a smell...a HORRIBLE smell...the nose-hair curling smell where you run for the oven to see what is going on! Well...I was very glad we had a piece of tin foil under the pans, since the were boiling all over the place! We couldn't figure out what she had done so I had her walk-through the recipe and making it for me. Bananas...check...Brown sugar...check...White sugar...check...Flour...........well she showed me the canister she had used thinking it was flour. Did you know if you make banana bread with no flour--but use powdered sugar in its place, it will boil like crazy all over your oven? By the time we got the pans out and the oven cooled down, I had to clean the over and soak the pans overnight LOL! I sent her back to bed and told her to take more cold medicine--and that we still loved her--even if I did have a stinky house all night! *snicker*


This picture is when it first started making a mess...it got MUCH worse before I got them out of the oven--at least I have a clean oven now :)

She decided to redeem herself once she started feeling a little better and made Chex Muddy Buddies for the kids (and ME) as a treat...not daring enough yet for the oven, but still catering to a sweet craving! Thanks for all you do Kimberly--We LOVE you!!