Dinner gone bad

[chickwhorips]

so tonight was my first night that i made dinner and it really didn't turn out at all and that's being nice about it. be it luck or something else, every other dinner i've ever made turned out. i didn't know what to do. BF invited a co-worker over for dinner too. i feel like a complete @$$ for how it didn't turn out and how i reacted.

if anyone is wondering i attempted to make a new stew recipe and it turned out WAY WAY to salty. i just followed the recipe and worked so hard on it. i was devistated and all i could do from crying is not say a word. which probably didn't help either, didn't look so good infront of company.

i'm sure i'm not the only one in this boat, but i still feel bad about it. i'll be able to laugh about it sometime in the future, i'm having a hard time doing that right now. i just feel like its all my fault. i take so much pride in my cooking and i feel like a total failure.

[snapdragen]

You're not a failure - all cooks have mishaps. Did you use a lot of canned vegies or something? That could make a stew too salty. I remember reading somewhere that if something is too salty, you should put a potato in it and cook it for a while. Supposedly the potato is going to absorb the excess salt. Or it could be an old wives tale and I don't know what I'm talking about.......

[Veronica]

It's a little late, but save new recipes for non company nights, or family.

It's really okay. We still laugh about the disgusting Swedish meatballs and meatloaf I made in our first year of marriage. It was at least 12 years before I attempted another meatloaf.

V.

PS We've been married 20 years. I was 7 when we got married.

[chickwhorips]

snap my first thought was to put potatos in it, i heard the same thing, but there were already potatos there. kinda laughed about that thought.

i put to much bullion in it. that was the problem.

the most devistating thing: i used all my fresh carrots and i don't know when i'll be able to get more.

[Veronica]

Can you rescue the carrots? Pull them out and wash them off and put them in a different stew. Or add more water?

V.

[snapdragen]

Oh, bouillon - tres salty. Can you get canned beef, chicken or vege broth easily? That would probably work better.

As much as I admire you living "in the bush", I'm not sure I could go without regular fresh vegies.

snap *feels like she needs to mail chick carrots* dragen

[Veronica]

snap *feels like she needs to mail chick carrots* dragen

I turned to Thom and asked,"How much does it cost to overnight veggies to Alaska?"

V.

[Geonz]

Oh, send 'em to me... I LOVE salty

Commiserating with you, thouigh... a rough night!! It will fade... like those biking scars...