I haven’t posted in a while, which doesn’t mean I haven’t been cooking–in fact, I’ve been cooking a lot! Just haven’t been able to find the time to sit down and write. But this post was worth it.
A bunch of food bloggers I follow have recently shared some of their kitchen disasters. It’s funny–as a food blogger, I share a lot of my recipes and the stories but go with them, but never the things I make that aren’t good. Like the chickpea curry I made last week that I loved and AK hated. Or the chocolate chip cookies a few weeks ago that only half rose. Tonight I had a total baking failure. And I’ve decided to share it with you.
I don’t hide my food failures because I’m embarrassed. I don’t share them because I honestly don’t think that my readers care. But you guys are home cooks too–and I’m sure you’ve had your share of kitchen disasters! Part of cooking and baking is experimenting, and sometimes the experiments (or mistakes…) are great (like when I forgot to add sugar to my chocolate chip banana nut muffins that still came out awesome). But sometimes they look like this.
He’s leering at me. Two eyes and a smirky little mouth.
I’m not quite sure what happened. I was anticipating light and fluffy vanilla cupcakes, but these really came out more like corn muffins (nothing corn in them though…). The tops look like lace cookies–they over-rose and spread out.
Well, onto the next recipe. At least they taste good even if they are pretty ugly 
So glad I’m not the only one who has left the sugar out of banana choc chip muffins
they were eaten though. I’ve made some really dry disasters with coconut flour nice & chocolatey but had to be washed down with a cuppa tea.
Taste is everything – so eat up and enjoy! I’ve had plenty of cooking disasters, mostly since I’ve gone allergy free. It’s like learning to cook all over again. Thankfully, my family doesn’t give two cents about how something looks as long as it tastes good, I have happy campers.
My 3-year-old son had severe eczema until he was diagnosed with food allergies a few months back. I have a blog that shares our family’s battles with eczema, allergies, and asthma (yes, lucky guy has that too).
I think the key is to learn from one another, so the more information out there to the masses, the better. With this in mind I’ve started a blog hop for anyone dealing with allergies, eczema, or asthma, either for themselves or as a caregiver. If you’re interested in joining, please add a comment. I’d love to welcome you to the group. http://itchylittleworld.wordpress.com/blog-hop/
Thanks.
Jennifer