Recipe #11: Frozen banana "ice-cream"

A friend had told me about a "recipe" (and truly, this is "recipe" in the loosest sense of the word), where you simply blend frozen bananas, which magically transforms it into a frozen treat. I was intrigued by the blog post she sent me, which describes this treat as "life-changing." So I tried it.

Here it is:

No, it's not a recycled picture of my hummus. First of all, frozen bananas are a b*#@! to peel. So note to self, peel them before you freeze them. Second, it tastes like dipping dots -- you know, the dots that magically "melt" in your mouth to turn into ice-cream. I thought that maybe I would get a better consistency if I let it thaw out a bit more. Well then, what you get is cold banana mush. And third, girlfriend who wrote the blog post is trippin' if she thinks this is "life-changing" -- but then again, she's on a raw, vegan diet, so 'nuf said. ZERO LADLES. If I could give a "minus" ladle, I would, because my food processor is a pain to clean, so if I'm going to bring it out, it better be worth it. Clearly, it wasn't. 

Recipe #10: Chocolate sugar cookies

See, this is why you need to test recipes -- because sometimes, they don't work at all.

I tried this recipe for chocolate sugar cookies recently, as I was looking for something to make for my co-workers for Valentine's Day. And they look so darling, don't they?

ZERO LADLES! Wanna know why? Because it was a giant mound of poo. The recipe didn't work at all. Even after hours of resting in the fridge, the dough was way too sticky to roll out. I tried everything! Parchment paper, silicone mat, silicone rolling pin, flour everywhere -- nothing worked! Straight into the garbage can. Poo!