culinary calamities vs. cooking karma

There are days when my culinary calamities reach epic proportions, when I shouldn't be allowed to touch

• the stove
• oven
• refrigerator
• any utensils
• knives
• dishtowels
• any dish what-so-ever
• any food what-so-ever
• the pantry
• can opener
• or water

and definitely days when I need to keep handy

• the fire-extinguisher
• a lid
• baking soda
• neosporin
• band-aids
• the phone and a list of our favorite carry-out places

Days like these really get me down when I want our meal to turn out "nice", when I really want to do something good for our family or when I have to take the food to another family. Mostly, my family is very understanding when I have these days. My husband is always understanding when I have these days. But really these days tick me off BIG TIME!!!!!! (5 exclamation points)
Then ,there are those days when

• the planets align
• I scrunch my face in the right position
• I hold my breath and then sigh at just the right moment
• cooking karma smiles on me

And I can do no wrong. I really REALLY REALLY like these days. Lucky for me AND my family yesterday was one of these days.

For dinner we had:

• Grilled Tri-Tip w/Nicole's marinade ---awesome!
• Crash Hot Potatoes, from The Pioneer Woman Cooks ----so good!
• Grilled Corn on the Cob, I've never had that before ---oh mama -it was good!
• Watermelon --the sweetest one so far this year!

I won't share Nicole's marinade because it is hers after all, I linked Crash Hot Potatoes to that recipe, and there's really not a recipe for watermelon so I thought I'd share the

Grilled Corn on the Cob (from Taste of Home Picnics, Potlucks & Barbecues cook book)

• 8 medium ears sweet corn
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 Tablespoons, minced fresh basil
• 2 Tablespoons, minced fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Soak corn in cold water for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the butter, basil, parsley and salt. carefully peel back corn husks to within 1 in. of bottoms; remove silk. Spread butter mixture over corn. Re-wrap corn in husks and secure with kitchen string. Grill corn, covered (lid closed), over medium heat for 25-30 minutes or until tender, turning occasionally. Cut strings and peel back husks. ENJOY!

SO HERE'S HOPING COOKING KARMA SMILES KINDLY ON YOU AND IF YOU TRY THESE RECIPES YOU ENJOY THEM AS MUCH AS WE DID.