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Holiday Meal Disasters

December 2nd, 2007 at 10:25am GatorPerson

The holiday meal here is always the same, except for the desserts. I vary the desserts, usually one new recipe and one old. That particular year I tried a new blackberry cobbler recipe. I used the recipe-off-the-can for the pumpkin pie, just like I always did. The blackberry cobbler was spectacular with the homemade vanilla ice cream. The ice cream never counts as a third dessert.

Nor does my from-scratch pie crust. Flaky, delicious. Ah, the pie was spectacular looking: browned crust, nice brown pumpkin. Just beautiful. Everyone around the table got a slice, a glumph of cobbler with another glumph of ice cream on top. DD#1 wanted only a small slice of pie. Everybody was chomping down on the cobbler when she says, “Uh, Mom, I think you forgot the sugar.” Not possible. The pie was beautiful. I took a bite. Let me tell you, NEVER forget to put the sugar into pumpkin pie filling.

Christina indicated she wants to learn 3 new recipes this year. So I thought we might encourage her and other newish cooks. Things go wrong, even with experienced cooks. But we survive.

What’s your meal disaster?

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