During the holidays, you’re probably going to have to fix at least one dish to take (or for someone else to take) to a party or luncheon. Promise me you won’t make the mistake I did.
I always make Sweet Potato Pies for my husband’s Thanksgiving luncheon at his office. Each year, they’re delicious and beautiful. Well, brain that I am (not!), I decided to try a new recipe this year. Did I try it out a week early to see how I liked it? Heck, no! I made the pies the night before he had to take them. I could tell almost immediately that I didn’t like the way it was going - the color and texture didn’t suit me - but it was late, so I marched on.
I made three, so I could use the third one to test the recipe out first hand. I was disappointed even when they came out of the oven because they weren’t as pretty as my normal SP pies are. Then, when I tasted the test pie, I was equally disappointed - it didn’t have much flavor. So it not only was homely, it didn’t have a personality either!
I was set on going to the store and getting other ingredients to make my own recipe, but my husband and daughters said the homely ones were just fine. I have a tendency to be too picky with my cooking, so I was inclined to believe that maybe I was overreacting. But all night I wanted to get up and start over again! He took them as they were the next day, but I knew in my heart that they weren’t as good as they could have been - and I”ve felt bad about it ever since.
Learn from my goofs: First of all, never try a new recipe out in public! Keep it to yourself, or at least to your family, until you know if it’s good enough to make a grand appearance. Also, if you’ve got a perfectly good recipe, why mess with it??? (That’s what I keep asking myself! I’ve yet to come up with an answer.)
Ironic, I don’t know if it was on this particular blog or in an article, but I recently wrote how it’s a bad idea to try out a new recipe at the last minute. THEN I WENT AND DID IT! Didn’t listen to my own preaching.
Second of all, if you’re giving something away that you don’t feel 100% happy with, stop dead in your tracks. Start over and get it right - don’t stop until you do feel every bit of the 100%!
Now I’ve got a whole year until I can redeem myself!
Have a great weekend,
Joi
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