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Home Cooks: I’m Begging You To Share The Cooking Lessons You Had To Learn The Hard Way

By Meg Sullivan

February 27, 2025

Home Cooks: I’m Begging You To Share The Cooking Lessons You Had To Learn The Hard Way

Share The Cooking Lesson You Learned The Hard Way

Take my coconut cake fiasco, for example. I got the bright idea to infuse the coconut oil for my cake with lemon zest by heating the two gently using a double boiler (a metal bowl over a simmering pan of water). Only, I didn’t add enough water. The water quickly evaporated, the pan overheated, and the entire thing caught fire. AH!! Luckily, I had a box of salt nearby to douse the flames, but for about 15 seconds, I felt like a contestant on Worst Cooks in America. Needless to say, I double-check the water levels on my double boilers now.

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