this weekend i hosted a little chicago blogger get together. i was sooo excited to make my mom's cherry crunch dessert for the girls, its a easy recipe and impossible to mess up. (or so i thought). side note: when i called my mom to ask her what i needed for the recipe she started with "a stick of butter.. but make it two sticks if the batter looks dry." ehhhh, yikes. i said okay but knew i would alter the recipe to ease up on the butter content.
1. melt butter (i only melted one stick...#FAIL no1)
2. drain your cherries pour into non-stick pan
3. pour in a box of yellow cake mix
4. pour in melted butter
5. top with chopped walnuts
6. bake at 375 til golden brown.... this is where things went really bad. i baked the dish, took it out and noticed it didn't look like my moms (because i didnt add that pesky second stick of butter). i asked h to try the dish so he took a HUGE piece and said he loved it. (note: i rarely hear him say he doesn't like something i make). SOO i thought eh, why not just STIR everything up again and re-bake. BIG MISTAKE (see photo #6) the dish turned brown because of the cherries and although h swore the dish was delicious, i was not feeling it.
so okay paula deen you win. next time i wont mess with the recipe. bring on the butter. and yes, i will never...ever STIR something after i bake it!
once i abandoned i quickly moved onto plan b: instant french onion dip with lipton mix + yogurt...even i couldn't mess that one up! the dip turned out to be a big hit with the girls- who brought some ammmmazing appetizers:
i was so excited to host and meet some new chicago bloggers! trust me, you'll want to get to know these ladies too::
inspiration and rough drafts - style foodie - ashley nicole catherine - city girl chicago - the daily dish - simply irresistible - six twelve place - fiscally chic - makeunder my life
eight layer dip - spinach balls - mexican wontons - spinach roll-ups - caprese salad - grape, goat cheese & pistachio truffles - browned butter cupcakes w/ mexican chocolate frosting
i was so excited to host and meet some new chicago bloggers! trust me, you'll want to get to know these ladies too::
inspiration and rough drafts - style foodie - ashley nicole catherine - city girl chicago - the daily dish - simply irresistible - six twelve place - fiscally chic - makeunder my life
xo,
jillian
35 comments:
This looks so delicious!!! So so sad I missed it!!
All those dishes look so yummy! Especially the wontons. Might just have to go find that recipe.
From Brooklyn with love,
Jen
So sad I missed this! Looks like you had a DELICIOUS time!! xo
Totally jealous of your blogger meet up! Hoping to have one here in the south this year:)
That recipe sounds amazing though! I have had worse baker situations...he he. Try no egg. not cool;)
Sounds like a fun get-together. All of those foods look so yummy! Did you girls take pics together? You should share them!
XO,
Sam
www.ThePeakofTresChic.com
So fun! And these dishes look incredible!
Sorry your cherry crunch didn't work out! The food at the get together looks delish!
I think it's awesome that you shared a "fail" on your blog. We all need to do that more often, since hey, we're only human!
Thanks again for hosting. Your dip was definitely a HIT :)
Thanks again for hosting! I posted the spinach ball recipe if you want to link to it.
http://www.fiscallychic.com/2012/01/spinach-balls.html
Have a great day!
I am SO bummed I don't live in Chicago. I feel like I know half of these lovely ladies!
You'd be surprised how often I mess up seemingly fail proof recipes! At least you had a plan B :)
That 8 layer dip looks delish, and perfect for a party in those adorable shot glasses!
xxx
Jenna
These all look so yummy!
Hey Girlfriend, put me on the love list for Chicago bloggers! I'm a Wicker Park girl. :)
-Carly @ Createlive
It looks like you had such a fun time! And that food looks amazing!
All of those snacks look so yummy! How did you get your layer dip to look so perfect? It looks like things turned out quite alright despite the baking fail :)
your dip was prob my fave app.. so good! so fun seeing you girls and thanks again for hosting us! can't wait to do it again soon! xo
TWO sticks of butter? Oh dear... Paula is killing me! I would have done the same. I mean... two sticks for one dessert does seem a little excessive.
Looks like the meet-up was a success. I saw those 7 layer bean dip shots on Pinterest and basically fell in love. Looks good!
Looks and sounds like a fun night, even if there was a baking disaster! PS...did you hear that Paula Dean has been diagnosed with diabetes? Maybe it's ok to back off the butter after all! :(
Ahh, man! I hate when that happens!!! It's always when it is for a big get together, too!!! Good thing you had a plan b!!! And the event sounds like a success! XO brynn
All those fun snacky foods are making me starved at my desk! I'd love to have been able to partake in them this past weekend-- lucky Chicago bloggers! :)
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How fun! French onion dip is always my go to snack food in a pinch!:)
Everything looks delcious! I was just saying earlier how I love french onion dip!
uh. clearly this is why I need to live in Chicago.
Never mess with your mom's advice. I've learned that one.
Thanks agian Jill it was so much fun and I feel like we should try the cherry crunch again I really wanted to know how it taste!
xx
Z
Ahhhh everything looks amazing!!! And I've had my share of baking fails, too!
How do I get an invite to the next one of these ? ;)
i too had a cooking failure this weekend. turns out even if you love the cook book usually, if it sounds weird, it's probably going to be really weird. sad!
I wanna be a chitown blogger...YUM that food looked amazing! :-) It's ok - we ALL have baking fails..they suck.
xoxo from Trinidad
ooh this all looks so yummy!! sorry about your cake.
i know i post a food recipe every week but sometimes the food goes terribly wrong. i really should start posting "bloopers."
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What fabulous eats, even if the cherry crunch didn't turn out quite as you'd hoped!
Those little 8 layer dips look so fun! Who brought those! I'm sorry that your crunch didn't turn out well. I'm sure Tim would have eaten it too...but if it turned brown I probably wouldn't have served it either! :)
sorry it didnt turn out.
but the rest of it looks good!!
zoe's browned butter cupcakes looked amazing! aw, you poor thing, haha! it takes disasters in the kitchen to really learn what we're doing there, i mess things up all the time!
& now i'm STARVING!!!!
ugh:( was so sad to miss this - again soon please!!!!! happy friday. xx
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