Dreaming up Disaster!

Andy said:

Ever dream up a recipe that sounded so good but turned out awful?

Chocolate jello. I thought "Why not? It would be a low calorie
chocolate dessert" and forged ahead to, let us say, disappointing
results. Maybe it was the execution, but in retrospect, it doesn't
even sound that promising.

Funny, I was just thinking about that failed experiment earlier today.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Dog3 said:

Andy <[email hidden]> wrote:

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I decided I'd buy some challah bread and french toast it, then grill
cheese (sharp cheddar) it, then open it and put a scoop or two of
green death between the slices, close it back up and eat it.

Sounds good except for the french toast part. I assume you mean you
added something to the bread before toasting? I think if you'd used a
whole wheat bread and just toasted/browned it, this would be wonderful.
(I'm not familiar with challah bread, is it sweet?)

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Pasta sauce. I purchased all the ingredients from The Hill. I began the
sauce and started watching Julia Child on TV. She was dumping red wine
into something so I opened a bottle of cheap red rot gut (you know, the big
jug with the handle on it) and proceeded to drink with her. To this day I
am not sure what I did to the sauce. It was like a vat of wine with a very
heavy oregano taste. It was sickeningly sweet, almost like I had made
sangria with bulk Italian sausage in it.

I'm sorry, but I about hurt myself laughing. This is priceless! Julia
has caused more culinary accidents that way. Mere mortals like us cannot
drink and cook like she can. She was a pro.

Stacia

On Sat 21 May 2005 11:39:48a, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Ever dream up a recipe that sounded so good but turned out awful?

Today, I did.

I make a green death tuna that I usually serve on toast. It's a large can
of solid white tuna mixed in with a whole mashed avocado and a heaping
teaspoon of mayo. Now that's a respectible sandwich, in MY book, anway.

I decided I'd buy some challah bread and french toast it, then grill
cheese (sharp cheddar) it, then open it and put a scoop or two of green
death between the slices, close it back up and eat it.

Well it all worked perfectly, but it was just horrible!!!

There are some things that just don't belong together.

I ended up scraping the cheese and green death off and tried adding maple
syrup, but still couldn't finish it.

!!!!!!!!!! N A S T Y !!!!!!!!!!

Sorry to say this, Andy, but I think the whole thing (including the "green
death"😉 sounds positively revolting.

It's one of those things where I like all of the elemenets individually,
but put together could literally make me puke.

My own fiasco was "Turkey Chili". Why I thought I would like it in the
first place is beyond me, since I don't really like turkey (except for a
slice of breast meat at holiday dinners), but both the smell and the taste
was very off-putting when I used ground turkey in my usual chili recipe. A
gallon of chili down the drain!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> wrote in
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On Sat 21 May 2005 11:39:48a, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Ever dream up a recipe that sounded so good but turned out awful?

Today, I did.

I make a green death tuna that I usually serve on toast. It's a large
can of solid white tuna mixed in with a whole mashed avocado and a
heaping teaspoon of mayo. Now that's a respectible sandwich, in MY
book, anway.

I decided I'd buy some challah bread and french toast it, then grill
cheese (sharp cheddar) it, then open it and put a scoop or two of
green death between the slices, close it back up and eat it.

Well it all worked perfectly, but it was just horrible!!!

There are some things that just don't belong together.

I ended up scraping the cheese and green death off and tried adding
maple syrup, but still couldn't finish it.

!!!!!!!!!! N A S T Y !!!!!!!!!!

Sorry to say this, Andy, but I think the whole thing (including the
"green death"😉 sounds positively revolting.

It's one of those things where I like all of the elemenets
individually, but put together could literally make me puke.

So, what are you saying?

😉

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My own fiasco was "Turkey Chili". Why I thought I would like it in
the first place is beyond me, since I don't really like turkey (except
for a slice of breast meat at holiday dinners), but both the smell and
the taste was very off-putting when I used ground turkey in my usual
chili recipe. A gallon of chili down the drain!

So your disaster is "off-putting" but mine would make you puke?

