Freakin' Godawful Disaster

Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok?
Did a shortcut on the marinade (some bottled [censored]) and it was awful -
tasteless. Used a small hunk of top round that I sliced thin.
When I went to thicken up the "glaze" (which was going to be "sauce" by
virtue of quantity), I dumped too much cornstarch in it. Godawful gluey
tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper. Rob said it was okay
so I said he could eat as much of it as normally would then, liar. I
gave up on mine and absolved him from the rest of his and chucked the
rest. Thank God for the rice! Sticky like I like it.

You can't call yourself a cook, IMHO, unless you make up recipes
according to the ingredients at hand or according to what you think
might work. Otherwise, you're just a recipe reader/performer. And
sometimes successful recipes are made in error (witness my favorite
barbeque sauce, wherein I multiplied the Worcestershire sauce
wrong...still make that "mistake" every time I make it). Cooking is a
science, but it's also an art, AFAICS, and if you don't occasionally
come up with something that has you wondering, "Whatinhell made me
think *this* was a good idea?" you're not trying. So, girlfriend, you
were trying.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

Melba,
WOW.. this gives me hope! Hang in there, wuman!
lucy 🙂

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Quoted message said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok?
Did a shortcut on the marinade (some bottled [censored]) and it was awful -
tasteless. Used a small hunk of top round that I sliced thin.
When I went to thicken up the "glaze" (which was going to be "sauce" by
virtue of quantity), I dumped too much cornstarch in it. Godawful gluey
tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper. Rob said it was okay
so I said he could eat as much of it as normally would then, liar. I
gave up on mine and absolved him from the rest of his and chucked the
rest. Thank God for the rice! Sticky like I like it.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics added 1-23-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok?
Did a shortcut on the marinade (some bottled [censored]) and it
was awful - tasteless. Used a small hunk of top round
that I sliced thin. When I went to thicken up the "glaze"
(which was going to be "sauce" by virtue of quantity), I
dumped too much cornstarch in it. Godawful gluey
tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper. Rob
said it was okay so I said he could eat as much of it as
normally would then, liar. I gave up on mine and
absolved him from the rest of his and chucked the rest.
Thank God for the rice! Sticky like I like it.

Having a "disaster" every now and then reminds you how well the other times
work out.

--
Pete Romfh, Telecom Geek & Amateur Gourmet.
promfh at hal dash pc dot org

Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok?
Did a shortcut on the marinade (some bottled [censored]) and it was awful -
tasteless. Used a small hunk of top round that I sliced thin.
When I went to thicken up the "glaze" (which was going to be "sauce" by
virtue of quantity), I dumped too much cornstarch in it. Godawful gluey
tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper. Rob said it was okay
so I said he could eat as much of it as normally would then, liar. I
gave up on mine and absolved him from the rest of his and chucked the
rest. Thank God for the rice! Sticky like I like it.

You and top rounds don't seem to get along very well. IIRC, the
infamous Swiss Steak was also a top round.

Bob

Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok?
Did a shortcut on the marinade (some bottled [censored]) and it was awful -
tasteless. Used a small hunk of top round that I sliced thin.
When I went to thicken up the "glaze" (which was going to be "sauce" by
virtue of quantity), I dumped too much cornstarch in it. Godawful gluey
tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper. Rob said it was okay
so I said he could eat as much of it as normally would then, liar. I
gave up on mine and absolved him from the rest of his and chucked the
rest. Thank God for the rice! Sticky like I like it.

I'm sorry you went to the trouble and didn't enjoy the results.
We had dinner at DD's--sauteed mahimahi, mashed cauliflower with
roasted garlic and melted cheese, and spinach. Rice pilaf for the
non-dieters. It was yummy. It's Good to be us, or at least it was tonight!

;-)
gloria p

Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok?
Did a shortcut on the marinade (some bottled [censored]) and it was awful -
tasteless. Used a small hunk of top round that I sliced thin.
When I went to thicken up the "glaze" (which was going to be "sauce" by
virtue of quantity), I dumped too much cornstarch in it. Godawful gluey
tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper. Rob said it was okay
so I said he could eat as much of it as normally would then, liar. I
gave up on mine and absolved him from the rest of his and chucked the
rest. Thank God for the rice! Sticky like I like it.

