Remember the other day when my 10-year-old microwave kicked the bucket, which left me in a quandry about whether a new microwave or a BBQ would take priority? Well, turns out neither after my 7-year-old toaster decided it would toast no more… wtf? Actually, I think I aided its demise because I’ve been toasting a lot of Portuguese bread lately, which is a bit too “short” to get out of the toaster without sticking something sharp into it… whatever. So today I found this cute little flat toaster for a mere 19€, which I think solves a lot of our toasting issues here at casa az. But it’s seriously left me wondering what’s going to be next.

Or maybe it’s the kitchen that’s jinxed. Why just yesterday I put on some asparagus for Azar, leaving two perfect stalks to gently steam in a flat pan while I went back to my laptop to do a bit of tweeting and other social media stuff. About half an hour later I wondered who was making toast (certainly couldn’t have been anyone here!) and that’s when I found that the pan was burned beyond hope, the asparagus had turned to charcoal and even the hard ceramic-plastic knob on top of the lid had melted. Then about an hour later I looked in the freezer for some ice and found a bottle of wine that I’d put in there the day before for a “quick chill”. I don’t understand. I have both a Portuguese lucky kitchen cat and a Chinese lucky money cat up above the cooker. Where am I going wrong?