LOL!

Andy

On Sat 21 May 2005 06:19:18p, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> wrote in
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On Sat 21 May 2005 11:39:48a, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

Ever dream up a recipe that sounded so good but turned out awful?

Today, I did.

I make a green death tuna that I usually serve on toast. It's a large
can of solid white tuna mixed in with a whole mashed avocado and a
heaping teaspoon of mayo. Now that's a respectible sandwich, in MY
book, anway.

I decided I'd buy some challah bread and french toast it, then grill
cheese (sharp cheddar) it, then open it and put a scoop or two of
green death between the slices, close it back up and eat it.

Well it all worked perfectly, but it was just horrible!!!

There are some things that just don't belong together.

I ended up scraping the cheese and green death off and tried adding
maple syrup, but still couldn't finish it.

!!!!!!!!!! N A S T Y !!!!!!!!!!

Sorry to say this, Andy, but I think the whole thing (including the
"green death"😉 sounds positively revolting.

It's one of those things where I like all of the elemenets
individually, but put together could literally make me puke.

So, what are you saying?

😉

I like tuna, avocado, challah, french toast, mayo, and sharp cheddar...just
not all together.

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My own fiasco was "Turkey Chili". Why I thought I would like it in
the first place is beyond me, since I don't really like turkey (except
for a slice of breast meat at holiday dinners), but both the smell and
the taste was very off-putting when I used ground turkey in my usual
chili recipe. A gallon of chili down the drain!

So your disaster is "off-putting" but mine would make you puke?

LOL!

hehehe! No, my chili would have had me puking, too, if I had actually
eaten any. I tasted, then tossed it.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

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On Sat 21 May 2005 06:19:18p, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> wrote in
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On Sat 21 May 2005 11:39:48a, Andy wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Ever dream up a recipe that sounded so good but turned out awful?
>
> Today, I did.
>
> I make a green death tuna that I usually serve on toast. It's a
> large can of solid white tuna mixed in with a whole mashed avocado
> and a heaping teaspoon of mayo. Now that's a respectible sandwich,
> in MY book, anway.
>
> I decided I'd buy some challah bread and french toast it, then
> grill cheese (sharp cheddar) it, then open it and put a scoop or
> two of green death between the slices, close it back up and eat it.
>
> Well it all worked perfectly, but it was just horrible!!!
>
> There are some things that just don't belong together.
>
> I ended up scraping the cheese and green death off and tried adding
> maple syrup, but still couldn't finish it.
>
> !!!!!!!!!! N A S T Y !!!!!!!!!!

Sorry to say this, Andy, but I think the whole thing (including the
"green death"😉 sounds positively revolting.

It's one of those things where I like all of the elemenets
individually, but put together could literally make me puke.

So, what are you saying?

😉

I like tuna, avocado, challah, french toast, mayo, and sharp
cheddar...just not all together.

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My own fiasco was "Turkey Chili". Why I thought I would like it in
the first place is beyond me, since I don't really like turkey
(except for a slice of breast meat at holiday dinners), but both the
smell and the taste was very off-putting when I used ground turkey
in my usual chili recipe. A gallon of chili down the drain!

So your disaster is "off-putting" but mine would make you puke?

LOL!

hehehe! No, my chili would have had me puking, too, if I had actually
eaten any. I tasted, then tossed it.

But... but... your chili probably looked like puke, where my green death
probably looked like baby [censored].

???

Let us puke!

RALPH!

Wayne Boatwright said:

It's one of those things where I like all of the elemenets individually,
but put together could literally make me puke.

Quoted message said:

My own fiasco was "Turkey Chili". Why I thought I would like it in the

first place is beyond me, since I don't really like turkey (except for a
slice of breast meat at holiday dinners), but both the smell and the taste
was very off-putting when I used ground turkey in my usual chili recipe. A
gallon of chili down the drain!

