It’s time to see a bunch of mess ups in the kitchen from this year!
My recipe disasters are BACK! I have done this (nearly!) every single year for well over a decade… except last year. We had just moved into our new house and frankly, everything was a disaster, not just the recipes. I kept thinking that I’d be able to get it together and I never did. And so many of you were disappointed so here we go!
I had lots of fails in the kitchen this year, of course. These are just a few that I was able to document.
You can find all the previous recipe disasters here:
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
This is a just a fun way to share all my mess ups in the kitchen. I cook SO MUCH and many times, I redo takes on classic recipes I know and love. But because I’m in the kitchen so much, it’s not unusual for me to have failures. I mean, tons of failures. If I remember, I snap a pic so we can look back and laugh. It’s truly hilarious.
First up, the most undesirable pork chops in all the land. I mean… gross.
Oh wait but it gets better! It’s just soba noodles and peanut sauce but… can you even imagine eating it when it looks like that?!
Oh guess what a messed up a million times? Couscous salads! This almond and orange one sounded so great in my brain but it was not. Not at all.
I breaded cauliflower six ways from sunday and it was mostly garbage.
The densest, most unflavorful lemon cake you ever did see.
These garlic mashed potatoes were SO BAD. Oh my gosh. Like, so bad. The mix of the whole roasted garlic but unpeeled potatoes just left way too much chewy texture, and not in a good way.
Pumpkin stuffed shells where my cheese sauce broke and was grittier than sand at the beach. YUM.
Another very dense cake. Orange this time. Nope nope nope.
Another couscous salad that was such a bomb. Too sweet, broccoli too raw, just didn’t jive. Heck no.
Thought a crab cake caesar sounded great. Ended up really boring with barely any texture. Whomp whomp.
I had TONS of sourdough fails before nailing our favorite sandwich bread.
Say hello to the wettest potato salad of all time.
Major cookie bar fail.
Olive focaccia that was great in theory but so dry and chewy.
A sad plate of chicken and mushrooms! And toast.
French onion orzo that I burnt. It was also super gluey.
Too many steps and too much going on. Trust me.
Finally a cherry pepper potato salad that turned red and was filled with oil. No thanks.
What was your biggest kitchen flop in 2024?!
