here's the thing...not everything i cook is going to be the greatest. especially when i'm on this 'try new things' kick because i'm bored in my comfort zone. sure...sure, there have been successes - like the shrimp tacos and pound cake. but last night was probably the first epic fail where we both said, ehhhh no, never again.i'm not sure exactly where it went wrong - i think perhaps it was using the flour tortillas and the sauce. it combined for a gummy mess. usually i credit where i got a recipe, but in this case i will stay silent. it was a popular blogger (though not a food blogger) and it could be my failure and not hers.
now, i will use the worse grammar transition ever....wait for it. anyway, chalk it up to a bad experiment and i will throw the leftovers away after i get over the guilt of feeling like it wasted food. i hate wasting food. hate it. but, that is how bad i disliked the meal.
the sun today is beautiful - like a long lost friend. it has this golden quality and when it first hit the chinaberry tree in the backyard this morning it was almost magical.
The acorns are falling.... Fall is in the air...
ReplyDeletexo Laura
www.brightboldbeautiful.blogspot.com
So true...sometimes my cooking endeavors are so embarrassingly bad that I have to say "no" when my roommate asks me for some...oh well, we live and learn, right?
ReplyDeletegood afternoon miss adventurous...yeah, I've had a couple of those and really hate to waste too...it's kind of embarressing if you got the recipe from a blog and it flopped!
ReplyDeleteOh well...what's on tonights menu??
Have a lovely afternoon in your golden sun..
Char
sorry your din din didn't turn out. when we're looking for good recipes, we go to allrecipes and hit the ones with 4 stars only (and lots of reviews). but i never cook any of those things because whether they have four stars or not, i always screw them up! ;)
ReplyDeleteAnyone who claims their food always turns out perfectly is a huge liar. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I would stick to corn tortillas for almost any recipe that contains sauce. Flour does get crazy gummy. Ugh.
Although it was a little sad to hear about the wasted food and wasted time, it was glorious to hear that you saw the sun today.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how much rain you've had!
I have made something like that once...a gooey enchilada mess. Totally gross...lol.
ReplyDeletethat new (to me) kraft natural cheese is really good.
ReplyDeleteflour tortillas need a much higher cooking temp, than corn ones. i wish i were a fan of the corn tortillas in dishes.
xoxo
ha! I mess up recipes all the time...but i am like you, do not like to waste food!
ReplyDelete.the sun is shining and that part is good....
Oh no! I hate wasting food, too... especially if seafood is involved. And Mexican is a tricky cuisine to learn. So many strong flavors and different textures to master. It's easiest to stick with quesadillas, in my opinion. Cheap and yummy! :)
ReplyDeleteThough I wish I knew how to make a good tomatillo sauce and chicken enchiladas!
...Celine
Oh noo!! I hate when that happens! But it does, to all of us... we can't be fabulous chefs all the time! Just cook something you know you can cook tomorrow and faith will be restored.. :-)
ReplyDeletesee...I knew there was a reason I don't cook or bake...because mistakes can be made and I hate mistakes....hee hee
ReplyDeleteI needed an excuse and now I have one :)
soooooo glad the sun is shining on you today !!
Well, when everything else fails (taco recipes and such), there is always beautiful sunlight to make us notice the magic in the ordinary, no?
ReplyDelete-maria
Nothing like a sunny day to dispel the disappointments of the previous night. Sunny days fix everything!
ReplyDeleteSorry about the dinner. I usually stick with the tried and true, unless it's a real basic new recipe to try. A knack for cooking seems to elude me :(
ReplyDeleteepic fails are part of life.
ReplyDeletei tried to make pizza dough a while back, and it was a FUCKING DISASTER. it infuriated me because i love pizza and i wanted it to be better than any pizza i had ever tried. it was AWFUL. i still don't know what went wrong, but man was it bad.
oh, i make so many mistakes it's embarrassing.
ReplyDeleteChar, I have had many meals like that, so thats why I am a roast and potatoes girl. no goofing around for me. The chinaberry tree sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteyeah, I've done that flour tortilla route and it ain't pretty! I have a really good vegetarian enchiladas recipe if you'd like.
ReplyDeleteI love cooking and trying new things. I can usually tell form a recipe if something is going to work or not but there are times when something sounds great and it turns out to be a big disappointment.
ReplyDeleteBlame the recipe not yourself.
I hate wasting food too. It feels terrible throwing something in the bin.
don't you just hate when that happens. just makes me what to go to town and buy the mcdouble from the dollar menu at mcdonald's. they are cheap and never fail!
ReplyDeleteNo fall here in Norcal yet...still over 100 degrees. Of course your epic culinary fail did not come with pain. I had a buddy of mine use 1 cup of red chilli flakes when the recipe called for one tablespoon. We ate those enchiladas, drank way too much beer and sweated like pigs. I think our lips and butts burned for a week! :-)
ReplyDeleteoh boy, i could write a book about how NOT to cook.
ReplyDeleteSorry the dinner was a bust.
ReplyDeletehehe...oh I feel your pain!
ReplyDeleteI have been looking for new things to cook too...cause I don't really like to cook and I am tired, so tired of the basic foods I have been eating.
So I tried this recipe for cute little yam dumplings. They looked adorable and healthy. And I love yams.
Cute but not so tasty. I will never make them again...and now I am back at square one for trying to like kale.
:)
I get bored and love to experiment too...and so I know for a fact that the more you experiment the more "fails" will happen...but it is still fun to try new recipes...
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