Oh Man. You should have sent it to me. I love the stuff and my wife
makes a killer version of it - if you don't mind burning off a few
taste buds now and then from the heat (I think it includes Habeneros,
among others). We have it more than regular chili, as I'm supposed to
limit intake of red meat (and I'm doing so well at it - yeah <G>😉.
The main difference is she uses chunked up turkey breast, not ground -
I like to avoid pre-ground meat if I can. Especially after an old VP
of mine recounted his early days at a meat-processing plant, and
related just how many products begin with a shovel.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

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Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sun 22 May 2005 07:29:37a, Katra wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Andy said:

Ever dream up a recipe that sounded so good but turned out awful?

Today, I did.

I make a green death tuna that I usually serve on toast. It's a large
can of solid white tuna mixed in with a whole mashed avocado and a
heaping teaspoon of mayo. Now that's a respectible sandwich, in MY
book, anway.

I decided I'd buy some challah bread and french toast it, then grill
cheese (sharp cheddar) it, then open it and put a scoop or two of green
death between the slices, close it back up and eat it.

Well it all worked perfectly, but it was just horrible!!!

There are some things that just don't belong together.

I ended up scraping the cheese and green death off and tried adding
maple syrup, but still couldn't finish it.

!!!!!!!!!! N A S T Y !!!!!!!!!!

Yours?

Andy

Cabbage Cassarole.....
with velveeta cheese.

'nuff said. <lol>

Dad bought me my first cookbook after THAT disaster!

Actually, that doesn't sound too bad.

I think that's the point. ;-)
Recipes that sound good, that weren't.....
--
K.

Sprout the MungBean to reply

"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you
see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

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Dog3 <[email hidden]> writes:

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Pasta sauce. I purchased all the ingredients from The Hill. I began the
sauce and started watching Julia Child on TV. She was dumping red wine
into something so I opened a bottle of cheap red rot gut (you know, the

big

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

jug with the handle on it) and proceeded to drink with her. To this day I
am not sure what I did to the sauce. It was like a vat of wine with a

very

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

heavy oregano taste. It was sickeningly sweet, almost like I had made
sangria with bulk Italian sausage in it.

I'm sorry, but I about hurt myself laughing. This is priceless! Julia
has caused more culinary accidents that way. Mere mortals like us cannot
drink and cook like she can. She was a pro.

Stacia

Indeed - sounds to me like he got the rule messed up - it's supposed to be
one glass for the pot, one bottle for the chef, not one bottle for the pot,
one bottle for the chef. 'Duh' ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

Andy said:

Ever dream up a recipe that sounded so good but turned out awful?

Today, I did.

I make a green death tuna that I usually serve on toast. It's a large can
of solid white tuna mixed in with a whole mashed avocado and a heaping
teaspoon of mayo. Now that's a respectible sandwich, in MY book, anway.

I decided I'd buy some challah bread and french toast it, then grill
cheese (sharp cheddar) it, then open it and put a scoop or two of green
death between the slices, close it back up and eat it.

You're saying this sounded good??????

Well, I don't like avocados, granted, but I know what they
taste like and even if I liked them I just *know* they don't
go with cheddar cheese, or probably any cheese for that
matter. What were you smoking when you came up with that
idea. Next time call me and I'll tell you whether it will
be good or not. ;-)

Quoted message said:

Well it all worked perfectly, but it was just horrible!!!

There are some things that just don't belong together.

Coulda told ya that and saved you the grief and the
waste of ingredients.

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I ended up scraping the cheese and green death off and tried adding maple
syrup, but still couldn't finish it.

Good grief! Maple syrup???? You're making this up,
right? I want some of that stuff you were smoking.
Sheesh!!!!

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!!!!!!!!!! N A S T Y !!!!!!!!!!

Ya think????

That never happens to me. I know instinctually whether
things go together or not. ;-)

I didn't make this but in a restaurant I once had a cold
fruit soup of pureed honeydew and cantaloupe. Unfortunately
it was flavored with cinnamon. Now cinnamon might possibly
work with cantaloupe but it really does not go with honeydew.
It was horrid. Had to make them take it back and bring me
something else.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
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Katra said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Andy said:

Ever dream up a recipe that sounded so good but turned out awful?

