Cooking Failure and Success

recent cookings: 

Pancakes seem like a pretty safe bet. Aside from the time I forgot to put the eggs whites in, they seem to turn out pretty well. And people seem pleasantly surprised anytime it's not just white flour, milk and egg. I made them with jogurt for people after the election, and they seemed to be a hit (everyone certainly wanted seconds...) and I got envious looks as I made them in the house today. 

Recipes not necessarily so much with the safe. I made one last week for a "cajun black-eyed peas soup" from a book that's usually good, but this was definitely fail. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't really good (maybe didn't use enough of the hot spices?) and it made way more than expected so I had to eat it all week.

In contrast, tonight I made a tomato soup by combining elements from a few recipes, and although it looked worrying half-way through, it's definitely delish...especially with a blob of sour cream. So success! And happy, well-fed Teddy.