Comments on: My Top Ten Culinary Flops (So Far) http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/ making life delicious blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Andrea http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-14581 Andrea Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:41:30 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-14581 Thank you so much for sharing your soup story, it made me laugh! We all do these things at some point, that's why it's fun to share. :-) Thank you so much for sharing your soup story, it made me laugh! We all do these things at some point, that’s why it’s fun to share. :-)

]]> By: Dee http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-14580 Dee Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:40:02 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-14580 Thanks for sharing! Its nice to know I am not the only who has messed up in the kitchen. Let me share one with you... It was my first attempt at making homemade soup. I knew I wanted to make a chicken soup with rice and veggies like zucchini and carrots. Keep in mind I was only 17 at the time and like a typical teen, I thought I knew everything. I didnt want my mom's help in the kitchen. I had seen her do this a million times. I was doing good (so I thought)up to when I added the rice. I added too much. It turned to mush. But thats not the worst. Apparently, I didnt know how to tell the difference between cucumbers and zucchini. Yuck! I successfully made a mushy mess. I am now 39 years old and I just made soup for the first time since the "incident" last year. Sure, my lesson was learned, but my courage to try and make soup again had to build back up...lol. Thanks for sharing! Its nice to know I am not the only who has messed up in the kitchen. Let me share one with you… It was my first attempt at making homemade soup. I knew I wanted to make a chicken soup with rice and veggies like zucchini and carrots. Keep in mind I was only 17 at the time and like a typical teen, I thought I knew everything. I didnt want my mom’s help in the kitchen. I had seen her do this a million times. I was doing good (so I thought)up to when I added the rice. I added too much. It turned to mush. But thats not the worst. Apparently, I didnt know how to tell the difference between cucumbers and zucchini. Yuck! I successfully made a mushy mess. I am now 39 years old and I just made soup for the first time since the “incident” last year. Sure, my lesson was learned, but my courage to try and make soup again had to build back up…lol.

]]> By: JavaMom http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-9340 JavaMom Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:16:01 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-9340 Oh my goodness -- you have just brought a wonderful end to a not-quite-so-wonderful day! LOL! I especially love the cake story because I had very painstakingly made a soccer field cake for my son (per his specifications) and just as we were all singing Happy Birthday to him, I was carrying the cake, flaming candles and all, and slipped and fell, and I could see all the horrified looks on my family members' faces as they watched helplessly as I fell... yet I was determined that cake was going to survive (which it did) -- I twisted my ankle but I managed to plop that cake on the table on my way down. All the kids at the party thought that was quite the party trick! So I can just imagine all of you, standing there, looking at your husband's cake on the floor.... then hastily "gluing" it together with the icing! Thanks for sharing these stories! Oh my goodness — you have just brought a wonderful end to a not-quite-so-wonderful day! LOL! I especially love the cake story because I had very painstakingly made a soccer field cake for my son (per his specifications) and just as we were all singing Happy Birthday to him, I was carrying the cake, flaming candles and all, and slipped and fell, and I could see all the horrified looks on my family members’ faces as they watched helplessly as I fell… yet I was determined that cake was going to survive (which it did) — I twisted my ankle but I managed to plop that cake on the table on my way down. All the kids at the party thought that was quite the party trick!

So I can just imagine all of you, standing there, looking at your husband’s cake on the floor…. then hastily “gluing” it together with the icing!

Thanks for sharing these stories!

]]> By: Susan http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-9269 Susan Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:51:37 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-9269 I enjoyed reading your 'flops'. My worst? I had just purchased my first microwave. Being young and enthusiastic, I bought a beef roast to prepare in the microwave. I envisioned a moist, tender, yankee pot roast. I started out nuking it for 30 minutes, not yet tender, kept adding 10 minutes at a time. After a couple of hours of this, the roast was as hard as a rock. First lesson? Microwaves do NOT tenderize roasts! I enjoyed reading your ‘flops’. My worst? I had just purchased my first microwave. Being young and enthusiastic, I bought a beef roast to prepare in the microwave. I envisioned a moist, tender, yankee pot roast. I started out nuking it for 30 minutes, not yet tender, kept adding 10 minutes at a time. After a couple of hours of this, the roast was as hard as a rock. First lesson? Microwaves do NOT tenderize roasts!

]]> By: Barbara http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-9028 Barbara Tue, 21 Oct 2008 05:24:12 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-9028 Tears are running down my face... I can't see to type I'm laughing so hard!!! Thank you - a wonderful release for a stressful month. It's not just the flops that we've all done, it's your brilliant writing. Tears are running down my face… I can’t see to type I’m laughing so hard!!! Thank you – a wonderful release for a stressful month. It’s not just the flops that we’ve all done, it’s your brilliant writing.

]]> By: Tim Dineen http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-9007 Tim Dineen Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:54:10 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-9007 OMG! These are priceless! You have me rolling on the floor here! Anyone who has ever spent any time in a kitchen will immediately understand and empathize. You've given me a great idea for a blog post of my own! Thanks! OMG! These are priceless! You have me rolling on the floor here! Anyone who has ever spent any time in a kitchen will immediately understand and empathize.

You’ve given me a great idea for a blog post of my own! Thanks!

]]> By: cheryl http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-8029 cheryl Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:28:00 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-8029 Loved this post...we all do that stuff one time or another! I have exploded oatmeal, and just last week I was playing with a gf blueberry bundt cake recipe. The outside was gorgeous, nicely brown, and looked lovely. The inside...totally raw. We got a good giggle. <abbr><em>cheryls last blog post..<a href="http://www.gfgoodness.com/2008/08/17/mpaugust-18th/" rel="nofollow">Menu Plan Monday, August 18th</a></em></abbr> Loved this post…we all do that stuff one time or another! I have exploded oatmeal, and just last week I was playing with a gf blueberry bundt cake recipe. The outside was gorgeous, nicely brown, and looked lovely. The inside…totally raw. We got a good giggle.

cheryls last blog post..Menu Plan Monday, August 18th

]]> By: katy http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-7629 katy Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:57:10 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-7629 i've done the oatmeal thing -- and had my own share of cooking mishaps! my first attempt at oatmeal lace cookies where they wouldn't come off the pan was one, my hideously burned meringue when i tried to use my broiler on lemon meringue pie was definitely another! i’ve done the oatmeal thing — and had my own share of cooking mishaps! my first attempt at oatmeal lace cookies where they wouldn’t come off the pan was one, my hideously burned meringue when i tried to use my broiler on lemon meringue pie was definitely another!

]]> By: A Slight Delay » Blog Archive » Culinary Disasters http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-7254 A Slight Delay » Blog Archive » Culinary Disasters Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:00:21 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-7254 [...] Meyers (of Andrea’s Recipes) has posted My Top Ten Culinary Flops (So Far), which is essential reading if you’re feeling sorry for yourself or your cooking. Sample: 6. [...] [...] Meyers (of Andrea’s Recipes) has posted My Top Ten Culinary Flops (So Far), which is essential reading if you’re feeling sorry for yourself or your cooking. Sample: 6. [...]

]]> By: Jean Ann http://andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-6564 Jean Ann Tue, 27 May 2008 04:22:48 +0000 http://www.andreasrecipes.com/2006/01/10/my-top-ten-culinary-flops-so-far/#comment-6564 thanks for sharing your flops! I have many of my own...several of which involve sad attempts at stir fry...yeesh... thanks for sharing your flops! I have many of my own…several of which involve sad attempts at stir fry…yeesh…

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