The Cooking Fail

I had decided to host a dinner for my friends last month and had spent the morning gathering ingredients for a stuffed chicken with creamy sauce. By the time I started prepping, I realized I hadn’t preheated the oven, and my schedule was already behind. As I mixed the filling, the sauce simmered on the stove, and a tantalizing aroma filled the kitchen. While I was arranging the chicken in the pan, I accidentally turned the burner too high, causing the bottom to burn. I removed the chicken too late, and it had dried out before I could salvage it. Then, as I whisked the sauce, I knocked the bowl, sending creamy liquid across the countertop. The smoke alarm went off moments later, and my friends rushed in, half worried, half amused. In the end, we ordered pizza, laughed at my “gourmet catastrophe,” and it became a night I’ll always remember fondly.