Do's and Don'ts for todays Domestic Goddess

Because I do the groceries, clean the fridge out and sometimes dabble in other domestic duties, I'd like to share some of my domestic knowledge with you.

Making a fairly decent Choco-banana loaf DO's:

DO mix 2 eggs, 3 bananas and 1 tsp of Vannilla Essence in a whizzy mixer you got from Woolies.

DO add 3/4 cup sugar, 2 cups of plain flour, 1 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp salt and mix.

DO add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and 1/2 cup choco chips (double the recomended amount).

DO bake for an hour in a 180 degree oven.

DO comment that it's more bready than sweety and that next time u have to get rid of a freezer full of brown banana's you'll ensure it's a 'cake' rather than a 'load'

DO not stress about it because you're taking it home for family tea anyway so you won't have to labour through it all on your own.

Making a fairly decent Choco-banana loaf DON'Ts:

DON'T get lazy and decide that mixing the remaining two batters into one mega super cake is a good idea.

DON't mix 4 eggs, 6 bananas and 2 tsp of Vannilla Essence in a whizzy mixer you got from Woolies.

DON'T add 1.5 cup sugar, 4 cups of plain flour, 2 tsp baking soda and 2 tsp salt and mix.

DON'T add the rest of the chopped walnuts and enough of the choco chips so that you still have some to eat later.

DON'T do all of said mixing in a bowl that's only just a little bit two small for the amount of batter.

DON'T bake for only an hour and a little bit in a 180 degree oven.

DON'T presume it's cooked jus because one skewer comes out clean.

DON'T leave it on the hotplate for two hours while you wath Da Kath'n'Kym Code without doublechecking it's cooked.

DON'T cook ur heavenly dinner of premade lasagne, prepacked butter 'tatos and packaged couscous whilst leaving cake to 'cool' on the hotplate absorbing oven heat.

DON'T wait until 10pm to check the cake and find it raw on the inside.

DON'T attempt to cut a piece out anyway.

DON'T put it back in the oven for 20 minutes while you watch an episode of Arrested Development.

DON'T put it back in the oven for another 20 minutes while you watch another episode of Arrested Development.

DON'T put it back in the oven for Another 20 minutes with foil on while you watch Another episode of Arrested Development.

DON'T put it back in the oven for ANOTHER 20 minutes with foil on while you watch ANOTHER episode of Arrested Development.

DON'T trim of the 'good' bits and serve it up as dessert at 11:30pm on Sunday night.

DON'T get a lil offended when The Hun offers to take the bowls to kitchen and you notice he hasn't eaten it.

and

DON'T blog about it and post photo's to illustrate ur lack of cooking goddessness:

(Witness that a thorough search for 'good bits' was attempted as above)

(Note: 'good one' chopped up and stored in dodgy old Tupperware container background for transport to Mumsy's and Dadsy's, while The Hun attempts to drown the taste of raw banana loaf batter with icecream. Status: Mediocre at best)