2014 was filled with good cooking, fun times in the kitchen, and once in a while some bloopers that prove no photo is a wasted photo – bloopers want to be remembered too!
Burned things, drippy things, things that taste bad, things that look bad, things that smell funny. Here are few for your enjoyment!
***2014 Bloopers***
Pumpkin snickerdoodles. Proof that more flour does NOT mean a better cookie. Yes, those are cookies, not dinner rolls with brown sugar on them.
^This is what happens when you decide to go to the bathroom and then your oven beeps before you are done in the bathroom.
Honey Seared Salmon. These were so pretty on photos. But alas the sauce was bleh, so it didn’t taste half as good as it looks 🙁 To be fixed for next year!
Ice-cream cookiewich. This was a mess of me hyperventilating and running around my apartment quickly like a crazy woman, because guess what?…ice cream melts! Really fast! Especially after you drizzle hot caramel on it for photos. Here they are in my freezer, attempting to be resuscitated from melting. But melting is sorta permanent.
And few reminders that sometimes cooking goes exactly how you wished! Here the 10 most popular Savoring Spoon posts of 2014!
***2014 Highlights***
Mocha Espresso Cake – made for my Dad’s birthday!
Maple Walnut Cake with Chocolate Ganache – A simple yet delicious layer cake!
Green Tea Caramel Cupcake – Vegan from head to toe and delicious!
Beijing Fried Sauce Noodles – can we collectively nod YES to more noodles? I will be making this again in 2015, and 2016, and on and on and on.
Szechuan String beans – I made this first, but since then the Savoring Spork has really become the master at this dish!
Chinese BBQ Pork Ribs – people really liked these. Me too, I make these after exams to celebrate!
Sticky Soy Sauce Chicken – sticky saucy chicken ready to yum up your dinner!
Homemade Steamed Pork Buns – a dim sum classic.
Chewy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies – Chewy and delicious!
Pecan Pie ~ internet favorite and a family holiday classic! I love this pie to pieces!
🙂 Here’s to another year of fun in the kitchen!
Hello! I'm Sarah and this is Gray. This site is filled with recipes for desserts, savories, and photos of everything delicious we ate when traveling. Enjoy!
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Ms Sarah!! These are NOT bloopers! These are minor fails compared to the epic disasters I had in my kitchen!! Which is no surprise to me because you are much more poised and elegant than I am 🙂 Oh boy, I will never show my bloopers. Never ever. I made what was supposed to be “Magic Cabbage” yesterday (I even followed a recipe!) and it tasted and SMELT like old garbage. Off meat. And looked revolting. I never take photos, I’m too embarrassed! I do love reading blooper posts though, I can related and it makes me giggle!!
Thanks Nagi! You are too kind! The magic cabbage you made had me giggling – I’ve had those recipe endings too! I’ll have to take more blooper pictures this year, to show my biggest bloopers!
I love that you included a blooper reel, so funny! Your top 10 are all amazing! The Beijing Fried Sauce Noodles really caught my eye- YUM!
Thanks Sonali!
“But melting is sorta permanent” haha 🙂
It is T_T
Thanks for sharing those bloppers! I’m afraid to look back at the recipes that failed and were never posted on my blog!
I LOVE all your cakes and sweet desserts! Looking forward to what you whip it in 2015! 🙂
Thanks Maryanne!
Haha loved the bloopers -I can sympathize with the ice cream particularly. The highlights are stunning as always. Happy 2015 – another year of cooking/baking and med school for us 🙂
Thanks Natalie! 🙂 That darn ice cream haha.
Loving this post and you sure are making me hungry! 😉 That Mocha Espresso Cake is a thing of beauty!
Thanks girl! That cake is one of my favorites too! (caffeine in cake form!)
I absolutely love this post! Love how true and honest you are, I’ve lost count of how many recipes that didn’t taste or photograph well for my blog! 😉 And I know how you feel about the ice-cream melting, not fun in the slightest! However, that mocha expresso cake is stunning! Looking forward to more of your recipes this next year!
Thanks Jess! 🙂
I ADORE those bloopers – it’s so nice to know that failures happen to everyone! Everything in the highlights looks absolutely amazing! Congratulations on a fantastic year, and best wishes for a wonderful 2015 filled with lots of delicious food!
Thanks Alessandra!
WOW!! You’re highlights look amazing!! …and your bloopers are great too! Albeit melty those chocolate chip cookies look amazing with that ice cream!! YUM! Happy 2015!!
Thanks Cailee! Happy 2015!!!
Wonderful round up Sarah! I have had many bloopers too but didn’t click pictures, I would next time for sure! Have a fantastic 2015! 🙂 I look forward to more gorgeous cakes from you in the coming year!
Thanks Manali! There will be more cakes to come! 🙂
I loved this post! And girl, you have once again proven that you’re a cake genius—but I’m salivating over your Asian food posts as well!!!
Thanks Angela!!
You might have had a few bloopers (don’t we all!), but your hits FAR outweigh them! It’s definitely been a delicious year over here!
Thanks Joanne!
I did a highlights post, but I feel I should have included bloopers, too! Love the Mocha Espresso Cake!
Thanks Mira!
“But melting is sorta permanent” I’m still laughing at this! Happy New Year!!!
Thanks Amanda!:) Happy New Year to you too!
Ok Sarah, the bloopers are too funny! I run around our home like a crazy person most of the time I’m trying to take food pictures to be honest 😀 Love the winners – so much deliciousness in one place!
Thanks Nora! I know how you feel about running around trying to take food pictures ~ me too!
Love it Sarah!! I can not believe that Salmon tasted bad… It looks so good. You made laugh thinking about all my recipe fails hahahaha.
Thanks Oriana! That salmon was very deceiving! I thought it would be good too, but it tricked me!
I love that you included bloopers! Your highlights all look delicious and so pretty! Happy New Year!
Thanks Amy! Happy New Year to you too!