There are days where my frustration level in the kitchen gets so high that I want to go all Office Space on the whole room. I have these images in my head of how things will turn out, only to be bitch-slapped by the reality of my culinary shortcomings. Grrrrr....It all started when I decided to make these homemade candy bars from Hedy Goldsmith's delightful cookbook. Of course, I didn't take the sugar to it's happy amber colored place, so my "caramel" looks like....I don't know.
And this is how they turned out. I also used dark chocolate, as I had no milk chocolate. Now I know. Take the sugar farther. Still edible, but not right. Grrrrr......
I also tried a fun little snack, salt & vinegar chickpeas. I burned them. Grrrrrrr.....
So, let's move on the pastry! Yeah! Great idea! I decided to make some savory pies with chicken, peach, onion, and chipotle. My dough was too dry, so this kept happening:
I had to do some serious patchwork. Grrrrrr....
Anyway, they turned out ok in the end. We were able to have dinner and dessert, and I have pies for the freezer. Sigh. Tomorrow's a new day.
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