Thread: things that should not be on public display

remember the crock pot ordeal?

here ya go..i dont know what went wrong but no one will eat it

ps that's not a turd its a sweet potato

i give up! it's not meant to be!!

please note the cheap spoon from walmart

Hmm, Jesenia, that looks like a wok not a crockpot.,r:;

crap i dont even have my gadgets right..oh actually it is the crock, its the inside that silver removable part

hah! That celery looks like it's seen better days. :)

I'm sorry the crock pot didn't work out...I only make pot roast and beef stew in ours. I'm scared to branch out into things that involve rice!

Ewww, whats that red stuff Jesennia? Wait, don't answer that... I'm afraid to know the answer.

The great thing about cooking is that it's pretty easy to learn how to make simple dishes. Don't give up! Get a good basic cookbook, like the one Better Homes and Gardens publishes. Or watch the Food Network. Or do searches on cooking on YouTube. Or, best of all, take a cooking class or ask someone you know to teach you how to cook a particular dish. Really, don't let one "failed" meal turn you off. Cooking from scratch is a skill that anyone can develop.

And actually, I don't think your dish looks all that bad. The rice has an interesting crust. Cut up the veggies next time and experiment with seasonings.

By the way, what's that raspberry-colored blob in the lower right corner?

lol its where the sweet potato cried in agony, opened up and gutted itself

I have to say that's one of the ugliest dinners I've ever seen. Congratulations!

PS sometimes the ugliest things taste the best.... think about the dude that was brave enough to eat the first lobster!

Originally Posted by jesennia

lol its where the sweet potato cried in agony, opened up and gutted itself

Hah! Well, pretty color, anyway. With that amount of rice, I might stick another sweet potato in there.

Heh. Maybe we should start a weekly thread called "Pimp My Dinner".

"Pimp My Dinner" ..l;,

Awww, thanks for sharing, Jes. "A" for effort.

I think a cooking class is a really good way to go. I didn't learn to cook (though I loved and collected cookbooks) until I started to take cooking classes. I traded dance lessons for cooking lessons, one on one. The best time spent ever.

You can dooo eeet!!

My experience is that meat and vegetables are good in the crock--rice/noodles--not so much.

I was a little afraid this would happen when you said you put rice in the crock pot. Ooof.

Originally Posted by jesennia

lol its where the sweet potato cried in agony, opened up and gutted itself

OK, STOP!! I had my wisdom tooth cut out and it HURTS to laugh. I can't enter this thread any more, I'm leaving.

Originally Posted by antimony

I was a little afraid this would happen when you said you put rice in the crock pot. Ooof.

Me too, but I trusted the wisdom of other Bhuzzers. Really, we only have ourselves to blame for this senseless tragedy.

Originally Posted by mish_mish

Me too, but I trusted the wisdom of other Bhuzzers. Really, we only have ourselves to blame for this senseless tragedy.

Now, now. Sometimes ya gotta let them find these things out for themselves.

Originally Posted by Taj

The great thing about cooking is that it's pretty easy to learn how to make simple dishes. Don't give up! Get a good basic cookbook, like the one Better Homes and Gardens publishes. Or watch the Food Network. Or do searches on cooking on YouTube. Or, best of all, take a cooking class or ask someone you know to teach you how to cook a particular dish. Really, don't let one "failed" meal turn you off. Cooking from scratch is a skill that anyone can develop.

ITA with Taj. I've always been a pretty good cook, but it took me about 5-6 years of following recipes by the letter before I could occasionally throw together something on my own. If you cook from recipes, you get a feel for cooking times, what ingredients do (and don't) go together, etc.

And even after all this time, I still get a dud with my original...uh, "creations" from time to time.

Originally Posted by laura 2

. . . it took me about 5-6 years of following recipes by the letter before I could occasionally throw together something on my own. If you cook from recipes, you get a feel for cooking times, what ingredients do (and don't) go together, etc.

And even after all this time, I still get a dud with my original...uh, "creations" from time to time.

Yeah! It's just like choreography vs. improv!

Originally Posted by Taj

Yeah! It's just like choreography vs. improv!

OMG, that's a brilliant analogy!!!!! ..l;,

This thread just keeps on giving - I haven't laughed this hard in a VERY long time! That remark about the sweet potato made me laugh so loud the cat left the room!

As someone who has problems boiling water without burning it, I can relate!

Ha ha ha! Reminds me of the first time I made egg salad, er, puree' in the blender. I was trying to get the yolks nice and creamy. It also reminds me of the first time I broiled steak in the oven; can you say 'twelve inch flame length'? Oh yeah, it ALSO reminds me of the first time I made Mar Far chicken, which turned out well. What didn't turn out well was the chicken carcass in the oven that my boyfriend (now husband) found three weeks later. He kept complaining of the 'horrible stench' in the kitchen that he couldn't find the source of...thank goodness he didn't marry me for my cooking skills!

Originally Posted by jesennia

remember the crock pot ordeal?

here ya go..i dont know what went wrong but no one will eat it

ps that's not a turd its a sweet potato

i give up! it's not meant to be!!

..l;, ..l;, ..l;,

Holycrappolla Jes what were you trying to make?

Alaina

..l;, omg i haven't laughed this hard in a long time.

no good advice here. cant cook. never could. never will.

that's why i like the raw food diet. just cutting, no cooking

Originally Posted by mish_mish

Me too, but I trusted the wisdom of other Bhuzzers. Really, we only have ourselves to blame for this senseless tragedy.

I am heartily sorry for the part that I played in this.

Actually the burny edges look kind of yummy to me. Not as a meal, but just to pick off a clump or two.

I'd also like to apologize to that poor carrot in the back.

Originally Posted by Taj

Now, now. Sometimes ya gotta let them find these things out for themselves.

Sometimes we learn more by torturing helpless vegetables.

It is SOOOOO comforting to know I'm not the only woman who is challenged in the kitchen. I've got the OTHER room down pat!!!!!

Originally Posted by Michelle75

I've got the OTHER room down pat!!!!!

Well, now. Ain't *that* a whole 'nother thread.

*Not. Going. There.* ..l;,

Originally Posted by Doozer

Ha ha ha! Reminds me of the first time I made egg salad, er, puree' in the blender. I was trying to get the yolks nice and creamy. It also reminds me of the first time I broiled steak in the oven; can you say 'twelve inch flame length'? Oh yeah, it ALSO reminds me of the first time I made Mar Far chicken, which turned out well. What didn't turn out well was the chicken carcass in the oven that my boyfriend (now husband) found three weeks later. He kept complaining of the 'horrible stench' in the kitchen that he couldn't find the source of...thank goodness he didn't marry me for my cooking skills!

That's hysterical! I love tales of kitchen tragedy.

well folks this isnt the first time the dinner looked the same going in as it did coming out
hahahaaa