Things that don't substitute for other things
So, I've been learning so much recently:
Men's tailored dress pants are not the same as women's tailored dress pants. (Discovered ruefully after a J. Crew sample sale with ridiculously low prices, but apparently jumbled men's and women's racks and with a "no-trying-on" policy.)
Tablespoons are not the same as teaspoons. (I'm looking at you, cake in a mug recipe... If I had been making you in a mug instead of in a big bowl, I really would've been in trouble! I don't think all those tablespoons of stuff would all fit in one mug! (Would they? 19 tablespoons is 1.19 cups, not to mention the egg...))
Also, olive oil is not the same as oil for said recipe; it made my microwave cake taste a bit like the crepes I make on a good day. (Making this recipe was today's most exciting achievement.)
Hmm... I've definitely stumbled across some more of these recently, but I guess I haven't learned as much from these mistakes as I thought. Feel free to volunteer others! :D
"Don't put off until tomorrow what your team of personal assistants can do today." --Stephen Colbert, exhorting me to wash my dishes before bed
Men's tailored dress pants are not the same as women's tailored dress pants. (Discovered ruefully after a J. Crew sample sale with ridiculously low prices, but apparently jumbled men's and women's racks and with a "no-trying-on" policy.)
Tablespoons are not the same as teaspoons. (I'm looking at you, cake in a mug recipe... If I had been making you in a mug instead of in a big bowl, I really would've been in trouble! I don't think all those tablespoons of stuff would all fit in one mug! (Would they? 19 tablespoons is 1.19 cups, not to mention the egg...))
Also, olive oil is not the same as oil for said recipe; it made my microwave cake taste a bit like the crepes I make on a good day. (Making this recipe was today's most exciting achievement.)
Hmm... I've definitely stumbled across some more of these recently, but I guess I haven't learned as much from these mistakes as I thought. Feel free to volunteer others! :D
"Don't put off until tomorrow what your team of personal assistants can do today." --Stephen Colbert, exhorting me to wash my dishes before bed