Last night I set out to try something new – Slow Cooker Oats. I followed a recipe from my cookbook and left my oats cooking overnight. Because I have a 6 quart slow cooker, and the recipe called for a 3 quart, I put my oats in a CorningWare dish.
I woke up this morning excited to try the Slow Cooker Oats. This is what it looked like – ummmm…..kinda nasty
I gave it a stir and felt a sigh of relief (there is dried fruit in there)
Portioned into a bowl and sat down to enjoy sample.
BLECH. This was the most nasty bowl of oats I have ever had. Both Matt and I agreed this was inedible. I couldn’t even fathom would could be added to this (besides a cup of sugar) to make it edible. As much as I hate wasting food, this dish found itself in the trash.
Then Matt decided to make a “good” breakfast – Banana Chocolate Chip Pancakes using our favorite mix, Hodgson Mill Instabake. He added a handful of chocolate chips and one mashed banana to the mix.
Matt arranged the pancakes in a “blog worthy” fashion – there is a plate under there.
I had two pancakes with some raspberry syrup
A much better breakfast!
Have you made any “epic fail” meals lately?
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Wow, excellent recovery from the epic fail! Those pancakes look so light and yummy. We use the Hodgson Mill Buckwheat, but the Instabake looks good!
Yes, I made a huge kabocha squash fail recently. I included the skin (someone had recommended) and it was like adding a cup of dirt.
Wow, excellent recovery from the epic fail! Those pancakes look so light and yummy. We use the Hodgson Mill Buckwheat, but the Instabake looks good!
Yes, I made a kabocha squash fail recently. I included the skin in the food processor (someone had recommended) and it was like adding a cup of dirt.
Hi Kristen – I need to try the Buckwheat kind – sorry about your squash – dirt is not so good tasting.
I had a similar slow cooker incident with a chicken recipe. I decided that I can’t trust the “crock pot switches to warm” when it’s done, because it was a blackened mess!!! Any slow cooker recipes you like that can stand the cooking through the long work day? I’d appreciate the suggestions!
Hey Cindy – I’m still working on the Slow Cooker. I am hoping to find some recipes that still taste good after a long day – Matt and I also had some not so good chicken from the slow cooker.
Oh dear! Good call on the pancakes! They look much better! My latest disaster was my attempt at gluten-free pizza dough. That was a sticky mess I couldn’t even work with! I don’t have many disasters like that mainly because I am a wimp in the kitchen and too afraid to try big experiments. I need to get more adventurous! The failures are part of the process
I have also had a disaster with pizza dough! I guess you need a few disasters to find the treasures right?