Today, I did.

I make a green death tuna that I usually serve on toast. It's a large can
of solid white tuna mixed in with a whole mashed avocado and a heaping
teaspoon of mayo. Now that's a respectible sandwich, in MY book, anway.

I decided I'd buy some challah bread and french toast it, then grill
cheese (sharp cheddar) it, then open it and put a scoop or two of green
death between the slices, close it back up and eat it.

Well it all worked perfectly, but it was just horrible!!!

There are some things that just don't belong together.

I ended up scraping the cheese and green death off and tried adding maple
syrup, but still couldn't finish it.

!!!!!!!!!! N A S T Y !!!!!!!!!!

Yours?

Andy

Cabbage Cassarole.....
with velveeta cheese.

'nuff said. <lol>

Well, duh.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?
[email hidden]

Kate said:

You're saying this sounded good??????

Well, I don't like avocados, granted, but I know what they
taste like and even if I liked them I just *know* they don't
go with cheddar cheese, or probably any cheese for that
matter. What were you smoking when you came up with that
idea. Next time call me and I'll tell you whether it will
be good or not. ;-)

actually, I love avocado / cheddar sandwiches with mayo and sprouts on
a good hearty bread. avocadoes and cheese go well together, maybe it
was the french-toasting of the challah. i woulda done this combination
on whole-wheat toast, myslef.

and i must say, i didn't know anyone else knew my family's secret
recipe for Avocado Tuna Smush Salad! We started making avotuna about 20
years ago after eating it at a restaurant called The Picnic Basket (if
memory serves...) in London when I was a kid. Everyone else thinks it
looks gross, but it tastes ohhhh soooo gooooooood!

"Jude" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:1117054675.526269.321850
@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

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Kate said:

You're saying this sounded good??????

Well, I don't like avocados, granted, but I know what they
taste like and even if I liked them I just *know* they don't
go with cheddar cheese, or probably any cheese for that
matter. What were you smoking when you came up with that
idea. Next time call me and I'll tell you whether it will
be good or not. ;-)

actually, I love avocado / cheddar sandwiches with mayo and sprouts on
a good hearty bread. avocadoes and cheese go well together, maybe it
was the french-toasting of the challah. i woulda done this combination
on whole-wheat toast, myslef.

and i must say, i didn't know anyone else knew my family's secret
recipe for Avocado Tuna Smush Salad! We started making avotuna about 20
years ago after eating it at a restaurant called The Picnic Basket (if
memory serves...) in London when I was a kid. Everyone else thinks it
looks gross, but it tastes ohhhh soooo gooooooood!

Jude,

20 or so years ago, I snuck into your house and stole your family recipe
and changed the name to "green death" to avoid detection. 😄

I normally put it on toasted multi-grain ("Branola" original) bread with
American cheese.

Back in the early 80s, I had an avocado tree in my backyard and tuna was
cheap, so it was a happy marriage of convenience. I used a nylon rope
with a piece of hard rubber plumbing tube tied on the end to "lasso" the
branches and shake 'em out, a good 30 feet above. Green death were the
ones that smashed on impact as well as the lovely "baby [censored]" green color
of the edible mixture! 😄

I feel... so... uhm... relieved!??

Thanks, Jude!!!

Andy

--
"Ladies and gentlemen, The Beatles!"
- Ed Sullivan (1964)

Andy said:

Back in the early 80s, I had an avocado tree in my backyard and tuna was
cheap, so it was a happy marriage of convenience.

Avocado and tuna seems a good mix, but cheese with seafood (and yes,
tuna, even in a tin, is seafood)? Ugh.

Nathalie in Switzerland

In article <[email hidden]>, Nathalie Chiva

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Avocado and tuna seems a good mix, but cheese with seafood (and yes,
tuna, even in a tin, is seafood)? Ugh.

In the US, they often call this a tuna melt. It is either a piece of
bread with tuna stuff on it and cheese on top, cooked in the broiler until
the cheese melts, or a sandwich cooked with butter in a fry pan. Very
good!

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS
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