Mistakes. It’s what we learn from right?  So I guess we have to make them if we expect to do some learning.

Today I made some of my Rhubarb Coffee Cake and must have been in too much of a rush or trying to do too much at one time, or didn’t have my glasses on.  It could have been one of those or all three.  Whichever, I misread the recipe and added 3 tsp of baking soda instead of 3 tsp of baking powder, actually I think I might have added both.  In my hast I questioned myself, and then got interrupted and didn’t look into my hunch that I had just made a mistake and promptly forgot all about it.  I think I was still half asleep.

I had made the coffee cake to take to a brunch the next morning with family, but since my husband wasn’t going to be able to come with us, I cut out a piece for him and sampled it at the same time.  I must have got a good bite because I still didn’t taste my mistake, until I picked up a small piece that I had dropped on the counter and stuck it in my mouth.  Gag, cough, and a light bulb went off in my head of what I had done.

Fortunately I had time to remake it and correct my mistake, when I went and looked at the recipe I realized what I had done. Baking soda instead of baking  powder, or like I said probably both.  Trying to make this quickly before I left for work got me into trouble.  So what did I learn, hummm maybe I’m not as good of multitasker as I thought, and glasses, always wear my glasses.

What does this have to do with Red Quinoa Asparagus Salad? Nothing, just thought I would share my morning of minor misfortune with you and maybe you can learn from my mistake too.  What mistakes have you made while cooking?

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