by Jacqueline Heriteau
The failure today was spectacular. I was making "Sweet Potato Pie". It's a recipe I've made before. The failure was one of technique. I was blending the pie filling while scraping the mixture from the sides of the blender. My hand slipped and the spatula got stuck in the blades. The last half inch of the spatula was shredded. Then for reasons I can't quite determine, smoke and black bits started coming out of the blender. Since I couldn't seem to get the spatula bits out of the filling I eventually gave up and tossed the whole mess. I hate making such a dumb mistake.
