Tuesday I made a kitchen and oven disaster by trying to make a gigantic batch of gingerbread to give as neighbor gifts. These things never work out for me. Instead of filling the bread pans 1/2 full, I filled them all the way, so they erupted in the oven, spilling on the walls, racks, heating element, and bottom of the oven to burn for the rest of the cooking time. I tried grabbing the bread pans out of the oven and pouring off some of the batter, which resulted in horrifically messy bread pans and oven mitts. In the end, I had seven yummy but too-hideous-to-give-away loaves, plus one perfect one. I gave it away. I hope it was good.