The Optimist

The optimist fell ten stories
And at each window bar,
He shouted to his friends below,
"All right so far!"
--unknown

Aforementioned friend and contributor Ellen had her own Disaster Kitchen moment this week:

"i was going to make curry pumpkin soup tonight. and after i got the onions chopped and sauteing i went to open the cans of coconut milk and pumpkin. turns out, i picked up a can of pumpkin pie mix. i got it at open harvest, and not wanting to make pumpkin pie or wasting a can of three dollar and 50 cent pumpkin mix i went ahead and added it to the onions, garlic, and coconut milk. the result, after alot of salt and curry is pumpkin pie soup.

"lesson learned: read the label, don't just look at the picture."

This is what happened the last time I let Bryant help with pumpkin curry soup:

Before: me, getting ready to blend the soup

After: Bryant tried to stir while the blender was... blending.