tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post6486962647810319425..comments2024-03-19T03:22:50.982-04:00Comments on Mystery Lovers' Kitchen: Around the Kitchen Table: Our Holiday Disasters and a #Giveaway!Korina Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533228666706765470noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-33877579742780262742017-11-10T10:40:06.839-05:002017-11-10T10:40:06.839-05:00Thanks to EVERYONE for participating in our Holida...Thanks to EVERYONE for participating in our Holiday Disasters discussion! We all thoroughly enjoyed your comments and truly appreciate the time you took to share with us "Around the Kitchen Table."<br /><br />The contest is now closed, and we've randomly drawn a winner. Congratulations to...<br /><br />Nora-Adrienne!<br /><br />Enjoy your prizes Nora, and we hope all of you have a Cleo Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557517506340986862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-75429870864517237422017-11-10T10:21:05.619-05:002017-11-10T10:21:05.619-05:00Nora-Adrienne - Congrats, by random number draw, y...Nora-Adrienne - Congrats, by random number draw, you have won our giveaway! <br /><br />Thanks to everyone for taking the time to enter our giveaway and leaving a comment. Keep watching this blog for your next chance to win and congrats again to Nora!<br /><br />xoxo <br /><br />~ CleoCleo Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557517506340986862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-45839039352871028602017-11-09T00:22:09.572-05:002017-11-09T00:22:09.572-05:00CIA = Culinary Institute of AmericaCIA = Culinary Institute of AmericaLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658812757286301418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-26502687844861853182017-11-08T14:50:09.190-05:002017-11-08T14:50:09.190-05:00I don't remember any real holiday disasters bu...I don't remember any real holiday disasters but it has been very interesting reading about everyone else's!<br /><br />ElaineE246 at msn dot comElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763798679540499585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-7045019176148798632017-11-07T23:55:20.900-05:002017-11-07T23:55:20.900-05:00My holiday disaster doesn't have anything to d...My holiday disaster doesn't have anything to do with food and everything to do with my ex mother-in-law. We were planning on going to some place or event (thankfully enough time has passed that I don't totally remember) and when I came down the stairs fully dressed and ready to go, she looked at me and said "We're leaving in 5 minutes. You need to get back upstairs to change intoShannon M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308929840445371012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-14201471854997573162017-11-07T23:21:25.056-05:002017-11-07T23:21:25.056-05:00I remember one Christmas a few years ago where the...I remember one Christmas a few years ago where the issue wasn't with the food, it was with an illness. My mom ended up sick a few days before Christmas. She was taking care of it and trying to get better before the big day when we would go over to my aunt and uncle's to celebrate. Well, Christmas Eve came and she had been feeling somewhat better. She went to bed, and proceeded to sleep, Meg C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09741868329416581482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-91501479755570697132017-11-07T22:30:30.966-05:002017-11-07T22:30:30.966-05:00One Thanksgiving I put the pumpkin pie on the coun...One Thanksgiving I put the pumpkin pie on the counter to cool. A little while later I went into the kitchen to find the cat sitting on the pie.<br />Another year my mother in law brought the pies. Due to limited space in the fridge we put them in the deck. Unfortunately someone let the dog out. Enough said.<br />Peabody51@aol.com Peabody51https://www.blogger.com/profile/13141080043734493913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-28466146939775813032017-11-07T22:19:06.353-05:002017-11-07T22:19:06.353-05:00One year my husband was helping the day before Tha...One year my husband was helping the day before Thanksgiving to get things that could be gotten ready early ready. I was making homemade bread stuffing. Since we had limited space in the refrigerator I always put the stuffing back into the bread bag and put it in the baking dish the next day. When I got the bag out to put the stuffing in the dish I smelled this strong coffee smell. My husband Leslie Lawrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-36154202717426972072017-11-07T21:00:47.072-05:002017-11-07T21:00:47.072-05:00Entry courtesy Thanksgiving 2016! As my BFF was la...Entry courtesy Thanksgiving 2016! As my BFF was landing at LaGuardia to spend Thanksgiving with us, my four-year-old came down with Norovirus, which had been going around her school. I handed my husband my phone, told him, "I'll see you on the other side," and sat up all night with my poor kiddo, who threw up half a dozen times. (Nearly everything for Thanksgiving, except the turkeyE.F. Slatteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546937331962506586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-66385095348998484962017-11-07T12:52:16.888-05:002017-11-07T12:52:16.888-05:00Lately its not just holidays for disasters. I am a...Lately its not just holidays for disasters. I am always forgetting an ingredient or putting too much in when I cook. Luckily some have still tasted good. sclickner at juno dot comClicknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865333712479839837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-19183670389853593382017-11-07T12:14:03.321-05:002017-11-07T12:14:03.321-05:00Thanks for sharing! My disaster was a soufflé that...Thanks for sharing! My disaster was a soufflé that refused to set. I think we ended up getting pizza. Dm_richards (at) yahoo (dot) comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-47606593698185629292017-11-07T11:59:07.562-05:002017-11-07T11:59:07.562-05:00The first time i baked a turkey forgot to take out...The first time i baked a turkey forgot to take out bag of giblets! Embarrassing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016324357036354110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-61770194932186908092017-11-07T11:09:38.803-05:002017-11-07T11:09:38.803-05:00Becky - Your list of mini disasters is hilarious. ...Becky - Your list of mini disasters is hilarious. In my own experience, when kids and pets are involved, I can pretty much count on something going wrong! Thanks for the nice words and sharing with us today. xoxo - CleoCleo Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557517506340986862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-3003089295546113362017-11-07T10:29:46.311-05:002017-11-07T10:29:46.311-05:00I loved your disasters stories! I don't have ...I loved your disasters stories! I don't have any good stories. The best story is about my grandmother would burn the bread rolls (which didn't taste good). So my sister and I would have to watch them bake through the oven window and pull them out before it was too late. myrifraf (at) gmail (dot) comJeanettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125578472280194264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-22228639433640579882017-11-07T09:58:48.661-05:002017-11-07T09:58:48.661-05:00Growing up, Holidays meant traveling. Home and fa...Growing up, Holidays meant traveling. Home and family were in the Albany, NY area and we were in Minnesota or North Carolina and even Connecticut. Traveling the Interstates often meant 50 car pile ups. Usually it was just a matter of long waits while cars untangled. I remember sitting and waiting and reading while Dad helped with the cars. I always had a box of books in the car and my Diane Telfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-87291947537736821922017-11-07T09:21:00.567-05:002017-11-07T09:21:00.567-05:00Thanksgiving morning. We have 2 overnight guests,...Thanksgiving morning. We have 2 overnight guests, plus 6 more coming for dinner. I'm up early and moving right along on the cooking, when the garbage disposal stops working, and the sink is full of gunk. First world problem, I know, but very frustrating never the less.Mom2TeenTwinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868509138687077198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-3856019883886255182017-11-07T09:13:12.307-05:002017-11-07T09:13:12.307-05:00Fortunately in all the years I've been married...Fortunately in all the years I've been married, I have never had to host Thanksgiving dinner. The fact that we've always had the smallest house on both sides of our family may have had a lot to do with that hehe. Did we do that on purpose when buying/building? Hmm, maybe subconsciously. Anyway so I've never had a kitchen disaster and I don't remember any from my mom or grandma so Cuddle Up with a Cozy Mystery and a Dachshundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828075296933184535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-89396877649527770822017-11-07T09:11:56.244-05:002017-11-07T09:11:56.244-05:00Thanks for sharing all your stories! The true less...Thanks for sharing all your stories! The true lesson is sounds like is that regardless of what "disasters" may happen enjoying and appreciating the people around you is all that matters. I can't wait to read your latest books keep writing, and I wish everyone a wonderful holiday season :) <br />bcollin981(at)gmail(dot)comTealover9https://www.blogger.com/profile/08811589808211988467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-77441505395861849252017-11-07T08:19:48.552-05:002017-11-07T08:19:48.552-05:00I forgot to mention that his grandmother was also ...I forgot to mention that his grandmother was also present at this meal, coming with the two uncles and 1 cousin. they arrived at 7:30 am! Reason they gave was that since they had never traveled to our city before, they didn't know how long it would take, so they left early. Most people would have driven around town or had coffee at McDonalds. Instead they just decided it would be fine toDianne B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-58345365747326153682017-11-07T07:54:45.838-05:002017-11-07T07:54:45.838-05:00The night before Thanksgiving a few years back, I ...The night before Thanksgiving a few years back, I went to put the turkey in the sink to dethaw the rest of the way. I turned the water and and then went to the study while waiting for the sink to fill up. Well I ended up forgetting I had the water running, until 3 hrs later my boyfriend goes in the kitchen and its all flooded around the sink area :\ whoops! cmoonprincess2003@yahoo.comCassadarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173998529499291617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-7086740967137595442017-11-07T07:53:54.382-05:002017-11-07T07:53:54.382-05:00No real disasters because either I am working and ...No real disasters because either I am working and family brings us dinner at work or my sister cooked the meal. Thank you for the chance. <br />Lamonicaks at gmail dot comStorm992472https://www.blogger.com/profile/03831430130736353772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-9929727613650386742017-11-07T06:13:30.107-05:002017-11-07T06:13:30.107-05:00So far I haven't had any real diasters, but I ...So far I haven't had any real diasters, but I have 22 people coming to my house for Thanksgiving and NOW I am worried :)<br />clarksrfun at gmail dot comMamaHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933602709751520328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-1963074516605764742017-11-07T04:32:06.406-05:002017-11-07T04:32:06.406-05:00Hours before we had to Christmas dinner my husband...Hours before we had to Christmas dinner my husband burst the gas main while replacing our mailbox and we had to evacuate the houses immediately around it until the gas company could repair it.<br />Hsim3691@gmail.conHeather in TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088162080359304868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-57847656216439943322017-11-07T02:36:56.087-05:002017-11-07T02:36:56.087-05:00Mine doesn't involve cooking, but it does invo...Mine doesn't involve cooking, but it does involve the trip to my brother's house for Thanksgiving. It was a 3 1/2 hour drive to my brother's house. My (now ex) husband, myself and one of the dogs were making the trip. We stopped at our usual Pilot gas station for a potty break. Dog is now locked in the car. I go to use the restroom and as soon as I sit, I hear my keys fall into the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07377337915000531386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-36228547943544155402017-11-07T01:47:07.605-05:002017-11-07T01:47:07.605-05:00They all look great. (The books not your disasters...They all look great. (The books not your disasters LOL) <br />I don't have any kitchen/cooking ones that I can think of right now. <br />The only one I can think of is the year Our Fake Tree kept Falling Over. I mean like every night for 5 nights in a row. We just ended up leaning it almost laying down already so it wouldn't fall over again and getting a new one the following year. <br />Linda Moffitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00174351058676530167noreply@blogger.com