The first time I made this stir fry, I drowned the chicken in soy sauce, undercooked the veggies, and thought “more oil” meant more flavor. …

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The first time I made this stir fry, I drowned the chicken in soy sauce, undercooked the veggies, and thought “more oil” meant more flavor. …

The first time I made a venison pie, I treated it like beef stew stuffed in pastry. Wrong. It was watery. The crust was limp. …

The first time I made a Mojito, it was basically alcoholic lime water with mint leaves that looked like they’d survived a blender fight. I …

The first time I tried making granola bars at home, they crumbled into sweet gravel. I thought tossing oats and honey into a tin was …

The first time I tried making these truffles, I used supermarket chocolate, didn’t infuse the mint long enough, and ended up with greasy, soft blobs …

THE FIRST TIME I SCREWED THIS UP… I thought this would be foolproof. Throw sausages and veg in a pot, pour in stock, bake it …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought sausage rolls were foolproof. Puff pastry, sausagemeat, oven. Easy, right? Not even close. My first batch …

The first time I made this dish, I thought I could wing it. Brown some lamb, throw on mash, bake it. Basic, right? Wrong. I …

The first time I screwed this up… I thought fried chicken was just a dunk-and-fry job. Flour, oil, done. But I ended up with greasy …

The first time I tried to make Gordon Ramsay’s lobster ravioli, it was a full-blown disaster. I used frozen lobster, forgot to season the filling …