Re: Cooking 101 for the single Male.

Well this morning, since I got up so early, I decided today was going to be the day that I am going to make that jelly roll. Having learned several valuable lessons over the last couple of weeks, I decided to make sure that I had all the ingredients before I started.
I had everything except the eggs that I forgot to buy yesterday. Anxious to get started, I got in the car and went to IGA. I thought since I was there anyways, I would get a bag of sugar too, I seem to be running low. Because I only grabbed a $10 bill and didn't bother taking my wallet, I wasn't sure if I had enough for both eggs and sugar, I don't know how much sugar costs, but I do know that it is best to buy the bigger bags because they are cheaper in the long run.
I was walking and counting the loose change from my coat pocket and ran right into the store's automatic door that didn't open. While I was picking up the loose change that I had dropped, the store manager came to see what the crash was and saw me. I guess the cashier girls have told him about me and my recent baking hobby, and he opened the door manually and told me that the store wasn't open yet and asked me what I was doing. I explained my dilemma and said I needed eggs. He was good enough to let me in (he knows me very well and we are friends). By now every employee in that store knows me by my 1st name, they all wave now and are always smiling when they see me.
Anyways, I ran to the back of the store grabbed the eggs and didn't bother with the sugar. The manager met me up front and said that there are no cashiers here for another 1/2 hour and he doesn't have a till open. I said, "No problem, I have exact change, how much are they?" He told me, "Don't worry about it, just pay the cashier when you come back later today".
I am not sure if I should feel honoured that he trusts me so much or insulted that he thinks I will need to come back again today.
So, I have wrapped all of the remaining cinnamon buns and put them in the freezer....except for 1.
Important lesson #2. Always have a back-up plan just in case this jelly roll thing doesn't work out.
I had everything except the eggs that I forgot to buy yesterday. Anxious to get started, I got in the car and went to IGA. I thought since I was there anyways, I would get a bag of sugar too, I seem to be running low. Because I only grabbed a $10 bill and didn't bother taking my wallet, I wasn't sure if I had enough for both eggs and sugar, I don't know how much sugar costs, but I do know that it is best to buy the bigger bags because they are cheaper in the long run.
I was walking and counting the loose change from my coat pocket and ran right into the store's automatic door that didn't open. While I was picking up the loose change that I had dropped, the store manager came to see what the crash was and saw me. I guess the cashier girls have told him about me and my recent baking hobby, and he opened the door manually and told me that the store wasn't open yet and asked me what I was doing. I explained my dilemma and said I needed eggs. He was good enough to let me in (he knows me very well and we are friends). By now every employee in that store knows me by my 1st name, they all wave now and are always smiling when they see me.
Anyways, I ran to the back of the store grabbed the eggs and didn't bother with the sugar. The manager met me up front and said that there are no cashiers here for another 1/2 hour and he doesn't have a till open. I said, "No problem, I have exact change, how much are they?" He told me, "Don't worry about it, just pay the cashier when you come back later today".
I am not sure if I should feel honoured that he trusts me so much or insulted that he thinks I will need to come back again today.
So, I have wrapped all of the remaining cinnamon buns and put them in the freezer....except for 1.
Important lesson #2. Always have a back-up plan just in case this jelly roll thing doesn't work out.