COOKING MISTAKES

Warning: The following list of cooking mistakes may cause irreparable harm to your kitchen, your guests, or your self-esteem.

1. Overestimating your abilities: "Oh, I can totally make a soufflé!"

2. Underestimating the power of the microwave: "Just nuke it for 10 seconds, it'll be fine."

3. Using too many 'just a dash' of this and that: "A pinch of this, a dash of that, and a sprinkle of 'I give up'."

4. Forgetting the 'T' in 'eggplant' (it's a real thing, we swear)

5. Trying to deep-fry a waterbed.

6. Serving a 'mystery meat' to your in-laws (you have been warned)

7. Using the 'shake it like a salad' method for making mayonnaise

8. Thinking 'set it and forget it' is a valid cooking strategy

9. Attempting to make a 'fashion statement' with edible glitter

10. Serving 'that one' Tupperware dish from 1987 at Thanksgiving