A lesson from my kitchen and why the basics are important in everything.

Last night I'm making salmon with smoked tomato sauce. I did the sauce first and it was awesome. Fresh tomatoes, cilantro, onions, parsley, oregano and olive oil. All hand blended till it was smooth. Like I said....awesome.

Now it's time to make the fish. I get a hot pan and put some canola oil in it. I season the fish. Still awesome.

Here's where I screw up. Instead of following the very basic cooking rule of dropping food away from you in hot oil, I drop it toward myself. Splash. Burn.

Nothing serious. I'll just look kind of...scabby...for a few days. But lesson learned. The basics are there for a reason and need to be followed every time.