DIG IN!!!!!
What, you say??
You say you don't know what-it-is?
Why, it's burnt chicken wings, Silly.
You say you don't know what-it-is?
Why, it's burnt chicken wings, Silly.
Even though olive oil does NOT have a high smoke point,
I thought I would be that one super duper, special, awesome person who would prove all the cookbooks wrong and pan-fry chicken wings in olive oil without burning them.
I thought I would be that one super duper, special, awesome person who would prove all the cookbooks wrong and pan-fry chicken wings in olive oil without burning them.
I was wrong.
Soooo, was it the cook or the recipe?
Um, it was the cook.
Okay, next up:
A Baked Italian Spaghetti Squash recipe...
I have made this twice...
I made it exactly according to directions.
Bland.
Very bland.
Bland.
Very bland.
Was it the cook or recipe???
It was the recipe.
NEXT..............
Okay, we have these simple, easy, no bake chocolate crisps...
They look yummy,
don't they??
And with just a few ingredients, how could you go wrong?
Wayyyyy too sweet!!!
Nothing to balance out the sweetness. Wow.
Had to throw them all away.
And frankly, I can and will eat anything, but these made me pucker.
Nothing to balance out the sweetness. Wow.
Had to throw them all away.
And frankly, I can and will eat anything, but these made me pucker.
Verdict...cook or recipe????
Recipe.
Moving along....
I have no idea
what dish this is from July 12 of this year.
No idea.
No notes, can't find the recipe.
what dish this is from July 12 of this year.
No idea.
No notes, can't find the recipe.
I just know it had no flavor and was
unappetizing.
unappetizing.
Cook or recipe????
Recipe (I think).
Heck, I can't remember what I ate for breakfast much less a meal I made three weeks ago. Still, I'm going with recipe.
Heck, I can't remember what I ate for breakfast much less a meal I made three weeks ago. Still, I'm going with recipe.
Okay, lets move along to this
Mexican Green Chile Veggie Burger from the other night...
Maybe I'll put that veggie burger on a bun with cilantro, salsa and advocado and see if it's any better....
Answer be nope.
Cook or recipe???
In all honesty, I think it was the cook.
I should have used avocado oil instead of olive oil for high heat cooking. Sighhhh.
I should have used avocado oil instead of olive oil for high heat cooking. Sighhhh.
Now we come to a Cuban sandwich....
Fact #1...A Cuban Sandwich has the following on it:
DO NOT.............I REPEAT...........DO NOT:
1. Confuse yellow mustard with spicy brown mustard
2. Confuse dill pickles with bread and butter pickles
3. Confuse Swiss cheese with any old cheese you have laying around in the refrigerator.
- Pork
- Ham
- Yellow mustard
- Dill pickles
- Swiss Cheese
DO NOT.............I REPEAT...........DO NOT:
1. Confuse yellow mustard with spicy brown mustard
2. Confuse dill pickles with bread and butter pickles
3. Confuse Swiss cheese with any old cheese you have laying around in the refrigerator.
So who's fault is this craptastic attempt at a
Cuban sandwich??? I mean, it was baaaaaad.
Cuban sandwich??? I mean, it was baaaaaad.
Oh heck yeah, The Cook all the way!!!
I'm not the brightest crayon in the recipe box. :(:(
And now on to one of my biggest failures....
Hello,
everything that is needed for stir fry...
a Chicken Garlicky, Vegetable,
Tasty, Stir Fry.
Except.
No flavor.
WHERE IS THE FLAVOR???
WHERE???
BOR-ING!
I want flavor.
No flavor.
WHERE IS THE FLAVOR???
WHERE???
BOR-ING!
I want flavor.
Verdict???
Now this is recipe all the way.
I made this exactly to the T, to the T!
I blame the addition of the tasteless garlic sauce.
I made this exactly to the T, to the T!
I blame the addition of the tasteless garlic sauce.
Okay, let's move along to a
Pork Roast and
a Parsnip and Potato Gratin...
M'kay.....
Pork Roast: No flavor but I'm not a huge pork person.
Parsnip and Potato Gratin: Too onioney, definitely not a keeper.
Sighhhhhhhhhhh. I wanted it to be good, I reeeeeeaaaallly did!
Pork Roast: No flavor but I'm not a huge pork person.
Parsnip and Potato Gratin: Too onioney, definitely not a keeper.
Sighhhhhhhhhhh. I wanted it to be good, I reeeeeeaaaallly did!
So who was to blame??...The cook or the recipe???
The jury is still deliberating.
For my next trick, I tried making cornbread
for the 1000th time.
Normal ingredients PLUS the addition of chives and white cheddar this time.
Sounds legit. I just know I will be successful this time.
I mixed everything up according to directions and cooked it in a cast iron skillet and did everything right...
Except it had no taste. Except flour.
Is flour even a flavor?
Did I ever tell you about the time I ate flour as a kid?
