1.... You know you have attended one too many Tupperware parties if the number of citrus peelers in your kitchen exceeds the number of steak knives.
2.... There will forever be lids without bowls and bowls without lids, and never shall there be a match.
3.... Dirty dishes multiply when you are not looking.
4.... There is a silverware monster, distant cousin to the sock monster, who has a taste for spoons and forks primarily.
5.... You could have 20 garbage cans strategically placed around the room and still no one will put the empty package in them. Except you, of course.
6.... Admit it, there is definitely a junk drawer and cabinet in your kitchen.
7.... No matter how many fancy gadgets you buy, you do not instantly channel Rachel Ray, Paula Dean, Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, or Alton Brown when you use them.
8.... There is always a science experiment/unidentifiable dish of former food buried in the fridge somewhere...even if you haven't seen it yet.
9.... You may own the largest assortment of utensils next to Bed, Bath, and Beyond...but when it comes to cooking you always reach for the same knife, spatula, tongs,and pans because those provide a sense of comfort.
10.... There are never enough cupboards and drawers, even when you design the kitchen.
11.... Contrary to popular belief Pyrex, Corningware, and Correll do break!
12.... Crumbs are like dust bunnies they multiply rapidly, and set up camp in the strangest places.
13.... They say too many cooks can spoil the pot, but I have found that cooking together as a family can be a rewarding experience. Kids are never too young to learn to be in the kitchen! (I had to sneak a serious one in there.)
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I have the corelle "unbreakable" plates. I can tell you, when pounding chicken with a meat mallet, don't clip the edge of those plates. They will shatter into a bazillion little pieces. And ruin all your chicken!
I love this list!
Happy tt!
If you remove the private parts from the dirty dishes they will stop multiplying!
I have a personal theory. See...I try to be diligent and clean out my fridge every few weeks or so. But yet, there's always that mystery container that comes from nowhere and I can't identify...so I think that the silverware monster regurgitates what it steals and then hides it in my fridge. I shall soon set up an experiment to prove/disprove my theory! :-) Happy Thursday, Penelope Anne!
Hey,what's life without a junk drawer?
You have to have a place to put all of the stuff that should have been thrown away in the first place.
Number 14: Never, and I mean NEVER fry bacon while nekkid. Cheers!!
#2 is SO TRUE!
All good however Crumbs are like dust bunnies they multiply rapidly, and set up camp in the strangest places is the truest of teh truisms
This list is so true. Happy TT!
Mathematical Theorem:
Number of kids * (at least) 7 (per hour) = Dirty Drinking Glasses/Mugs waiting to be washed.
Number of teens * (at least) 12 (per hours) = same.
Number of complaints that "I hadn't finished that!" is proportional to number of "less than half full" glasses of drinks you dump to clean said glasses.
Number of statements "Yeah, I was going to put that away/going to wash that" - said in a "See! I'm GOOD!" kinda way is equal to amount of times allowance is threatened for non-compliance of cleaning up said glasses.
Word Up, sister. So freaking true.
I will totally vote for you! Hey, could you send me your email at heymrlady at gmail dot com so that I don't have to leave you replies to your comments in YOUR comments section?
Maybe it's because we're all hungry!
All so true!! Great TT, PA!
I love this list! I have more than one junk drawer/cabinet in my kitchen.
Amen to #7 & #9. I have a new "no new kitchen gadgets/wizmos/doo dahs" policy.
When I lived with my parents, they were continually complaining that there were never any spoons. Since I've moved out, they have more than enough, and I can never find one when I need one. I've no idea what I do with them, but it would seem evident that it's me that loses them! I think I must absent-mindedly throw them in the bin, because I can't think what else it could be. Any other theories?
I especially agree with number 5. :sigh:
I agree with all of your list except the last one. Even though we homeschool, I have not yet learned to enjoy cooking with my kids. Shame on me.
It's all true. Every last word is true. Very well done. Have a great TT. :)
Great list! Now I'm hungry :-0
Ok...have you been visiting my kitchen when I am not looking????? That was a hilarious (and way too close to home) 13!
Ditto Corelle...when it breaks, it's deadly!
I just cleaned out my refrigerator and there were frightening things in it. And not only moldy things...OLD things!
Happy Thursday!
Pyrex definitely breaks. When J was a baby and I was still married to The Ex, there was a Pyrex casserole dish clean and on top of the stove on one side. The Ex was cooking something on the other side and turned on a burner and went into the living room where I was with the baby. About 5 minutes later, we head a loud pop in the kitchen. When we went in, the burner where the Pyrex had been sitting was red-hot and there were shards of glass all over the kitchen. We were still finding bits a month later.
OH my, I have learned many of these lessons myself! lol at the channeling one. Ah, if only I was really a famous chef!
And yes, Phil is my honey that I wrote about.
Great TT! But I most strongly disagree with you on #7 - when I use my Kitchenaide stand mixer I totally AM Emeril. On #13 - Oh yeah.. more cooks in the kitchen makes the stew more savory.
Oh ,so true...especially about pyrex breaking!! My kitchen seems full of plastic containers that have lost their lids....they must be with the socks that get lost in the dryer.
Thanks for the TT!
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These are funny and great! Wonderful and TRUE! How nice your family cooks together!
This just sounds way to familiar!
I want a cleaning lady... or better yet, a house elf!
Happy TT!
Geez this sounds sooooo much like my kitchen.
Absolutely correct on every single one! Brilliant. I have 12 lids and only one fits any of my bowls...
I want to know who uses the ridiculously small bowls provided with sets of dishes. And don't even get me started on the coffee cups...
I agree...great list!
Oh so true!
Oh wow I think my husband feels the garbage thing deeply. We get so many speeches about the garbage. Gotta love him anyway. And he's got to love us even though we don't throw away our garbage. ;)
I love the ones about the crumbs and the garbage bags. It's the same here...and why is it I'm the only one who can throw anything away in my house...I have garbage cans in EVERY room!
~Harris.
Once and only once did I have enough cabinet space in a kitchen. It was my last home and I know we'll never have as grand a kitchen again. *sigh*
I channel the Ray-tard every time I make a 30-minute meal, but as an authentic Cajun I don't need to channel Lagasse. And, Martha, well there is something not quite right about her.
Thanks for stopping by last week. If you would like to come by again this week, I have a Reverse Psychology edition posted.
Penelope, I have an award for you at my other blog: Answers to the Questions :)
A corollary to #9, is that the exact utensil you absolutely need to use will always be dirty.
Great list and thanks for visiting my T13.
All thirteen are too true. They remind me, among other questions, I don’t understand where all of my spoons have disappeared to.
I enjoyed your list, and can relate. #4 reminded me of a book my kids love called The Land of Sockmunster. In the land, there are socks, keys, and silverware. Thanks for your comment and I look forward to reading more of your blog.
Like your blog, I sometime participate in tt! However, today was my son's 4th birthday and was showing him off on my blog. Please come by and visit me. Hope to participate next tt!
Jeannene
You have to have junk drawers for all the junk! Where else would you put it? LOL
Seriously, I don't channel Rachel, Emeril, Bobby Flay or any of those food network people in the kitchen. For some reason, Amy Arsonist takes over my personality in that room and I burn and ruin everything! Thank goodness the hubby is quite the cook as it's certainy not one of my talents at all!!!
Happy TT! (I know it's Friday! I'm a little behind!)
Jessica
Yikes! I have more than one junk drawer in my kitchen. GREAT list. I couldn't help but shake my head in agreement with every single one of those. *LOL*!
#3 is so true!
When I buy those fancy gadgets they never work the way they did for the people demonstrating them.
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These are great tidbits. Happy TT!
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