Hit or miss

Here are some other recipes I have attempted recently.


Beans baked in tomato sauce
I primarily chose to make this recipe because it required items I was trying to get rid of in my pantry/freezer purge. Also, sometimes I like making things that just sit in the oven for a while - after a flurry of prep work, you can sit back and relax or do other things while it finishes cooking.


The end result was a dish kind of like baked beans - after all that time in the oven, the beans and tomato sauce melded together into a thick, stew-like consistency. I must admit, this cooking method has me intrigued (I wonder if I could make chana masala like this), but overall it was a little too sweet for my taste (I could cut down on the honey next time) and I kind of got sick of the leftovers. It could be a good make-ahead side dish though.
Hit or miss?
A sacrifice bunt


Chocolate muffins
I bookmarked this recipe posted by a Chowhounder because it sounded so yummy and because of the name - Killer Chocolate Muffins. How could it not be good? I added chopped nuts, because I always do. They were fantastic straight out of the oven. After sitting around though, they got a bit tough. Still, it was just enough chocolate, and another great way to use up buttermilk.
Hit or miss? Mostly a hit, I guess - should have been a hit but was robbed by a diving outfielder for an out


Kitchen sink frittata/quiche
I had tons of random leftovers: some red onion, scallions, heavy cream, turkey sausage in the freezer, and a bunch of chives and parsley leftover from making a batch of ranch dressing. Using this salmon frittata as a basis, I put all of these ingredients together into this "kitchen sink" frittata.


Proportion-wise, I probably added more cream than needed, but the results were fantastic - a terrifically puffy frittata, and a lovely, soft egg texture.
Hit or miss? Definitely a hit, plus an extra base due to a fielding error