It's not overly visible from this cruddy cell phone camera photo, but the sky was full of hazy pinks and oranges this morning when I let the dogs out. And that means one thing... rain is coming.
Which must be why I have an awful headache. So I'm going to make this quick.
Last night for dinner I made something that seemed like it would be good, but in fact was not. I took a little one-pound pumpkin and cut it open, de-seeded it, chopped it up and peeled the skin from the pieces, tossed with olive oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper, and a seasoning blend made with cumin, coriander, chili powder, paprika, cinnamon, allspice, cardamom, cayenne and ground cloves. Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? I thought so, too.
After about 45 minutes in the oven at 350*F, it was almost done. I grabbed a small piece to taste and... yuck. Not good. So I drizzled the whole mess with agave nectar and added freshly grated nutmeg over all.
That helped a little, but it still isn't what I would call tasty. I ate it anyway, alongside a little steak, which was absolutely delicious. And I didn't even cook it--friends sent me home with it on Sunday!
So tell me--if you cook something that you plan to blog, and it turns out a flop, do you blog about it anyway?
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Pink in the Morning
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4 comments:
Loved your story - you should have left out the cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg! That's where your destiny failed you - the only other advice we can offer is to upgrade your cellphone to more megapixels, clearer pics. make for bigger chuckles!
Thanks for the tip--I'll try a different spice combination next time, for certain!
I have a better digital camera, but my Mr.W has it with him on a business trip until Tuesday... so then I'll have more mega-pixels at my disposal for better photos. (Yay)
Yes, I do. And you can read about my latest Big Mistake at trhe link... :-)
You have my complete sympathetic understanding.
I have created a special index category--called 'kitchen disasters.'
Oh, your big mistake made me laugh! Thanks for the chuckle--I needed it!
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