The recipe you always screw up? (chicken, ketchup, sugar, horseradish)

[GloryB]

Do you have one or more recipes that everyone else can cook....but you always screw it up?

Mine is lasagna and banana pudding.
Both turn out soupy regardless of what I do.
I have given up.

[geekduo]

Two keys to making lasagna that isn't soupy. 1. Use ricotta cheese, not cottage cheese. 2. Use a good thick marinara sauce and don't overdo it, a quart on Newman's Own works fine.

[PassTheChocolate]

Ceviche was a problem for a while. And it was getting pretty expensive ruining it over and over. I finally made my own no fuss recipe for it and it was a success. Try something different.

I hate cottage cheese in any lasagna. Blech.

[Summerz]

Fried Chicken...just can't seem to master it like my Aunt did

[kelsie]

I cannot make macaroni and cheese to save my life.

Now lasagna that is a different animal. Glory tell me what you do, maybe I can give you some suggestions. Very important, lasagna really needs to rest, and it does get soggy if you freeze it. kelsie

[LaceyEx]

Ooops Kelsie-if we move there I'll make it for you!

[maciesmom]

Banana bread...my MIL makes the best banana bread. Nice and moist. Mine is dry - at least compared to hers....I keep forgetting to get her recipe....

[sayulita]

Meat Loaf. I made a good one a few years back and haven't succeeded since. It's either too greasy, too wet, too dry, too crumbly or too bland. I've given up. And I really love a good meatloaf. Anyone to the rescue?

[sayulita]

Originally Posted by maciesmom

Banana bread...my MIL makes the best banana bread. Nice and moist. Mine is dry - at least compared to hers....I keep forgetting to get her recipe....

This one I can do! Try this... it's always lovely and moist.

Banana Bread

* 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
* 1/3 cup melted butter
* 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
* 1 egg, beaten
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* Pinch of salt
* 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

[LaceyEx]

Originally Posted by sayulita

Meat Loaf. I made a good one a few years back and haven't succeeded since. It's either too greasy, too wet, too dry, too crumbly or too bland. I've given up. And I really love a good meatloaf. Anyone to the rescue?

What are you adding for liquid?

I use 1 egg per pound of beef, ketchup,mustard,horseradish, dashes of worstershire, salt/pepper, packet Lipton onion soup, either breadcrumbs, oatmeal or panko-Mix early in day and refrigerate. Bake 350 1 hr.