Sunday, February 24, 2008

Cook of the House

I hate when good recipes go bad.

Ok - maybe it wasn't a good recipe, but it sounded good. Unfortunately Ina Garten can make anything sound good.....and doable.

I shouldn't blame the Contessa - I'm sure it is something I did. Or didn't do.

For gosh's sakes it was only macaroni and cheese. Sure it had like 4lbs of cheese (three different kinds!).....and bacon and I followed the directions to a T. What could possibly go wrong?


Don't get me wrong - it wasn't horrible or inedible. Maybe my expectations were too high. Maybe my skills weren't high enough. Normally they aren't when I cook and things still work out. At least I enjoy the process, if not the final product.

....and it's still harder than I thought to be a food photographer. I don't know how those guys who do the Ponderosa menu do it!



Song by: Linda McCartney and Wings
(seriously - one of the worst songs ever put to tape!)

2 comments:

RJ March said...

You can't fault Ina for anything-- I've reproduced her recipes professionally and have always been happy-- same with The Stewart. I wonder what you did wrong... (kidding, really!)

Tony (LT) said...

So what was not good about it? It LOOKS good.