Last night was a ‘kitchen fail’ of epic proportions. I purposed to make delicious mushroom crepes like the ones I had eaten at a French American restaurant in Cincinnati.
{Important to know for this story: I extremely dislike wasting food. A few weeks ago, I sent Michael to the grocery store for a few ingredients. I asked for canned spaghetti sauce and fresh spinach. He returned with CANNED spinach????}
I followed the recipe and slaved away in the kitchen. The recipe called for fresh spinach & I had a BRILLIANT ‘non-wasting food’ idea. Because I hate to waste, I decided to substitute canned spinach for my fresh spinach. After all, it was just SPINACH… As I stirred the canned spinach into the filling, it quickly became the most unappetizing puke-like substance I had ever seen. I knew instantly that it was a mistake-but a mistake to which I was committed. As my mom would say, it was ‘nastifying.’
I finished making the actual crepe part of the project and took a taste. Disappointment. I’d made breakfast pancakes wrapped around spinach sludge…It was doubtful, but perhaps the recipe’s lemony egg sauce drizzled over the crepes would magically tie it together? I completed my master disasterpiece.
Michael came home and I served him the disgusting delicacy. Halfway through his meal, I looked over. The look on his face can be likened to a 7 year-old who’d just been forced to eat his overcooked, greenish-brown broccoli. Sheer agony. I rescued him from the disaster (but not before a few tears…).
I suppose I can look on the bright side. At least this was just the SECOND worse dish I’ve ever made. The worst-dish winner? Spam casserole.
SO…what is YOUR worst kitchen disaster???
