As retired cooking teacher, I can share a slew of kitchen disasters. Biscuits made with one cup of salt taste like Play Doh, but look deceptively normal. "Six chopped apples" wasn't quite clear enough to freshman boys, but we had a pleasant conversation while picking the seeds out of the (thankfully!) unbaked pie. The cookies may not look perfect, but they taste just fine when you have to pull them out of the ovens midway through baking to leave for a fire drill. Sharing your April Fool's blog posts showed my students that even the pros make mistakes!

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