Comments on: Even the Best Fall Flat (9/365)

By: Stacey

Stacey — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:48:56 +0000

Great picture. Sadly, I’ve had many, many cooking disasters. I only do cook or bake out of necessity and I still don’t know how to bake bread from scratch. Sad, I know.

Stacey,

You are missing out, but I know everyone doesn’t enjoy cooking. I use to rather wash dishes than cook. Now, I love to cook and can’t stand washing dishes.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:42:57 +0000

It makes me think I’m smelling home made bread–one of my favorite smells in the whole world. Happy WW!

By: Upstatemomof3

Upstatemomof3 — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:22:18 +0000

Oh I have had many a cooking disaster in my day. Sometimes it is small – once it involved burning beans and breaking a glass dish (an in I put it on a hot burner and it shattered).

Upstatemomof3,

I totally hate it when that happens. Now that I have an electric stove (I miss my gas), it is harder to tell when an eye is hot and/or on. I need to pay attention more. I’ve burned many a pot. One, I had to even throw away.

By: Amy @ Never-True Tales

Amy @ Never-True Tales — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:59:48 +0000

Sorry about that, but have to admit: I’m glad to see it happens to other people! My bread often does that!

By: Secret Mom Thoughts

Secret Mom Thoughts — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:55:38 +0000

How strange! Glad it worked out.

By: Annie @ Mama Dweeb

Annie @ Mama Dweeb — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:49:30 +0000

Oh No! I bet it tasted delicious though!
Over Christmas I wanted to bake cookies as a gift but they turned out super flat! I was crushed

Happy WW!

Annie,

The bread actually turned out fine.

I bet your cookies usually turn out nicely, but when you wanted to gift them, everything went wrong. It sounds like those Christmas cookies put a little bump in your holiday plans. I hope you were able to come up w/an alternate plan. If you missed Valentine’s Day, then you can always try again and make Easter cookies.

By: Susie's Homemade

Susie's Homemade — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:05:34 +0000

Oh no! It happens to the best of us.

My most recent kitchen diaster was making a filled cake without a damn around the outside. Nightmare leakage!

Susie,

I apologize because I’m laughing at you. Don’t you just hate it when you make a cooking mistake like that when you should have known better? I’ve had a few that just made me shake my head; forgot the eggs or forgot the flower – can you believe it? I really like your site. Cook on!

By: JDaniel4's Mom

JDaniel4's Mom — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:56:05 +0000

I think it is wonderful you made bread!

By: Lisa@GardenofMany

Lisa@GardenofMany — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:24:00 +0000

wow I have never heard of bread doing that . Never happened to me anyways. That reminds me I should make some bread tomorrow , umm there is nothing like the smell of fresh bread in your house.
Hope you have a great day !

Lisa,

I was totally surprised too especially since it rose so beautifully. It also has never happened to me. I’m just so glad that ~~punching it for falling~~ kneading it a little more was enough to make it rise again. It baked nicely after that.

You’re so right. Fresh baked bread smells divine!

By: Lori @ The Ladybug Lounge

Lori @ The Ladybug Lounge — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:44:20 +0000

Hopefully the second time it turned out for you !!