That moment when...

...your mental concoction of a recipe for lunch turns out!

Let me explain:

Isaac made a pretty yummy dish of stir-fried rice today.

While I've had stir-fried rice dozens of times, I've never thought to try sweet-and-sour sauce on it (at least not when I've eaten it at home.)  This time however, it just "smelled" like it needed some sauce to go with it!  But...where is the sauce?

"I think I can come up with something" I thought.

I scooped some brown sugar into a small saucepan, and poured in about the same amount of vinegar.
It seemed like it should have some mustard in it as well, so I squirted some in.

The vinegar smell coming from the pan was a little strong, so I dumped some water in to water it down a little.

As it began to heat, I had the wild idea of putting several drops of red Tabasco sauce in it.

"Now, for it to all dissolve and come to a boil. Then I'll add some cornstarch and soy sauce."  

Once it came to a boil, I added the cornstarch and soy sauce and stirred it until it thickened.

Guess what?  It turned out pretty good!