Things I Have Learned...
For a good part of the day I was alone here at what I have come to affectionately think of as "Constance's Howse" (a la Winnie the Pooh).
- People who make range hoods for stoves have no idea what happens to the structural integrity of plastic when placed near a light bulb. It weakens over time so that when the bulb burns out and someone (say, me) goes to change it, that it crumbles at the mere touch of a hand. It now sits semi-split in half over the stove. I was tempted to remove it, but it being not my range hood, I didn't. Although, I'm fairly confident that Constance does not want to die in a horrible plastic-induced fire.
-Cheese pie is delicious. I knew this already. However, what I learned about cheese pie is that two minutes in a microwave is probably about 45 seconds too long. The structural integrity of cheese pie is such that too much heat too fast leaves one with more of a cheese mush. That being said, it's still delicious and tastes extra good when one adds a dollop of honey garlic bbq sauce to the top.
-Mini shell noodles are the most devious noodles of all. Elbow macaroni, egg noodles, rice noodles, even spaghetti noodles (trapped in a plastic fortress for their crimes against humanity) can all be easily located in a cupboard. But, mini shell noodles, channeling their ancient Asian ancestors are the ninjas of the pasta shelf. They hide. Or...another theory might be that I was looking with my man-eyes. But ninja mini-shells seems like a more scientifically viable explanation.
- People who make range hoods for stoves have no idea what happens to the structural integrity of plastic when placed near a light bulb. It weakens over time so that when the bulb burns out and someone (say, me) goes to change it, that it crumbles at the mere touch of a hand. It now sits semi-split in half over the stove. I was tempted to remove it, but it being not my range hood, I didn't. Although, I'm fairly confident that Constance does not want to die in a horrible plastic-induced fire.
-Cheese pie is delicious. I knew this already. However, what I learned about cheese pie is that two minutes in a microwave is probably about 45 seconds too long. The structural integrity of cheese pie is such that too much heat too fast leaves one with more of a cheese mush. That being said, it's still delicious and tastes extra good when one adds a dollop of honey garlic bbq sauce to the top.
-Mini shell noodles are the most devious noodles of all. Elbow macaroni, egg noodles, rice noodles, even spaghetti noodles (trapped in a plastic fortress for their crimes against humanity) can all be easily located in a cupboard. But, mini shell noodles, channeling their ancient Asian ancestors are the ninjas of the pasta shelf. They hide. Or...another theory might be that I was looking with my man-eyes. But ninja mini-shells seems like a more scientifically viable explanation.