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Improvising in the Kitchen

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Yep, it’s a sock, to be more specific it’s my son’s sock…but it’s a clean one. Sometimes I find myself having to improvise with things in the house to get the job done. In this case, I used a sock in place of something made specifically for the job…oh say an OVEN MITT. LOL I really do own oven mitts, where there are, that is yet to be determined.

Back when my husband and I first moved in together we had this old electric stove with coils, it wasn’t like the pretty flat top one we have now. So I go wandering into the kitchen to see what he’s cooking and what do I see? I slice of bread directly on top of the red hot coil, no skillet, no even a pot, bread right on the coil. Of course I had to ask what the heck he was doing. His response, “making toast.”

Yeah, we’re a strange family.

In case you’re wondering what deliciousness is under that golden crust, check out my Creamy Chicken n Veggie Casserole Recipe over at Food for 5 – where food meets family.

About Cat Davis
Cat is the author of 3 Kids and Us Mom Blog, sharing her life as a mother to three children and all of the craziness that life brings her while working from home. In her writing, you'll find a eclectic collection of humorous "mommy moments" along with family recipes, product reviews and more. Follow Cat on twitter @3kidsandus

Comments

  1. 1
    Native_Momma says:

    Sometimes I feel like I am the only mom with unwashed dishes and the only mom who can loose all the hand towel for three months at a time. Thank you for posting this.

    • 1.1
      Cat says:

      LOL no, you’re definitely not alone. I haven’t seen one of my cutting boards in 6 months…yeah, who loses a cutting board???

  2. 2
    Tiffany says:

    Yum, that looks good. LOL at the sock. I only have 1 oven mitt and got it when we got married….5 years ago. It’s shot and ALWAYS forget to pick up a new one.

  3. 3
    Mona says:

    I think most of us have all been in this situation. I couldnt help but laugh at the pic.

  4. 4
    Lisa P says:

    hahahaah I m constantly improvising not only in the kitchen but everywhere.

  5. 5
    Crystal Allen says:

    is that a pot pie? it looks sooo good! sock or no sock, you are definately creative!

  6. 6
    angi says:

    I have had to do that before or a dishtowel is more common there are times I just need it out and grab whatever is at hand

    • 6.1
      Cat says:

      Aha…a dish towel, now why didn’t I think of that? oh wait, those are missing in the 5 ft mound of laundry too. :-)

  7. 7
    LISA says:

    Awesome, and here I thought I was the only one that did crazy stuff like this ! Glad to know I’m not alone! Your Hubby is awesome , I would have never thought of doing something like that! When the man wants toast he wants toast ! Have a great day Cat

  8. 8
    Katrina says:

    Lol – you are brave, I think that I would probably burn myself right thru the sock! I baked an apple pie last night and had to use a dish towel to get it out of the oven.

  9. 9

    LOL!! My household does plenty of improvising, too. Great post, and that casserole is making my mouth water!

  10. 10
    Elizabeth says:

    “Toast” on the burner is cracking me up!

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