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My first venture into being a chef was when I was about 8 and I opened a can of Franco-American spaghetti and
after putting it into the pan began adding what I thought were the right spices. I first added salt-pepper, then Monosodiumglutemate (sp), and other things.
I think I ate it, but never again added the spices.
Now, after many years I feel rather accomplished as a "cook".
Mine is the day I learned the difference between a clove of garlic and a bulb of garlic.
I was all of 22 and making my first quiche - a vegetable one. I doubled the recipe, since the crust recipe made two crusts. I bought all the ingredients and carefully followed the recipe until I got to the garlic -- peel and crush 2 cloves of garlic. Well, I gave up after 1 "clove", since it was just getting ridiculous -- I just kept peeling the thing and it was never ending.
Finished making the quiches, and couldn't wait until they came out of the oven -- and they came out perfectly! Except they were inedible. WAY too much garlic. Really tasted awful and I ended up throwing them away. I was crushed -- after all my effort! My Mom really laughed when I told her what happened.
"Laorbust61's World Famous Baking Soda (with a little bit of chocolate) Chip Cookies"
You don't really taste chocolate. Mostly baking soda. Eww. Practice makes perfect, sometimes.
I made a strawberry shortcake, but I didn't read the instructions all the way through. Instead, I just added all the ingredients (including the whipped cream and strawberries), stirred it into a batter, and then put it into the oven.
Apparently it made a real mess in my friend's mom's oven.
My husband baked me a birthday cake about 8 years ago. Must have been the first time he made a cake. He didn't know the cake had to be cooled before frosting it. What a sloppy runny mess of soggy cake and frosting.
I messed up Ramen Noodles. Cooked them too long and they turned into a goopy mess. Worst texture of food in the whole world. It was the last time I've ever made them. I'm not sure how I can make the stuff I do and mess up Ramen Noodles but it can be done. My family loves to remind me of it, especially my SO who had to eat it.
Putting in baking soda instead of baking powder because I wasn't paying attention. I am not sure what would have been the result because I noticed it and threw it away and started over, but now I always pay special attention!
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My family loves to remind me of it, especially my SO who had to eat it.