Actually, I ate flour more than once. Apparently, I was holding out hope that the next time there would be flavor. I was wrong each time.
Kind of like me and cornbread. Cornbread is my old flour.
Is flour even a flavor?
Did I ever tell you about the time I ate flour as a kid?
Actually, I ate flour more than once. Apparently, I was holding out hope that the next time there would be flavor. I was wrong each time.
Kind of like me and cornbread. Cornbread is my old flour.
Moving along,
let's discuss this picture.
I had deleted the recipe so I can't remember what this dish was other than not very good.
I think we all can agree there is quite a bit of work still needed on improving my food photos though.
let's discuss this picture.
I had deleted the recipe so I can't remember what this dish was other than not very good.
I think we all can agree there is quite a bit of work still needed on improving my food photos though.
Such as
the next picture...
I'm assuming NOT taking a picture of a chicken's butt was probably learned in Food Photography 101.
I think I forgot to take that class.
I was too busy eating flour and being hopeful.
The recipe was ultimate delish though. It really was!
I think I forgot to take that class.
I was too busy eating flour and being hopeful.
The recipe was ultimate delish though. It really was!
And lastly we come to a really big disappointment.
This was all due to the recipe, not the cook :)
I even went out and bought a $12 pretty green bundt pan.
This was supposed to be a delicious Kentucky Butter Cake....
And these were the fixins for this cake...
Of course I had to do some self-talk since
I AM NOT a baker, am terrible at it, and despise it!
The cake is looking great in the oven,
yum yum,
I can barely wait for it to be ready....
yum yum,
I can barely wait for it to be ready....
So I drizzle the melted butter over it, fresh out of the oven...
I invert it over on a pretty tray and sprinkle powdered sugar over the top.
I was so excited,
couldn't wait to try this dee-licious moist cake...
How could one go wrong???!!!
So I grabbed a piece and
and
.....
and
.....
it tasted like a big ol' stick of butter.
And flour.
Flavorless butter
and
flour.
And flour.
Flavorless butter
and
flour.
How can this...
...turn into such blah?
Was it the cook or the recipe?
I'm going with recipe on this one, folks.
However,
I am blaming The Cook on the following disasters though...
October
Y'all know I hate doing dishes, right?
And I'll let them collect for up to 5+ days at a time, right?
November
Just so you get the real effect of how much I hate doing dishes and cleaning up, let's get a good
long view going on here...
long view going on here...
Heck,
even the cat wants out of here!
February
HA HA HA!!!
TRICKED YA ON THAT ONE!
I cleaned up that crappy mess that night. And noooo, the dirty pans were NOT thrown inside the oven.
This time anyway.
And trust me, these cats were no help either!
I cleaned up that crappy mess that night. And noooo, the dirty pans were NOT thrown inside the oven.
This time anyway.
And trust me, these cats were no help either!
April
It occurs to me at this point that there are three constants in all these pictures: cat treats, coffee cups, and dirty wine glasses. Huh.
So this wasn't such a bad week, only two dirty cast iron pans, two baking sheets and one lid.
Pretty darn good, I'd say!!! I'm actually kind of proud of myself.
Pretty darn good, I'd say!!! I'm actually kind of proud of myself.
June
In my defense, this was 24 hours AFTER we celebrated an 80th birthday Open House for Tim's dad. Still. 24 hours. I cleaned it up the next day though,
48 hours later.
*patting myself on back*
July 16
48 hours later.
*patting myself on back*
July 16
Only thing missing here is cat treats although I do appreciate that the orange fly swatter in back is showcased.
See the red dotted tumbler up front with plastic wrap over it?
The tumbler has cider vinegar in there and the plastic wrap has holes in the top to catch fruit flies. Huh. I have no idea whyyyyy the fruit flies are so bad. What?
See the red dotted tumbler up front with plastic wrap over it?
The tumbler has cider vinegar in there and the plastic wrap has holes in the top to catch fruit flies. Huh. I have no idea whyyyyy the fruit flies are so bad. What?
WAIT! WAIT! WAIT!
Before you leave I feel I must redeem myself a little bit here.
Now SOMETIMES I do clean up after a meal, EEEspecially if I know someone will be coming into the house.
SOMETIMES I do keep a clean kitchen. Sometimes.
At least I did on January 30 of this year when I took these pics.
Seeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
I told ya I was capable of cleaning up every now and again!! Seeee!
I told ya I was capable of cleaning up every now and again!! Seeee!
Please note there is not a cat treat bag, dirty coffee cup, or a wine glass full of fruit flies sitting anywhere. Well guess there aren't too many fruit flies in January but still. I'll take those small successes all day long :)
Okay guys!
That's enough embarrassment for today :)
Hope everyone has a good week!
I'll be back next with either a Healthy Mexican Casserole or an awesome Butterscotch Pretzel Chocolate Chip
Cookie recipe!
Stay cool y'all,
and talk at ya soon!!!!
P.S. NO JUDGING!! :):)
