Life hard

[rachg82]

Wow. Um, okay, clearly I was not meant to ever step foot in a kitchen.

Did you guys know that a clove of garlic looks like this and not this?

I bet you did.

Guess who didn't? Thaaat would be me. *waves*

See, this is what happens when, A. simple tasks are your arch nemesis, B. no one ever really taught you how to cook, and C. your name is Rachael.

Now, imagine a recipe that calls for THREE cloves of garlic. Imagine meticulously peeling all three bulbs (whilst patting yourself on the back for managing such an amazing feat, obvs) & trying to mince them all together with basil in a blender, thinking to yourself, "Y'know, that looks like an awful lot of garlic." Imagine checking a YouTube vid to see if you're doing it right & then realizing your mistake. Imagine trying to remove said excess garlic--after it's already mashed up to bits--and STILL ending up with the most superfied garlic-tastic pesto sauce ever made. Like, try a taste & jump back three feet, eyes-watering, garlic-tastic. Also, assume you put 2/3 cup of olive oil in vs. 1/2. Because that's just how you roll. You were too busy spilling shit all over the floor to double-check your numbers.

…Seriously. It's not easy being me.

And now I'm supposed to do laundry? Go to the store? I OBJECT.

Comments

[seirina.livejournal.com]

That sucks a LOT but man oh man... thanks for the giggle. All that peeling, OMG. And now my neighbors seem to be cooking with garlic, too, and I'm craving garlicky goodness. Not three heads worth, but you know... :D

Oh and PS: Hang in there. Good for you cooking healthy foods for yourself. I should try that sometime myself, d'oh.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

My hands were stinging from the peeling, dude. I had to take breaks because of the strong scent. I was like, "THIS IS SO MUCH WORK." Haha.

ETA: And thanks. :) I probably never would've started to try things like this if I hadn't been backed into a corner by my dietary restrictions.

[jasminelily.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, you are not the first person I know who has done that. That is a LOT of garlic! You probably won't get sick anytime soon!

And feel free to ask me any cooking questions anytime!

[keenai.livejournal.com]

I am pretty sure *I* did that when I first started cooking in earnest. On the bright side, there's rarely such a thing as too much garlic.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

On the bright side, there's rarely such a thing as too much garlic.

This is what I always thought, too, but really. There is. Ha. My hands STILL smelled like garlic today.

[keenai.livejournal.com]

Lemon juice!

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

I did not know this! See, you & Jas always know everything. It's a special skill.

[keenai.livejournal.com]

We are just older is all.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Hee, icon love. Also: this is why I keep you around.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Garlic is good for preventing viruses? I didn't know that.

And thanks! I will definitely take you up on that, I'm sure.

[nomnivore.livejournal.com]

Awww, that's so cute. I've made mistakes like that. On the plus side, no vampires will darken your door.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

IKR? I wonder if it'll protect me from sparkly ones, too.

[tempertemper.livejournal.com]

Whoops!! *g*

Aw, bb. Cooking is tough when you've never been shown how. It's pretty tough even when you have been tbh... they make it look so easy on telly. I give you kudos points for even attempting home made pesto!

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! I appreciate the kudos. I feel like such an ass when it comes to healthy food. There's so many things I should know & don't. But at least I'm trying!

[huh920.livejournal.com]

LOL. This is a cute story! I would have done the same thing. Next time you make it, it will be better! Promise.

[rachg82.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of this time I attempted to make cookies with my BFF, back when we were like nine or ten years old, and we didn't have any baking powder so we were all, "Whatevs, let's use baking salt." Sooo clueless.