You win some,you lose some/recipes

17 years ago

DH was complaining there was nothing here for him to have with his coffee. (what a whiner, he doesn't need it anyway!)

So I tried a recipe in my file for Praline Meltaway Biscuits I'd gotten in a email from Bisquick. Sure sounded good! I tried one and IMO they aren't half as good as they sounded!

It was mix melted butter,brown sugar and pecans. Divide evenly into the bottoms of muffin tins. Then you mix Bisquick, sugar and milk. Drop biscuit on top of pecan mixture and bake.

Darn I HATE when I waste my time and ingredients!!

Do you ever try something different and wish you hadn't?

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gadgets
17 years ago
I wish that someone would have paid me for all my tried-and-hated recipes. My last one was one for low calorie bran muffins. I took 2 bites of one and then tossed all in the garbage. Decided to just make/eat regular ones and cut calories some other way. I've been trying new recipes since Mom left me alone in the kitchen as a teen, so I guess I won't stop trying. (But I'm like you in hating the time/money wasted.)

Shirley
litereader
17 years ago
Since I retired, I have developed a love of cooking and trying new recipes. Unfortunately, some of my attempts have been terrible and I've had to throw things out. Boy, do I agree about hating to waste the time and money.
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phyllis__mn
17 years ago
.....and terrible if you are just cooking for yourself! That 9x13 pan of who-knows-what is just too much!
glenda_al
17 years ago
Two wasted pies: Learned never to double Shoney's strawberry pie recipe. Doesn't work. OR it didn't for me!
coloredthumb
17 years ago
I tried a new recipe for corn tortillas once a few years back. They turned out so bad even the dog wouldn't eat them. The next day I put them out in the compost pile. I watched the compost pile try to spit them out! Yeah, lost some but that was the worst!

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sheilajoyce_gw
17 years ago
My kids were just like DH and me as kids--fussy eaters. One day, when their dad was away on business, I served dinner to the kids. Ten year old Mike did not recognize the food I put in front of him and demanded sternly, "Mother, have you been reading cookbooks again?"

Interestingly, he is now quite an adventurous cook as an adult. My 3 kids moved to metropolitan areas and eat all sorts of ethnic and nouveau cusine food that I have never heard of. The shoe's on the other foot when I visit.
nodakgal
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17 years ago
LOL SheilaJoyce! Oh that was hilarious!
jannie
17 years ago
My Mom sent me her recipe for fried chicken coating. It didn't make much, and there was a lot of salt, so I doubled the recipe and proceeded to fry them up. Ugh! Gack! She forgot to write down the flour when she sent it to me. Can you imagine chicken coated with mostly salt?
cindyb_va
17 years ago
SheliaJoyce, you need to send that into "Reader's Digest" or one of the other magazines that pays $ for real life, funny, parenting stories. That is too cute for words!!
lydia1959
17 years ago
That's why I like to use the consumer rated recipes at allrecipes.com. Some I may not make again, but it's usually because they are too much work and not they they didn't taste good.
marlingardener
17 years ago
If I should ever make a recipe that wasn't just absolutely scrumptious (which is highly unlikely!) I don't have to worry about throwing away the rejects. We have chickens!
dances_in_garden
17 years ago
Most of the time if something doesn't turn out it's because I've made a mistake rather than the recipe. Although I have tried some Paula Deen recipes that clearly taught me I have different tastes than many other people LOL. I found them in general to be too salty, sugary, or greasy for me.
carol_in_california
17 years ago
I made a pineapple upside down cake today for DH's birthday tomorrow.....it called for fresh pineapple.
Lots of butter and sugar and eggs. Looks horrible because I took it out of the oven too soon. I had to turn it back into the pan and cook it some more.
I think it will taste really good but not very pretty.
DH will eat it no matter what....he is such a good guy.
sheilajoyce_gw
17 years ago
Just put a big spoonful of whipped cream on it, Carol. That should help disguise it. I love whipped cream flavored with vanilla extract and sugar.
wantoretire_did
17 years ago
I second allrecipes.com for main course dishes (I don't do desserts). If the comments are favorable and not a lot of time and work involved, I'll try anything. Some of our favorites have come from there.

Another excellent site is Epicurious.com. With time spent searching and reading reviews, more keepers.
dilly_dally
17 years ago
"Can you imagine chicken coated with mostly salt?"

Imagine?!?! I had it at Applebees!

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