No Substitute for Preparation Adventures

Let’s talk preparation, Gentle Reader. Preparation is key, whether it be throwing a war, or throwing a party. Proper preparation is what separates the professionals from the amateurs, adults from the kids, us from the animals!... Well, you get the drift. And that, Gentle Reader, happens to be the one skill I tend to lack.

It was a lack of preparation that kept me from doing a recipe correctly this weekend. In my describing it to a friend, I called it “some sort of potato-scalloped-casserole-thingie”. Granted, once I scraped off the top layer, it was still enjoyable. But  being both lazy and frugal, I hate to waste food and that was more work than necessary. Next time, I need to actually read the recipe instead of just skimming. Proper preparation is also what turned my potstickers into Chinese meatballs. Let this be a lesson to you, Gentle Reader, that the introduction of any moisture onto the wonton wrapper can cause it to stick to itself with a force stronger than glue. Next time I premake them to freeze, I’m either flash-freezing them, or dusting them with flour before packing them together.

Either way, I ended up with a gelatinous, glutinous mass of what was once wonton-goodness. It was hard to identify. Was this a science experiment gone wrong?