Side Dishes

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I dumped sugar, vinegar, and chillis in a pan like I was making hot syrup. Didn’t measure, didn’t …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought pesto was just “green sauce.” Threw basil, oil, garlic, and parmesan into the blender and called …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I made “salsa” by throwing some canned tomatoes, raw onion, and a sad squirt of lime juice into …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I made these thinking “cheddar biscuits = mix it all and bake it.” So I melted the butter …

The first time I screwed this up… I grated potatoes straight into a bowl, dumped in egg and flour, and pan-fried them like a lazy …

The first time I screwed this up… I grabbed a bag of pre-made broccoli slaw, dumped in mayo and sugar, and called it done. It …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I grated carrots like a champ… and then drowned them in mayo like I was making coleslaw. No …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought Mornay sauce was just béchamel plus cheese—how hard could it be? Turns out, very, if you …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought Bordelaise sauce was just “fancy red wine gravy.” So I grabbed a bottle of whatever red …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I figured tomato butter sauce was just marinara with extra fat. So I threw canned tomatoes in a …