I like my hamburger extra crispy! Out of the office for a couple of days

Oh, you don't like yours like that?  Well me neither but thats how my family got their hamburger tonight.  In an effort to multitask- edit images, design holiday cards, cook dinner, do laundry and make crafts with my 3 year old - I somehow lost track of the hamburger smoking in the pan on top of my stove and it was extra crispy which is a nice way to say it was black as night and hard as a brick.  I was attempting to make one of my husbands favorite meals shepherd's pie.  Its a real stick to your bones, meat and potatoes feel good kind of meal and my hubby loves it.  Well instead of scrapping the crispy hamburger and starting over (or just ordering take out) I thought to myself "Well surely if I add enough cream of mushroom soup that ought to cover the burnt flavor of the hamburger".  Needless to say it didn't and dinner was not a big seller.  :)  Good thing I am a creative photographer and am not earning my living in the kitchen.  We would surely be out on the street corner with our "will work for food" signs.

Also, I will be out of the office Wednesday through Friday this week.  I will be checking e-mail & voicemail infrequently and will return all messages next Monday.