In case there is a myth out there in the blogosphere that I am magical in the kitchen and all items produced are perfect culinary delights, allow me to debunk that here and now.

This week, I attempted to make Fried Pickles, with a recipe I found at the wonderful food blog Noble Pig. Deep frying is not a strength of mine, and that weakness was made perfectly clear. Not only did I set off the smoke alarm, but the resulting fried pickes were not good. I sliced them too thick, and the breading was heavy and greasy. Blech.

I will spare you from the image of my failure, and instead refer you to Noble Pig so you can see how they were supposed to turn out. If you are successful in making these, please don't tell me. I'd rather maintain my delusion that only Cathy at Noble Pig can make them.

What are some of your memorable kitchen disasters?