Food Memories

[anastoff]

"I'll never forget our very first Thanksgiving turkey after we were married," Mom said through tears of hysterical laughter. "The turkey was beautiful and ready to come out of the oven, but somehow when we lifted it up, it fell off the pan and bounced. There was a loud THUNK as it bounced off the door of the oven and rolled across the floor. Some

Comments

[myrna_bird]

Some great examples of cooking blunders. Someone should assemble a book of such tales!

[alycewilson]

Great stories! Very funny.

[lawchicky]

We all have cooking disasters now and then- mine was an attempt at shrimp terriyaki. I have not yet lived that one down, and it was a good 12 or so years ago.

[furzicle]

I have a couple experiments I have tried in the kitchen. My son (one of three) never lets me forget them. One: I sent him a bottle of A1 Steak Sauce when he was in Iraq. Except that it was brand X. He has forevermore labelled me as cheap. TWO: I once made a batch of brownies, substituting mashed black beans for some of the flour. I'm not sure what that makes me. Weird, I guess.

But my most pertinent memory is a friend who was sharing her chocolate chip cookie recipe telling me that one always burns the last batch of cookies. I smiled because I recognized that she was imparting a universal truth. It's true!

It was easier for me.

[ellakite]

Dad had me and my siblings helping him cook from an early age. None of us had "unmitigated disasters"... and sometimes, our mistakes were actually victories in disguise