The Great Rice Krispy Treat Fiasco

Prior Knowledge Needed:
a) I can cook.
b) I almost never have kitchen disasters.
c) I brought the marshmallows all the way from America!!!
d) My kitchen is the size of a postage stamp and quite lacking in the counter space department.

The Story:
After much anticipation (I've been planning this since November when I asked my mom to go to Walmart for a few American luxuries to bring back to jolly old England), I decided that tonight I was going to finally indulge myself and make good ole American Rice Krispy Treats. So, after supper, I decided to assemble all of the ingredients to make them. I thought carefully about what bowl to make them in, got out my rubber spatula to gently mix the ingredients together and set to my task.

I buttered my pan and mixing bowl, snipped open the bag of marshmallows and poured them into the bowl, sliced my butter over the top of the marshmallows so it would all melt at equal speeds, and gently placed my mixture into the microwave. Things were going very well indeed. I carefully watched as the marshmallows puffed to the "just right" puffiness to tell me that they were ready to be stirred and removed them from the microwave. Then I carefully measured and added my vanilla.

And then it happened. After I added the vanilla to my perfectly perfect marshmallow goo I surrendered to my compulsion to put things away as I go (thanks, Mom!). I opened the cabinet to put it away and the flood came. My liquid sunshine (aka Vitamin D) was the first casualty. It was taken prisoner by the marshmallow sea as it slid out of the cabinet. Then, my Pampered Chef Southwestern Seasoning Mix sunk into the depths of the bowl. As more things rained down, all I could think was NOooooooooo!!!!!!!!

Time seemed to freeze as all of my great plans for the marshmallows flashed before my eyes.

Then I realized that I had to snap out of it! Time was of the essence if I planned to rescue my precious marshmallows before they became a cooled and yucky mess.

So, I rescued the vitamins and the seasoning (which, by the way, may be my favorite seasoning ever) and salvaged what was left of my marshmallow mixture. Then I added my cereal and finished my treats (it was actually much more involved, but this post is already too long and I want eat!).

Lessons learned:
1) Deny the compulsion to be a "clean as you go" cook when using precious ingredients.
2) Marshmallow goo adheres to the 5 second (okay, so maybe it's more like the 3 minute) rule of contamination. I'm still eating it!
3) Never, ever try to fit your entire stash of food into one cabinet the size of a trapper keeper.

Now I'm going to go enjoy the fruit of my labor.

Happy Eating!