I have two big hungry dogs (lab mix and dalmatian). NOTHING goes to
waste. Cooking mistakes disappear in 30-seconds. ;-)

-Rusty

zxcvbob said:

Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok?
Did a shortcut on the marinade (some bottled [censored]) and it was awful -
tasteless. Used a small hunk of top round that I sliced thin.
When I went to thicken up the "glaze" (which was going to be "sauce"
by virtue of quantity), I dumped too much cornstarch in it.
Godawful gluey tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper.
Rob said it was okay so I said he could eat as much of it as
normally would then, liar. I gave up on mine and absolved him from
the rest of his and chucked the rest. Thank God for the rice!
Sticky like I like it.

You and top rounds don't seem to get along very well. IIRC, the
infamous Swiss Steak was also a top round.

Bob

I remember that too, I think, Bob. No more top Round for her! <g>

kili

Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok?
Did a shortcut on the marinade (some bottled [censored]) and it was awful -
tasteless. Used a small hunk of top round that I sliced thin.
When I went to thicken up the "glaze" (which was going to be "sauce" by
virtue of quantity), I dumped too much cornstarch in it. Godawful gluey
tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper. Rob said it was okay
so I said he could eat as much of it as normally would then, liar. I
gave up on mine and absolved him from the rest of his and chucked the
rest. Thank God for the rice! Sticky like I like it.

Doesn't sound too different from a lot of the stuff I've encountered at some
Chinese carry - out places...and I bet yours was a lot better than some of
the stuff I've had at such places.

--
Best
Greg

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Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok?

(disaster snipped)

Quoted message said:

I'm sorry you went to the trouble and didn't enjoy the results.
We had dinner at DD's--sauteed mahimahi, mashed cauliflower with
roasted garlic and melted cheese, and spinach. Rice pilaf for the
non-dieters. It was yummy. It's Good to be us, or at least it was
tonight!

;-)
gloria p

Wench. (Not what I was initially going to call you.)
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics added 1-23-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

In article <[email hidden]>, zxcvbob

Quoted message said:

Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok? Did a shortcut on the
marinade (some bottled [censored]) and it was awful - tasteless. Used a
small hunk of top round that I sliced thin. When I went to thicken
up the "glaze" (which was going to be "sauce" by virtue of
quantity), I dumped too much cornstarch in it. Godawful gluey
tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper. Rob said it was
okay so I said he could eat as much of it as normally would then,
liar. I gave up on mine and absolved him from the rest of his and
chucked the rest. Thank God for the rice! Sticky like I like it.

Quoted message said:

You and top rounds don't seem to get along very well. IIRC, the
infamous Swiss Steak was also a top round.

Bob

Oh, STFU. LOL! Thin-sliced and marinated was the suggestion for the
rest of the Swish Steak top round. I've done stir-fry with plain ol'
round steak and haven't minded. It wasn't the meat that was flavorless,
it was the sauce. Gack.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics added 1-23-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

In article <[email hidden]>, "kilikini"

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zxcvbob said:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

(snip)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

You and top rounds don't seem to get along very well. IIRC, the
infamous Swiss Steak was also a top round.

Bob

Quoted message said:

I remember that too, I think, Bob. No more top Round for her! <g>

kili

Ppfftthhggbt! I might have another piece of it in the freezer yet. I'm
not going to pitch it. Might grind it for burger -- see if Sheldon's
right about grinding my own.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics added 1-23-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

In article <[email hidden]>, "Pete Romfh"

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Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok?

(details of flop snipped)

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Having a "disaster" every now and then reminds you how well the other
times work out.

JAYzuzz! A philosopher. Thanks, Pete.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics added 1-23-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

In article <[email hidden]>, Terry Pulliam
Burd <[email hidden]> wrote:
(snippage)

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rest. Thank God for the rice! Sticky like I like it.

