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Recipe disappointment

QVCkitty1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 20:58:07 GMT

I'm just about done with multi- ingredient recipes. I made a dish with ramen noodles and spicy peanut sauce. The kitchen is a mess, and the results are just ok. The ingredient combination sounded delicious, but I assure you I'll never make it again. Just not enough pay off for the effort. Tell me some of your recipe disappointments.

Re: Recipe disappointment

godi — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:01:32 GMT

So sorry this happened to you. Nothing more disappointing than all that work and time and money down the drain. I made a Mexican skillet recipe that just wouldn't get set up. The rice to water ratio was off or something and I cooked it to death. We took one taste and ordered pizza.

Re: Recipe disappointment

peachesncream — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:07:52 GMT

I've had plenty, but fortunately, I've forgotten the details! (Sort of like childbirth.)

I understand the frustration. It's a lot of effort to cook, and new recipes are always a gamble (but that's how we find the winners, too).

I find it's expensive to try new recipes, too. They often call for ingredients I don't already have (and might never use again lol).

Sometimes I swear I will never try a new recipe again. That lasts about a week. There's always the lure of the next new recipe.

Re: Recipe disappointment

homedecor1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:11:36 GMT

@QVCkitty1

Don't you hate that..during the "stay at home" I tried many new recipes some were a hit many were duds..should have stuck with pb & j on toast for dinner those nights😉

I tried to make my grandmothers chicken cacciatore recipe yesterday ...waited for dinner with great anticipation -- It was just OK won't be making it again.

Re: Recipe disappointment

QVCkitty1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:15:24 GMT

@peachesncream wrote:

I've had plenty, but fortunately, I've forgotten the details! (Sort of like childbirth.)

I understand the frustration. It's a lot of effort to cook, and new recipes are always a gamble (but that's how we find the winners, too).

I find it's expensive to try new recipes, too. They often call for ingredients I don't already have (and might never use again lol).

Sometimes I swear I will never try a new recipe again. That lasts about a week. There's always the lure of the next new recipe.

@peachesncream , I love to cook, but no more page long ingredient lists.

Re: Recipe disappointment

BlueFinch — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:28:58 GMT

Peking Duck, from old, traditional recipe. Poor duck. I'll just say it didn't turn out well.

Re: Recipe disappointment

cookinfreak — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:32:31 GMT

It is very frustrating!! I made a recipe of Paula Deens brother (is his name Bubba?).It was a scallop dish, so not cheap. Can't remember what all went in it, but it was horrible!!!! Wasn't just me-a coworker happened to make it around the same time and she said the same thing. Don't know if not all ingredients got listed or what, but just blah and tasteless. Been trying to stick to tried & true recipes now.

cookin

Re: Recipe disappointment

BunSnoop — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:33:22 GMT

My disappointment was about 1 week ago. Decided to try a new recipe - sirloin steak with mushroom. Just a few ingredients, excellent reviews, I thought I may have a winner, I was wrong.

You were to cut up the sirloin and brown it in olive oil with garlic. Then add mushrooms and tomato sauce. Simmer about 45 minutes, serve over noodles.

The steak was not tender, even though I simmered longer than specified, but the worst part was the taste. All I could taste was tomato sauce. Did not taste steak or mushrooms. I threw out most of it. What a waste of money and time!

Re: Recipe disappointment

EatWell — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:00:02 GMT

@BunSnoop

@BunSnoop wrote:
My disappointment was about 1 week ago. Decided to try a new recipe - sirloin steak with mushroom. Just a few ingredients, excellent reviews, I thought I may have a winner, I was wrong.

You were to cut up the sirloin and brown it in olive oil with garlic. Then add mushrooms and tomato sauce. Simmer about 45 minutes, serve over noodles.

The steak was not tender, even though I simmered longer than specified, but the worst part was the taste. All I could taste was tomato sauce. Did not taste steak or mushrooms. I threw out most of it. What a waste of money and time!

Unless you are grinding it to make a ragu, pot roast or beef stroganoff, I would never cook a nice piece of sirloin steak for 45 minutes. The steak must have been so well done and have the texture of shoe leather.

