2007-04-01 20:54:16 · 9 answers · asked by jlily680 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
When my children turned 7 and 8 (same week), I secretely made them a giant, one layer birthday cake. It was life size of the two children holding hands and I decorated it to look exactly like them. It took four men to carry the cake to the park for the party. The children loved it.
2007-04-01 21:10:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lobster with Champagne Vanilla Sabayon with wild mushroom salad- I believe this was difficult because
1. I never made it before
2. The ingredients are expensive and I was nervous I was going to screw it up
3. It was New Year's Eve
Venison Steaks
1. See # 1 above
2. Time consuming-It was first marinaded overnight then I had to make a brown sauce then I had to reduce the marinade and combine the two to make another sauce
3. Trying not to overcook or undercook game meats is frustrating
Any frosted layer cake
1. I am not a baker
2. My cakes are always crumbly and hard to frost
3. I don't have a cake decorator's talent
All in all the first two dishes came out wonderful but I have yet to attempt to make them again.
2007-04-02 09:12:56 · answer #2 · answered by Global warming ain't cool 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoked my own salmon. Had to put together a cardboard box smoker (a la Alton Brown) and sit outside with it for six hours drinking frosty beer. Oh the horror!
EDIT:
I make my own fish and chips. Usually takes the better part of the evening from preparing the mise en place, to final cleanup.
But it is soooooo worth it
2007-04-02 05:37:34 · answer #3 · answered by LX V 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I make these authentic desserts from Italy and they always take me several hours but its so worth it... they always are soo tasty... but the longest project i have done is a ginger bread house this past Christmas... it took me 6 hours to get the shapes correct and onto cookie sheets to bake... it was horribly tedious but i did it and my little brothers ate most of it... bahhh never again... ill stick with store brand... hehe
2007-04-02 03:59:34 · answer #4 · answered by Danielle♥Elise 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bollito Misto definitely
2007-04-02 05:25:58 · answer #5 · answered by mypiedmont@yahoo.co.uk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken Rogan Josh
It took me 4 hours of laborious work, but it was worth it in the end. The taste was fabulous. My only regret is that I didn't make enough!
2007-04-02 04:36:35 · answer #6 · answered by horsie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My enchiladas. I make the tortillas from scratch. I make the beans and rice from scratch including boiling the beans first. I make the mole from scratch. It literally takes me all day, I have to start early in the morning.
2007-04-02 10:31:44 · answer #7 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lobster mournay from scratch, it was good because I knew that the lobster was fresh and not frozen like it usually is in restaurants, but not worth all the trouble.
2007-04-02 04:00:41 · answer #8 · answered by Val K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
coq au vin; delicious
2007-04-02 04:35:40 · answer #9 · answered by j 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