tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post9219017019883284622..comments2024-03-28T12:50:13.647-04:00Comments on Tea With Friends: When good recipes go badAngela McRaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10928913868086900802noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-60766028558339248382009-06-22T08:40:24.932-04:002009-06-22T08:40:24.932-04:00Matthew and I both very much enjoyed the watermelo...Matthew and I both very much enjoyed the watermelon freeze - ice cream ? thing. I found it very refreshing on such a HOT day. But after all that trouble, we won't ask you to make it again. :>)Rhondahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12130008949123664380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-63390245387004510222009-06-22T12:27:51.788-04:002009-06-22T12:27:51.788-04:00Angela, I'm so sorry your desert didn't t...Angela, I'm so sorry your desert didn't turn out as planned. I often wonder if some magazines thoroughly test the recipes before publishing. <br><br>My worst recipe disaster was when I was in college. I was home for the summer. I fixed dinner for my family and boyfriend (now husband). I made a recipe I got out of the local paper. I don't remember the name of it but it had shrimp and cilantro. It called for something crazy like 4 cups of cilantro. None of us had ever eaten much cilantro so we didn't know it was too much. I made the dish as is and it was terrible! No one would eat it. It was a waste of good shrimp. The next week the paper printed a correction, it should have been 4 TABLESPOONS of cilantro!Gingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16363927407017174685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-17676512859568769982009-06-22T13:47:10.291-04:002009-06-22T13:47:10.291-04:00Too funny & sad for you. But if you want to fe...Too funny & sad for you. But if you want to feel better, please ruch over and revisit my blog from November 7, 2008 you will feel MUCH better and get a good laugh in at the same time. I wish I had a remedy for the dessert, but I haven't made ice cream or other in so long.Southern Touch Cateringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678695577893028850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-17892766241961717042009-06-22T16:49:08.420-04:002009-06-22T16:49:08.420-04:00One of my many recipe disasters was Coq au Vin. I...One of my many recipe disasters was Coq au Vin. I was a teenager and thought cooking with wine was an elegant and grownup thing to do. Coming from a family of teetotalers I had no idea that substituting red cooking wine for white cooking wine (I couldn't purchase real wine) would turn the dish a lovely shade of purple. It didn't taste bad, but it looked horrible.Cynda Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08753282211630884175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-62157483113798511102009-06-22T18:57:22.241-04:002009-06-22T18:57:22.241-04:00When I first got my ice cream maker last year I ha...When I first got my ice cream maker last year I had to dump two batches of ice cream out. They just wouldn't firm up. Later I realized it must have been old cream. Now I don't buy the cream until I am ready to use it. I love my ice cream maker now.Marilynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-83111082332698796182009-06-22T21:31:14.515-04:002009-06-22T21:31:14.515-04:00The coconut cake looks yummy, thanks to your siste...The coconut cake looks yummy, thanks to your sister. And, your tea pitcher is a great testimonial for how Georgia folks love sweet tea!Linda J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00077587697557992493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-24807469099489578582009-06-22T22:54:09.351-04:002009-06-22T22:54:09.351-04:00With 43 years of marriage, I've encountered mo...With 43 years of marriage, I've encountered more than one recipe disaster to laugh about...<br>Roasting my first turkey as a new bride and leaving the paper sack of giblets in the neck cavity... A Betty Crocker cinnamon applesauce jello mold for a New Years Eve potluck that never congealed... Serving a white chili recipe to guests without a "trial run" that set their mouths on fire [with green chilies & cayenne pepper]. Live and learn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-7563867668698529912009-06-22T23:03:24.183-04:002009-06-22T23:03:24.183-04:00I didn't mean to be Anonymous -- I hit publish...I didn't mean to be Anonymous -- I hit publish too soon, sorry! This is my first comment on your blog, which is very enjoyable. I went back to your archives when someone told me you had written about the "Friendship Teapot." A Friendship Teapot was sent to me for the month of June and I had my tea party today using it.Phyllisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2167015610970367792.post-46800489439400737542009-06-22T23:33:19.588-04:002009-06-22T23:33:19.588-04:00Actually one time I tried to make Arnold Palmer cu...Actually one time I tried to make Arnold Palmer cupcakes. I had read your blog (Aug 26,2008) about them and I checked out the recipe that you used. I still do not know what I did wrong but they took forever to cook and ended up with chewy tops and ruined bottoms. Of course they were not edible...but my husband went around and ripped off the tops and ate them. He loved them. If only I knew what I had done wrong, perhaps I could have made Arnold Palmer cookies. LOL!Gerrinoreply@blogger.com