Did you know that today is
National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day and it is celebrated on June 13 every year to celebrate all of us who have ever been a klutz in the kitchen. Many of us have dropped our best Pyrex on the floor or had to Google sauté vs simmer. If you have ever mangled a pancake or had your pasta boil over, then this day is for you. It’s a reminder that all of us have been klutzes in the kitchen at one point or another and that we should just have a good laugh about it. Now mind you I’ve come a long way in my kitchen expertise and knowledge of wine 🍷 but there was a time when I felt like I was part of some hidden camera reality sit com show and nobody told me I was the star ⭐️ … so in honor of this kitchen klutz day I present to you a story from 2014 when I surely should’ve been nominated to the kitchen klutz hall of fame!
Sometimes I wonder how I have lived 45 years on this Earth and still feel like such a novice newbie when it comes to all things cooking, especially if it involves wine. This mama is wine-impaired, I tell ya.
So in my adventures of making new things in the kitchen, I went shopping to get the missing ingredients for my weekly meal plan. Yes, I actually made a meal plan. Shocking, I know. Not typical of my ENFP personality.
First recipe on my list was Beef Burgundy. I needed to buy Burgundy Wine. Um, okay – can’t find that. So I finally gave up and settled for red wine! I was also looking for Marsala Wine to make a Chicken Marsala recipe. Um, can’t find that one either. And it’s not like the wine selection is some tiny little section, we’re talking bazillions of choices here. Now being the total geek that I am…
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