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AFAICS, and if you don't occasionally come up with something that has
you wondering, "Whatinhell made me think *this* was a good idea?"
you're not trying. So, girlfriend, you were trying.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

Try-ers try, and do-ers do. LOL! Squeaks, I've never cooked anything
for you (or manybody else on this group) but I haven't flubbed one like
that in a long time. Even that godawful Swiss Steak doesn't fall into
the same category. This was so bad on so many fronts. . . .and the
icing on the cake was dumping too much cornstarch into the liquid I was
going to "lightly thicken" for the glaze. I gotta get better drugs.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics added 1-23-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok?
Did a shortcut on the marinade (some bottled [censored]) and it was awful -
tasteless. Used a small hunk of top round that I sliced thin.
When I went to thicken up the "glaze" (which was going to be "sauce" by
virtue of quantity), I dumped too much cornstarch in it. Godawful gluey
tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper. Rob said it was okay
so I said he could eat as much of it as normally would then, liar. I
gave up on mine and absolved him from the rest of his and chucked the
rest. Thank God for the rice! Sticky like I like it.

There's a reason for Pizza Hut, you know. We all choke in the kitchen
now and again.

modom

"Dallas is a rich man with a death wish in his eyes."
-- Jimmie Dale Gilmore

In article <[email hidden]>, Michael Odom

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There's a reason for Pizza Hut, you know. We all choke in the kitchen
now and again.

Himself won't eat pizza with cheese on it. Thanks, though. I guess.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics added 1-23-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

In article <[email hidden]>, "Gregory
Morrow" <[email hidden]>

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Melba's Jammin said:

Stir fried beef with sweet red peppers, ok? Did a shortcut on the
marinade (some bottled [censored]) and it was awful - tasteless. Used a
small hunk of top round that I sliced thin. When I went to thicken
up the "glaze" (which was going to be "sauce" by virtue of
quantity), I dumped too much cornstarch in it. Godawful gluey
tasteless mess and a waste of a good sweet pepper. Rob said it was

Quoted message said:

Doesn't sound too different from a lot of the stuff I've encountered
at some Chinese carry - out places...and I bet yours was a lot better
than some of the stuff I've had at such places.

Gregory, this had no taste. It was disgusting. Like Terry said, "what
the hell was I thinking?" I'd take the bet.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics added 1-23-05.
"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>, "kilikini"

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zxcvbob said:

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

(snip)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

You and top rounds don't seem to get along very well. IIRC, the
infamous Swiss Steak was also a top round.

Bob

Quoted message said:

I remember that too, I think, Bob. No more top Round for her! <g>

kili

Ppfftthhggbt! I might have another piece of it in the freezer yet.

I'm

Quoted message said:

not going to pitch it. Might grind it for burger -- see if Sheldon's

Quoted message said:

right about grinding my own.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics

Barb, seriously, you've got to do a Swiss Steak in the crockpot like I
'splained in my e-mail. Got to! It is so incredibly fantastic, and
besides, I think it was Damsel's idea, which makes it even better.

N.

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Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>, "kilikini"

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zxcvbob wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:

(snip)

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> You and top rounds don't seem to get along very well. IIRC, the
> infamous Swiss Steak was also a top round.
>
> Bob

Quoted message said:

I remember that too, I think, Bob. No more top Round for her! <g>

kili

Ppfftthhggbt! I might have another piece of it in the freezer yet.

I'm

Quoted message said:

not going to pitch it. Might grind it for burger -- see if Sheldon's

Quoted message said:

right about grinding my own.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics

Barb, seriously, you've got to do a Swiss Steak in the crockpot like I
'splained in my e-mail. Got to! It is so incredibly fantastic, and
besides, I think it was Damsel's idea, which makes it even better.

Oh I missed that. Please may I have the recipe too?

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Himself won't eat pizza with cheese on it. Thanks, though. I guess.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> 2005 Pirohy Marathon pics added 1-23-05.

And what kind of devoted spouse are you dearie......you should remove the
cheese for him first.
-Ginny