Sorry for the switcheroo here, but this weekend I have to take part of the responsibility for what happened (loathe as I am to EVER take the blame for anything wrong in our relationship :)).
Let me preface this story by telling you Kelvin (hubby) does all the grocery shopping in our household since I have mobility issues. Not long ago, he purchased a family pack of steaks (which is not unusual) & we re-pack it in meal size packs for ourselves. The first meal we had of these particular steaks was dreadful. The steaks were tough, there was a lot of gristle & fat. We did not enjoy them at all. So this weekend we decided to use up the balance of the steaks in a stew to make the meat more edible. I like to make my stew with root veggies since I cook it all afternoon in a crockpot.
As I started preparing the meat by cutting away all visible gristle & fat, Kelvin cut up the potatoes & turnip. While he was working, Kelvin got the crockpot out of the cupboard & put it on the counter. After I browned the meat I put it into the crockpot, added carrots, canned tomatoes, some water, a few spices & then Kelvin started adding potatoes & turnip. We had planned to add onions & celery, but both of us forgot & left the kitchen without adding them. We both thought the other one had done it & neither did.
About 30 minutes later, Kelvin returned to the kitchen to get some water, “Did you want the crockpot on?”
“Of course, why?”
“You might want to plug it in then.”
“Doh”
rarasaur
Sep 09, 2013 @ 01:31:46
Ha! I do that all the time. 🙂
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 01:59:48
I couldn’t believe Kelvin would get it out of the cupboard & not think of plugging it in.
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bearmancartoons
Sep 09, 2013 @ 09:04:23
Well then you had time to add the missing ingredients
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Life With The Top Down
Sep 09, 2013 @ 03:27:13
Hahahahahaha…..been there done that and now I’m glad I’m not alone!
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:17:33
It’s so embarrassing isn’t it?
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becomingcliche
Sep 09, 2013 @ 04:56:33
I made that discovery, too. It was about an hour before dinner. I was sad.
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:18:24
Thanks goodness it didn’t take me till dinnertime to find it out, but the potatoes were still “firm” because of the lesser time!
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photosfromtheloonybin
Sep 09, 2013 @ 05:16:07
Don’t feel bad, sometimes I don’t even remember to turn it on!! Funny how we all do the same goofy things isn’t it?
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:19:31
I imagined what it would look like if I were a fly on the wall!
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Beth Ann
Sep 09, 2013 @ 07:33:39
Oh yea—been there, done that!!! Or left it on the counter all day without turning it on. You have great company in this one for sure!!! Many of us can identify!
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:19:59
I knew I wouldn’t be alone. Thanks Beth Ann!
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El Guapo
Sep 09, 2013 @ 08:36:50
I know exactly what you mean. Made pureed cauliflower last week. Several days later I discoverd I’d never taken teh last batch out of the food processor.
Oops.
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:20:55
Ooh pureed cauliflower sounds great! I bet it was a real mess to clean up!
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Enchanted Seashells, Confessions of a Tugboat Captain's Wife
Sep 09, 2013 @ 08:53:42
Not to worry, it looks like we all do things like that. Try living with a truly absent minded son who puts things in the freezer that shouldn’t be there, and milk in the cupboards. We are used to it!
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:22:02
Do you have to follow him around putting things away where they belong?
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pouringmyartout
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:05:22
You are a match made in heaven… or maybe Wal-Mart… HA!!!
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:23:11
Thanks a lot Art!
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pouringmyartout
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:34:11
Just being silly…
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Ron
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:10:02
““You might want to plug it in then.”
“Doh”
CRACKED ME UP!!!! You know, you two should have your own TV sitcom!!!!
And btw, that stew sounds delicious!
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:24:42
It was actually better the 2nd day when we remembered to add the ingredients we forgot on the first day & it cooked a little longer. Haha
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BrainRants
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:48:48
The one time I did this, I luckily discovered my error about 15 minutes later. It helps being a ‘checker’ – so yes, I break the seal on my crock and stir, poke and smell constantly.
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 12:03:47
I stir about once an hour, so I would have eventually realized but it was just funny to me that neither of us thought of it!
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Mark Petruska
Sep 09, 2013 @ 10:49:16
That’s always my biggest fear: putting everything in the crockpot and then forgetting to turn it on. I’m obsessive over touching it before I leave in the morning to make sure it’s warming up. I’d hate to come home after work thinking a delicious meal was waiting for me, only to find a pot of raw (and by now, spoiled) food.
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 12:04:36
Wouldn’t that just be awful Mark? Countdown to wedding day? How many days now – 5?
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Mark Petruska
Sep 09, 2013 @ 12:07:45
Yes, 5 more days!
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 15:23:23
Since my hand-caligraphed invitation seems to have gotten lost in the mail, please pass on my best wishes to Tara. You are both very lucky people to have found each other. I wish you a long & happy life together.
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Carrie Rubin
Sep 09, 2013 @ 11:26:27
Really glad to know I’m not the only one to have done that. Only I didn’t leave the crockpot unplugged, I just forgot to turn it on after I’d entered the settings. I got home 10 hours later after a long day of work only to find raw chicken and cold vegetables. I was NOT a happy camper…
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 12:06:44
Luckily neither of us was working that day, so we found out fairly quickly. But the potatoes were pretty firm!
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Elyse
Sep 09, 2013 @ 11:30:20
Yup. Me too.
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benzeknees
Sep 09, 2013 @ 12:07:11
I can’t believe how many other people have done this!
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The Laughing Housewife
Sep 10, 2013 @ 07:36:11
That’s the kind of thing I do!
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benzeknees
Sep 10, 2013 @ 09:38:52
I guess it’s know the kind of thing I do too! 🙂
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The Laughing Housewife
Sep 10, 2013 @ 13:08:36
😀
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hastywords
Sep 10, 2013 @ 12:04:46
Last week I set the timer on the oven for and hour and 30 min. About an hour later I realized I never turned on the oven….I am a bear when I am hungry 😦
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benzeknees
Sep 11, 2013 @ 08:27:27
Oh no! I hope it was microwavable!
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hastywords
Sep 11, 2013 @ 08:43:56
NOPE lol….I did a pissy little dance sucked it up and started the oven after listening to hubby tell me I was a dumb ass. Yea…thanks for that hun.
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benzeknees
Sep 12, 2013 @ 10:00:31
Great night for take out when these “little accidents” happen!
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Archon's Den
Sep 12, 2013 @ 21:16:54
Like looking in a mirror….a fun-house mirror. 🙂
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benzeknees
Sep 13, 2013 @ 09:54:58
Every comment has been the same, glad to know I’m in such esteemed company!
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