After school today, Morgan and I decided to make brownies in honor of Mark's coming home. I have not previously used this oven, but have heard horror stories about it. First off, it is way small. About half the size of what we're used to in the states. Secondly, there is nothing precise about it. You sort of turn the dial to the desired temperature and hope for the best. And it takes forever to preheat. We were done mixing the batter way before the oven was to temperature.
Meanwhile, Sophia (ayi) and Mr. Yu (driver) were in awe of what we were doing. They kept analyzing the box and asking about the ingredients (water, oil, eggs). They were amazed. And they couldn't get over the fact that I let Morgan lick the spoon. Mr. Yu even took a picture with his cell phone to send to family.
Forty five minutes later I checked the brownies and they looked great and smelled wonderful. So I was very surprised when I cut into them after dinner to find them undercooked. I should probably stick them in the oven for 10 minutes or so. But it's not worth the effort to preheat the thing.
Needless to say, we'll be going out for Thanksgiving dinner. I can't even imagine trying to prepare a large feast in this kichen.
On a positive note, my fried rice turned out pretty good. Despite not having any soy sauce in the house. ;-)
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2 comments:
No oven? No problem!! What's wrong with that? I lived in an apartment for three years and used the oven maybe 3 times. With a rice cooker and a George Foreman, you can do anything!! Otherwise, sounds like life is treating all of you well. Can't wait to see Molls up and walking.
Everyday is an adventure. You are very lucky to be on quite an awesome one!!
Talk to you all soon!!
Kimmie
I was just about to tell you about the cobwebs and tupperware in Kim's oven in AZ, but I see she beat me to it...ha! Who eats turkey anyway...? Glad to hear you are using your spare time wisely....spa days should be on everyone's agenda everyday...glad to hear Morgan and Moll's are doing great and Mark is back home. So Morgan gets to swim a couple times a week..great! Morgan is an excellent spoon pre-washer...oh yeah...so is Martini...expecially cookie dough. Oh, was I suppose to tell you that?...we sure miss all of you. I sure enjoyed taking to Morgan before school the other day..hugs and kisses to all!
Aunt Linny
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