Cooking Mag Mommy

A few years ago, I ran into the sister of my college suite mate at an alumni function. One of the first things she said after I introduced myself was "Oh, you were the ditsy one!". Not exactly the compliment I was hoping for but on occasion, it is true. I don't mean to be a ditz, it just happens. I leave my coffee on the back of the car and run over it. I get flustered and forget my own phone number when leaving a message for a friend. And when I'm cooking, I forget to add ingredients, sometimes vital ones. I once added salt instead of sugar to a large vat of coleslaw when I worked at an ice cream stand in college. I realized my mistake before I served it to customers but that was a lot of wasted coleslaw. Tonight I had decided to switch out the Herb-Roasted Pork Loin that was part of the Easter menu on page 76 in April's Gourmet with the Glazed Thyme-Honey Ham on page 33. The longer cook time allowed for the ham to be put in before Easter Mass tomorrow morning ...