Accidents/experiements that turned into great recipes/flavors

[Capt. Cave Man]

Make'n a seafood chili w/cream cheese and decided to add some Tony C's cajun spice/rub. Made the "chili" taste just like gumbo. Now one of my fav soups, if not the fav.

[Bunjee]

I fried a steak with a cumin/chili powder/cayenne/salt rub. I wanted a spicy southwestern flavor. I wanted to deglaze the pan to get that jus, but I didn't have cognac or wine. So I used Cointreau. The orange liqueur reduced to a thick glaze and I swabbed my steak with it. It was tasty, sweet and spicy. I guess triple sec would do as well. Then you make your margarita while the meat is resting.