I have a confession to make, sometimes I try new recipes, and they don’t work out on the first try.  Shocker, I know.  How could the girl who’s been cooking her whole life, went to culinary school, and has worked in a restaurant for 12+ years let that happen?  It happens, I can give you some reasons, but it’s just one of those things.

The other day I decided to try this new cookie recipe, in honor of National English Toffee day, for english toffee oatmeal cookies.  Here’s the thing, I didn’t think it through, I hadn’t made toffee since I was a teenager, and I forgot to adjust the cooking temperature for high altitude, so it burned. 

For dinner, I decided to make some enchiladas, only problem is I’ve never made them before, at least not with homemade sauce.  Second problem, I put too much flour in the sauce (a friends’ recipe, that had no measured amounts, but still).  I got ahead of myself, and it was like eating red paste.

All in all, a sad day in the world of cooking, and aside from the saving grace of not inflicting it upon anyone else but me, it was no fun.  Here’s the good news: I’m not perfect, far from it, and nothing says that to me like having two failed recipes in one day.  Thanks for the reality check Wednesday, you’re awesome!