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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsA failure in execution - Well, I tried
Reminds me of my speculator failure in making Turducken (Chicken in a duck in a turkey).
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A failure in execution - Well, I tried (Original Post)
packman
Apr 2020
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TEB
(12,716 posts)1. At least you showed up
2naSalit
(86,048 posts)2. Valiant attempts all!
dawg day
(7,947 posts)3. I'm sure they taste good!
The great thing about a not-pretty cake is you don't feel guilty eating it.
FM123
(10,050 posts)4. I like the second version!
It has more character, and more heart! Prettier isn't always better.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)8. +1. I admire the effort ... and the love. n/t
-Laelth
niyad
(112,432 posts)5. You succeeded brilliantly in making me smile on this cold, snowy day. Thank you.
CTyankee
(63,769 posts)6. Have you tried getting some online cooking lessons?
You won't be martha Stewart but if you start simple and work up to complicated it might work out better...
Laelth
(32,017 posts)7. Brilliant. This made me and my daughter laugh for 10 minutes.
Cooking is difficult. Confections are particularly difficult, especially without fondant.
Cheers to whomever tried and failed. Thanks for the pictures.
-Laelth
Fla Dem
(23,347 posts)9. "Chuckle Award" ! Hilarious. Thanks
Awarded to any post that makes me Laugh Out Loud
Bayard
(21,802 posts)10. The failures,
Are just plain creepy. May be good for Halloween!
LakeArenal
(28,713 posts)11. That last pile of "Christmas tree" sure looks like
a pile.
DEbluedude
(812 posts)12. Reminds me of some of my mothers' concoctions...
she tried hard, very hard at cooking and baking "special" dishes. She just didn't have the knack for it. I never went hungry though! This brought back some great and funny memories. LOL. God, I miss her!