My last post listed some of my most popular recipes in 2014. As a change in pace, I thought I’d share with you some of the recipe disasters that took place in my kitchen this past year.
Every post (or at least, almost every post) on this blog contains my best photos as well as tested recipes. But not everything comes out perfect, and sometimes, it’s an absolute disaster.
I want to share with you all my fails so that you know that not everything comes out right the first time, that it takes practice and many tries before it looks anything like the photos on the blog.
Let me show you some of the fails that happened in my kitchen.
Butternut Squash, Brussels Sprouts, and Bacon Pizza with Pesto
The flavors were amazing in this pizza. I loved the contrast in sweet and savory. But! The crust was hard enough to chip a tooth, which totally would have ruined my day. That definitely needed work on. I just never got around to trying it again just yet.
Hawaiian Rolls
Um… You know those King Hawaiian rolls? The soft fluffy ones that’s slightly sweet and tastes amazing as a snack?
I’m pretty sure they weren’t supposed to look like this.
But then again, I blame it on my first time using yeast. Disaster.
Cheesy Brussels Sprouts Crostini
The idea sounded good in my head and I loved the idea of Brussels sprouts and pesto on toast. But it really didn’t work. As much as I love Brussels sprouts, I couldn’t convince myself to like it.
Cheesy Pomegranate Apple Quesadilla
I wanted to combine the flavors of spring, and while the quesadilla looked amazing, the taste? Not so much. And I don’t really like biting into seeds in my quesadillas either.
Pesto Cheese Pizza
It sounded so simple. And it looked… awful. Do I really need to say more?
Brownies
While my brownies are almost always moist with that crispy and chewy edge, just the way I like them, they don’t look like that in photos. I can never take the perfect brownie photos. Yeah… Let’s not talk about it.
Korean Tacos
It took three tries to get the photos right. The original looked like this. It was wet and soggy.
Cookies
I will never tell you that I’m a baker. I do bake, but it takes soo many tries before I can get the recipe right. The worst? Cookies. I swear they have a mind of their own because I can never make them perfect. Too soft. Too crumbly. Too cakey. Too burnt. Always something new that goes wrong. So when I do post a cookie recipe? It must be good.
My first batch of stove top cookies looked like this. I could have sworn they looked like burnt pancakes.
Hope you enjoyed this post! I’ll be back in the new year to post brand new recipes.
Thanks for these. I love recipe disasters. Perhaps, because I am no stranger to them! Happy New Year! 🙂
Thanks, Karyl! Happy New Year!
This is hilarious. So honest, but your photos still look amazing. Happy New Year’s Eve!
Thank you so much! Happy New Year!
I love letting people see that it doesn’t always work. Too often we are afraid to try because it might not work (and I’ve had more than a few failures in the kitchen) but we keep at it because when it does work, it’s great. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks, Andrea! I had a lot more failures this past year, but I don’t always remember to take photos when I’m in a hurry. I just figured I’d show people the ones that I did have. Maybe this year I’ll take more “fail” photos =)
love this! i can always appreciate a post highlighting the reality of mistakes made in the kitchen. thanks! 🙂
You’re welcome!
I’d have never imagined, that those food pictures were disasters. They look soooo good! But I definitely know what you mean, it happens to me a lot when I’m experimenting 😉
lol. I took the disaster recipes just like I took my regular photos. I figured they deserve to look nice even if they didn’t taste so good. lol
It’s so humble of you to display your missteps and short comings. Blogging aint always easy lol. Have a great New Year!
Blogging is definitely not easy! Happy New Year!
Hi Andrea, I can totally relate to your post! hahaaha! Although, mine often look far worse than this! Your brownies look very good, actually. All the best for baking in 2015! Happy New Year! gfchopstix
Thank you! Happy New Year!
Honestly, my results often don’t look that pretty like your “disasters” 😉
I figured my disasters needed to look nice for the camera anyway. It didn’t seem fair to make the disaster recipes look terrible compared to the good ones. lol
I hear you 😉
I did not realize how much work went into your recipes, including these disasters. Thank you for sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly. 🙂 Happy New 2015!
Happy New Year =)
I can totally relate–me and anything dough-related usually don’t get along. I think it’s because it’s such a precise science and I’m more of a “a bit of this and a dash of that” cook 🙂
Thanks for sharing your “outtakes”… from what I’ve seen your successes exceed your failures. Happy New Year!
Thanks, Kelly!I completely agree with you. I think with baking, everything has to be exact. And you don’t know how they turn out until it’s done, and there’s nothing you can do but start over. With cooking, you can always add more or do something to fix the dish. Hope you have a wonderful new year!