That's it.

Comments

[Ali]

ruh-roh! :)

[Kim]

When is the funeral?

[HeidiAnn]

Hmmmmm.....what were those, exactly?

[Lapai]

Don't worry. I made something similar right after christmas and it looked the same and tasted even worse. :) Maybe it's the recipes you choose ;)

[Danette]

Holy Moly. I can't stand it.
Me want-ee-(two year old speak).
On another note: Is that where I got that "seriously" thing? I can't stop saying that.

[Sally]

Sending you lots of hugs Alicia and commencing my whirly twirly dance, with incantations, to aid in the swift return of your baking mojo!

[Alisa Noble]

Oh dear! Surely it can only get better from here, right?

[Sally McEntire]

Oh no! I agree, its probably the recipe. So many recipes aren't written well or haven't been tested. And vintage recipes aren't written for todays ingredients. Doesn't make it any less frustrating, though.

[Laura]

My first reaction, "OOOOOoooo...", my mouth drooling. Don't think of it as a mistake. I'd eat them just the same!

Laura in Naper

[Andi]

I would still eat them, if it's any consolation!

[HeidiAnn]

Oh, my gosh, Alicia - you crack me up! I literally laughed out loud when I read your response!

[April O.]

Did I make those for you? Are you wearing your apron? I made so many things that look like that and I think it is why I choose other hobbies. Hugs!

[Jennifer]

Are those by chance whoopie pies? I had a very bad experience baking some last year (on Valentine's Day actually) and they were so tasteless - so bad, I tossed them out. It was the recipe - it was poorly written (for example, vanilla was mentioned in the ingredients list but nowhere in the directions) and I got it off the 'net.

It is really frustrating when your baking goes wrong - you put so much time and effort into it and then to be disappointed. Ughhh!

[shimelle.~*]

OH YOU POOR THING!

you know, i have an idea. over the last year i have been baking in other people's houses when i've taken business trips. mostly because i don't do well without being out of a home environment for very long (though i do like that hotels have room service and housekeeping!) and baking gets me out of my little away-from-home-fright-fest. but see now i'm curious if your kitchen is just...haunted.
now if only i could come up with a reason to go to portland for a business trip!

PS: your pancakes and that fabulous bread i now make all-the-flipping-time are all you really need. :)

[kelly]

Awww! Poor Alicia! Do they at least *taste* okay?

[Laura A.]

Deepest sympathies. I'm not a good cook--and nothing I ever make looks good--but is your baking powder etc all fresh. (I'm channelling M. Stew here.)

Is it the LMMontgomery book, Jane of Lantern Hill, in which the plucky heroine is a natural cook but can't bake?

[amy*lou]

awww. :(

[Kathe Kramer]

If you always baked as beautifully as you do everything else...well, that would just be depressing for the rest of us, seriously!

[Liz]

Well, I dont see the problem. I'd eat them! :)

[Arlette]

I'd top it with a huge mound of whipped cream with a cherry on top and call it a day. They'll never know. Seriously.

[Sarah]

They look really good if you ask me!

[Suzanne]

They look good to me...(Am I just a glutton?) Whoopie pies, right? I heard about a pumpkin version that's supposed to be fantastic.

[Kathy]

Alicia, I finally put out the big bucks and purchased the super deluxe KitchenAide professional mixer. I got it with coupons and a big discount right before Christmas at Kohls.

For the next month, I tried to bake all these neat things - cheesecake, a Tres Leches cake, cookies - you name it. None of it came out. I had to toss everything as there was no way I could serve any of it to friends or family. I was so depressed, I just put the mixer in the basement and decided to take a break and then start off slow with something easy. I think I was so thrilled with this powerful workhorse, I just beat the batter and dough to an early grave.

So I feel your pain.

But look at it this way - every day you make fabulous and wonderful things that all of us can't wait to click and see! You're so talented and gifted. I don't even have *that* to fall back on!

Kathy

[Amy]

All I can say is yummy! Amy

[cindy k]

word.