YIKES!

So today I learned a few things about myself. The first, recipes are only as good as the cooks preparing them. I just got a fabulous cookbook, Barefoot Contessa Back to the Basics. It's filled with recipes that are not only delicious looking, but the recipes seem to be fairly easy. So tonight, I took on the Easy Sole Meuniere. It's comprised of Sole (I substituted Flounder based on the seafood counter's reccomendation since they do not carry Sole), Flour, Salt, Pepper, Butter and Lemon. How can I screw this up, I mean really? How hard can it be? So, I was ready, flour ready to dredge the Flounder in, butter browning in the pan, lemon juice and lemon zest ready and waiting. I put the first two pieces of Flounder in the pan, and well, it appeared to be cooking, I flipped it two minutes later, as per the recipe, and it appeared to be cooking. It wasn't as brown as the picture showed, but I still had hope for it. Then the hard part came, taking the fish out of the pan, and keeping it in one piece. No, I don't have one of those cool wire flipper thingys, but this might make me go and get one! Cause it came out in pieces and looked like MUSH! I can assure you, this is not as Ina intended for the fish to be treated! Ok, so that was my first shot. I have 4 fillets and have 2 more to cook. I follow the recipe again, only to find that the results did not change. It tasted ok... But, I guess even a simple dish like this is not as easy as the title may let on. I think I'm going to stick to Lisa classics for the next couple days if I don't want to lose my husband. He's super supportive, but the man likes to eat!

So how did I follow up that winning meal?? I thought hey, I usually take Kahlua on a walk after dinner, let's take all the dogs. I'm currently babysitting Lucy, (the adorable Chihuahua mix) and Annie (the sweet Choc Lab puppy). I asked Joe if he wanted to go for a walk with us, and he said no. He usually doesn't so I thought nothing of it. I then got everyone set-up on a leash, get my iPod and get some poop baggies. We then take our first steps out of the garage and into the real world, well at least most of us began walking. Lucy, wasn't so much into the whole "walking" thing. With a little sweet talk, she finally began the walk, and then Annie crossed in front of me, wrapped around my legs... Kahlua got caught up in her own leash. It just kept on for 2 blocks! Apparently this wasn't one of my smartest decisions. We were all one big blob when we walked (Lucy gave up on that "walking" thing) back home. I then went to tell Joe about my experience and he wasn't surprised. You'd think I'd have a husband who could have informed me of my poor decision BEFORE I took three dogs on a 30 min 2 block walk...

Now, I'm exhausted and hoping to have a relaxing rest of the evening!

Happy Day!

Lisa