Night Elf Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I tried making enchiladas with ground beef and we don't like the consistency of it. So we're going out to eat tonight for burgers and fries. I feel terrible I ruined a whole dinner. Normally I only make chicken enchiladas. I didn't have anything else planned for dinner. This doesn't happen often but when it does, I feel stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 In all the years you have been preparing meals for your family, how many times have you had fails? The point I am trying to make is that your successes likely statistically outweigh fails by a gazillion percent. Don't be too hard on yourself and enjoy those fries! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Let me make you feel better by telling you my best dinner disaster story. I had ground chicken browning in a pan, and the phone rang. I picked it up, left the stovetop on during the entire call, and wound up setting off the smoke alarm, blackening the ground chicken beyond all help, ruining the frying pan, and melting my Pampered Chef mix-and-chop tool. Doh! Enjoy your burger! (But I'd choose onion rings over the fries any day! 😉) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I wouldn't even call that a fail! I'd call that a 'we tried something new and didn't like it'. Really, don't feel stupid. You cooked your family dinner, and didn't care for it. Oh well, no biggie. 😊 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 You didn't ruin dinner. You tried something new and it didn't work out. That's not a failure. I try a lot of new things, and they don't always work out. If I considered them failures, I'd give up trying new things, and we'd get so bored. So, don't consider it a failure and don't feel bad about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Failures are an intrinsic part of trying and learning new things. Sure, you could never ever try to cook something new or a different way...but that sure seems like a boring way to live! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I still think back to the time I tried a new recipe that contained something like 2 cups of mayonnaise and somehow that didn't set off alarm bells in my head. Nobody could eat it, it was so bad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 These things happen. Enjoy the burgers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth86 Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I still think back to the time I tried a new recipe that contained something like 2 cups of mayonnaise and somehow that didn't set off alarm bells in my head. Nobody could eat it, it was so bad. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 We just eat whatever. We may not finish it and I won't keep leftovers. Then I mark whatever as not a good recipe for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 I still think back to the time I tried a new recipe that contained something like 2 cups of mayonnaise and somehow that didn't set off alarm bells in my head. Nobody could eat it, it was so bad. I do that sometimes. I've cooked thousands of meals and have tried hundreds (scores? dozens?) of new recipes. And yet I will still sometimes just blindly follow a recipe that I ought to know is just wrong. Of course I figure it out at the first bite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 If the reward for messing up dinner is getting to eat out, then I think I need to start messing up dinner at least 3 times a week! Enjoy your night out. ;) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Okay, it wasn't a failure. I'll try to think positively. Even DH was amused saying we tried something new and now we know not to do that again. And yes, the burger and fries were really good. :) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) I consider myself to be a very good cook and I still have occasional meals that don't work. Most recently was a lemon pepper chicken. I used a different blend than normal and it was much saltier. We could barely eat it but we mustered to get enough down so that no one starved and then the next night I recreated into sandwiches (boiled it to draw out the excess salt and then added fried cabbage since they takes up a lot of salt and added cream cheese again to buffer the flavors and added dill). One of my daughters thought it was one of the best sandwiches ever. We don't have the budget to toss food or go out to eat so we have just learned occasionally mom really messes up but they like 95% of my food so once in a while they just have to suck it up. It happens to everyone once in a while, don't beat yourself up over it. Edited August 29, 2017 by cjzimmer1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Give yourself some grace! It happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 That's like a once a month or more event in our house although we don't go out. We just eat a bit more veg and dessert and the chooks eat well that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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