Yes, it is true. As strange and unbelievable as it may seem, even I can completely mess up a recipe. It’s rare but on occasion, it does happen. Take my attempt at cooking a German dinner in honor of Oktoberfest. The sauerbraten came out perfect. How could it not when the meat was soaking in wine for 4 days? That wasn’t the cause of my troubles. It was the potato dumplings. They didn’t sound complicated. In fact, they seemed rather easy. They lulled me into a false sense of security with being very similar to gnocchi. Maybe my mistake was in thinking they were too bland. I had the great idea of adding onion to give it more flavor. It may have been the onion that caused them to self destruct:
Now I ask you - do those even remotely resemble dumplings? No, they do not. This means eventually I will need to try again because I will not be defeated by food.
October 27th, 2007 at 6:47 pm Quote
I just got finished making chicken and dumplings…they turned out well but it took me about 20 years to finally make a dumpling…and SH still doesn’t care for them.
October 28th, 2007 at 2:59 pm Quote
I would be more than happy to come and help you kick some dumpling butt by being your official taste-tester. Starting with the batch AFTER the one pictured
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October 28th, 2007 at 3:38 pm Quote