jesspants: in the absence of oil, will butter do to cook chicken?

Bob: yes, so long as UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES do you cook it hot

maybe like 5 is as hot as I would go

jesspants: thanks for virtual cooking lessons

  I even marinated the chicken overnight

  FANCY BIZ

Bob: that will help quite a bit as well

jesspants: ok

  so just a little butter?

  I don’t want to hurt the flavor

Bob: like a tablespoon maybe

  enough to give the pan a good coat

jesspants: ok

Bob: if it’s thicker chicken as well, do you have a cover?

jesspants: I cut the bigger pieces in half

Bob: because then you could leave it on medium low and let it cook a bit

jesspants: so they are small lunch pieces

Bob: that should be fine then

  if they are tiny and jess sized

jesspants: :)

  totes jess sized

Bob: tiny plus

jesspants: burned half of it

  BUT

  I can eat half

Bob: lol

  girlfriend

jesspants: so…improvement?

  YOU ARE THE COOK IN OUR HOUSEHOLD

  I BAKE THE THINGS

Bob: when you start to burn it it’s time to take it off the stove

jesspants: it wasn’t cooked!

 when it’s still pink in the middle and NOT STEAK, you have to keep cooking!

Bob: you can remove it from the heat and let it finish cooking

jesspants: on its own?

Bob: yeah

jesspants: that doesn’t seem safe for chicken

Bob: put some foil over it if it’s close to finished

jesspants: ah

Bob: and let it sit for a couple minutes

jesspants: …so, it’s going to finish cooking in the trash

Bob: lol

  yes

jesspants: hooray

Bob: perhaps we should have some practice at home

  so that your boss doesn’t have to constantly call the fire department

jesspants: ya think?

  TEACH ME HOW TO COOK THE FOODS

  I knew I should have bought the tuna steaks

  those I know how to cook

  I still need some oil, though

  NOT olive oil

  so I really don’t set the place ablaze

  the good news is, boss is out of town next week – PRACTICE TIME

Bob: we still have that little squeeze bottle thing

  you could take the empty one and fill it with oil

jesspants: we need that little squeeze bottle thing for at home!

  the empty one is for frosting

Bob: or just buy a small thing of oil at target

jesspants: yes

  I will buy a small one

  I just didn’t make it that far today

Bob: I still love you

  even though you are ridiculous

This totally explains why I cook the same thing (ahi tuna steak and peas) at home all the time.  Cooking new things is scary.