Just thought I’d check in with two announcements; one of an exciting success and the other of an embarrassing failure:
- My first-ever poached egg came out perfectly thanks to Deb’s tutorial on Smitten Kitchen.
- The Dr. Praeger’s Sweet Potato Pancake I served my beautiful poached egg on was still cold in the center.

These announcements certainly beg the question of how I could perfect something renowned to be rather tricky while screwing up something so straightforward.
Your guess is as good as mine.
Oh, and Shelby feasted on the half-cooked sweet potato pancake. Food is not wasted in a house with a dog ;).