Always read the directions!

I'm not always the best at following instructions/directions exactly as they're presented and, more often than not, things still work out just fine. Today, however, I learned a hard lesson in what can happen when this doesn't turn out to be the case. 

This afternoon I picked up a new President's Choice product called Flammekueche, which is basically a very, very thin-crusted pizza-type product. It looked tasty and half of one whole Flammekueche - try saying that five times fast (or even once for that matter) - is only 300 calories, so I figured I'd give it a try. The directions said to wait until the oven had preheated and then put the pizza thingy directly on the lowest oven rack. I did not wait until the oven had preheated, and I did not put it on the lowest oven rack. 

When I first saw the results, I was not happy. I went to my laptop, all set to write a tersely worded e-mail to President's Choice. I felt quite strongly that Galen need to know about this culinary injustice, without delay. But then I thought, maybe I should take another look at the directions before I get too carried away. You know, just to make sure. As it turns out, I REALLY should have paid more attention.

And here's why ...

Oven goo courtesy of my own stupidity

How yummy does that look, right? Now, I can't say for sure that things would have turned out better had I followed the directions to a tee, and I don't plan on trying another one of these suckers just to find out. I mean, it's going to take me a week to get the goo off the bottom of my oven. What I do know, however, is that, short of the oven catching on fire, it could not have turned out worse.

And so, my friends, I beg you, learn from my mistake. Always, always, ALWAYS read the directions on the package. You'll thank me later. 

Until next time, this is Curvy Canuck, signing off.