QA, Coding, and Cooking

I learned about Agile around 10 years ago. I play around with variations of it at home when I'm busy, stressed out, and need to prioritize a to do list. I like to use a Kanban board at home. Here's a photo of my board that lives on my closet.

I decided to try a new recipe out from the Smitten Kitchen site - Dijon and Cognac Beef Stew. It is one of my favorite sites to get recipes from. Plus Deb Perelman was recently in Seattle promoting her new book at Third Place Bookstore and I felt the need to make one of her recipes. What could go wrong? I haven't caused any major damage in the kitchen in years. *Cough* Little did I know. The recipe called for the browning of the beef which I had finished up. Then to deglaze the pan with half a cup of cognac. I didn't have cognac, so I used brandy. Same difference. The problem came about when I went to add it and I tripped over my beagle. My girl Byron likes to hang out right next to the stove, hoping that whomever is cooking will drop something tasty. I trip over my beagle and basically end up tossing half a cup of brandy on the gas stove top and some of it into the pot. Can you say.... FIRE?!!! During the extremely tall flames and shock, the following tho...

Hi there! I thought it was time for me to start blogging again. The title of this blog comes from things that I like to do. I'm a Quality Assurance Engineer with a little over 10 years of experience in the Seattle area.  I've been dabbling with learning Front-End Development on and off for the last couple of years. I've recently been diving back in and refreshing my skills through Codecademy and Lynda.com. I love to bake, with all of its measurements and precision - but also like to try my hand at cooking various recipes from time to time. I'll be posting my escapades here and hope you find them entertaining!