Dinner

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought fried chicken was all about dunking it in hot oil and hoping for the best. So …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought gravy was just drippings plus flour. So I poured everything from the pan into a pot, …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought a steak sandwich was just steak… on bread. So I grilled a thin strip of beef, …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought chicken and rice was supposed to be easy. I dumped everything in a dish, popped it …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I rushed it. Threw everything in a pot, skipped the browning, dumped in stock and hoped for flavor. …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought spaghetti sauce was just a dump-and-stir job. I added all the ingredients, tossed in the meat, …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought roasting a chicken was as easy as “stick it in the oven and wait.” So I …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought making ravioli was going to be a breeze. I mean, how hard could it be? I …

So, here’s the real story…Okay, first time I made risotto? Absolute train wreck. I thought, “How hard can this be? It’s just rice and stock, …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I treated ratatouille like a veggie dump. Tossed sliced eggplant, zucchini, and tomatoes into a dish, drowned it …