Sounds aweful. And a waste of a nice cut of beef.

~Put food in front of me, and I will eat it.~

Re: Recipe disappointment

ECBG — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:03:55 GMT

You had a recipe disappointment.

I was just PLAIN stupid!!!

When we finally had Easter with our DS, DIL, and 2 GS, I took the wrapper off of the brown sugar spiral sliced ham, and didn't read on to where it said how to warm the precooked ham. I was going on how to cook not reheat!!!!!

I had to have been "dummer than dirt"!!!!!

Re: Recipe disappointment

eddyandme — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:07:26 GMT

@QVCkitty1

I feel your pain and frustration. I have about a 90% failure rate, so no exemle(s) as the list would be far too long.

Re: Recipe disappointment

Still Raining — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:09:23 GMT

On the bright side, now you know what you do not like. That is also very valuable.

Re: Recipe disappointment

wildcat fan — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:13:56 GMT

I hear ya @QVCkitty1 except last week I had a recipe fail with very few ingredients. 🤣

I was trying to prepare something a little on the healthy side, so I decided to try Lisa Robertson's infamous roasted cauliflower recipe as a side dish. In prep stage, I managed to get tiny bits of cauliflower all over the countertop and floor. My eyes were burning and watery from cutting the onion. When I went to check on it 20 minutes earlier than she suggested, a big dark plume of smoke flew out of the oven which set off two smoke detectors, so we had to call the home security people to say false alarm. When we finally sat down at the table, I asked my husband what he thought about it. He hesitated then quietly said, "It seems to be missing something." 🙄Never. Again. 🤣

Re: Recipe disappointment

RedTop — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:22:33 GMT

@BunSnoop

I would think the simmer time on that recipe would've only been 4-5 minutes.

Re: Recipe disappointment

proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:29:11 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
@BunSnoop
I would think the simmer time on that recipe would've only been 4-5 minutes.

@RedTop That's what I think.

Re: Recipe disappointment

eddyandme — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:37:36 GMT

You cracked me up, @wildcat fan !!!!!

Hey, got an easy-peasy cauliflower recipe for you - and it doesn't dirty anything!

Cut off the green base of a head of cauliflower and rub the rest with a little evoo. Place into over-safe pan, surround with small tomatoes (e.g., cherrytomatoes) sprinkled with evoo. Salt and pepper as desired. I also throw a tiny bit of red pepper flakes (I share this with my furbaby and not sure if too much spice is good for dogs). Place it on the mid rack of 400* oven. Then do nothing and leave it in there for one hour. Yummmmm!

You can also add garlic but I omit 'cause not sure if it would be good for Eddy.

If you try it, I hope you enjoy!

This is a version from Jessica Seinfeld's Food Swings book.

Re: Recipe disappointment

wildcat fan — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:44:25 GMT

Thank you so much for sharing that recipe @eddyandme. It looks really easy, so I may be able to pull that off! I love tomatoes but haven't thought about roasting them. I'm going to buy the ingredients next time I go to the store. I'll let you know how it goes. 😊

Re: Recipe disappointment

hopi — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:46:19 GMT

@QVCkitty1

Been there and done that..

Nothing ventured nothing gained..

You'll never get those 3 hours back..

Just put a match to that money..

Take time to heal emotionally. ...

Remind yourself that there is no success without failure. ..

Learn from your mistakes. ...

Create a positive mindset. ..

Do not dwell on your mistakes, accept them. ...

Find the opportunity to grow. ...

Choose to be happy. ...

Use your mistakes to master your art.

There are times I hate cooking

Re: Recipe disappointment

LdyBugz — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 23:58:50 GMT

"Been there done that", many times. Just to save everyone from the same mistake, do not make that chicken with peaches concoction from Ellie's Real Good Food. Trust me, it's not real good! Blech! 😠

Re: Recipe disappointment

insomniac2 — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 01:27:19 GMT

At least 50 years ago, I made a seven-layer dessert that sounded amazing.

It was very tricky arranging the layers, and the ultimate taste was uninteresting.

I've steered away from similar sounding creations since then.