My latest near death experience:

Cassava

I decided to cook up some cassava, as I had some recently at a colombian restaurant and it was yummy. I boiled it for a while (til tender) then roasted it up in the oven. But, when I tried to eat it it just didn't taste right. I had a few pieces, but it was sort of making me sick to my stomach. I think I was accused by certain members in the house of over reacting....now I know better. I hadn't cooked it enough and was suffering from hydrocyanic poisoning! (Well, maybe I wouldn't go so far as to say I was poisoned...but it definitely made me feel unwell....I feel sick even thinking about it now!)