Tidying the Kitchen

In recent news....

Remember my absent-mindedness that led to this highly burned pan?



Let me share with you... that after nearly 1 month of soaking... and trying a variety of tips and suggestions you left to help me out..., it is now clean!!

I tried the Bounce dryer sheet suggestion, which didn't seem to do much but make my kitchen smell like laundry.

I tried boiling dish soap.

I tried boiling baking soda... repeatedly. Almost daily for 2 weeks.

Then, I got annoyed and just let it sit in baking soda water.

My fabulous hubby even gave it a try... rubbing ever so gently, he managed to get a few more burned pieces off.

We scrubbed and scrubbed, and finally managed to have a usable pan again!



Lesson learned: don't get distracted by blogging when you're cooking. It's hazardous.

In other news... while I was sick in bed with the flu... a fun little package arrived for me in the mail!



My dehydrator! You guys convinced me to go with the dehydrator over the yogurt maker... so, that's what I did.

I'm in love with it already and cannot wait to try it out this weekend... provided this flu thing cooperates! I'm definitely making some dried apples, and apple fruit leather, but Taryn has enticed me to also try some croutons!

Thanks for such a great giveaway to Cookware.com, Sarah! I still can't believe I won!