OK. Big mistake. HUGE. :sign0137:
Was I the only person in the world who didn't know that Chinese Five Spice powder had Star Anise in it? I didn't bother checking, just put the stuff on my Tesco order. I can't abide the taste or smell of any form of aniseed, I won't have it in the house, it makes me boak. :yuk:
So, when I unwittingly chucked the spices and diet coke in the pan and my kitchen immediately filled with the smell of aniseed... well, you can imagine the look on my face.
I am so blonde some days. (No offence meant to any blondes!) :giggle:
I now have to work out how to dispose of the disgusting stuff later on, I can still smell it and taste it in the air. *shudder*
Thank gods for frozen bolognese sauce as a backup.