I'm Not Taking Them

By Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

Green Bay, Wisconsin

April 25, 2021 7:16am CST

I made brownies yesterday for the potluck today. However, I baked them too long. I cut them this morning in preparation for taking them to church and it was hard to get the knife through them. I'm not going to subject my friends to my bad baking experience. I'm a good cook and baker. They would never believe it if I took those brownies. So, I'll dip them in a glass of almond milk and eat them that way. I can feel those pounds adding on. Otherwise, they do taste good. Are you a good cook and baker that sometimes has a bad experience? Thanks for reading. The image belongs to me.

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@msdivkar (23359)

• India

25 Apr 21

Your brownie does not look that burnt. They taste better with vanilla ice cream.

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@msdivkar (23359)

• India

26 Apr 21

@just4him I understand.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Apr 21

I'm sure it would taste better that way. It's not that burnt, but it was hard to cut,

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@Princessliza (247)

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25 Apr 21

Yes this always happen with me. Especially when some Guests are expected to come, I ruin everything :(

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Apr 21

I'm sorry this happens to you a lot.

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@m_audrey6788 (58485)

• Germany

25 Apr 21

I have experienced it sometimes and eat it on my own too or have no choice but throw it away if it is really bad that I can`t take it too in my own taste. That`s why when I will experiment something I make sure to make little of it.

Your brownies looks good even though it is hard to cut

You don`t want to share it with your neighbors?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Apr 21

No, I'll save them from having hard to chew brownies. I'll dunk them in almond milk. They'll be good that way.

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@m_audrey6788 (58485)

• Germany

25 Apr 21

@just4him Oh ok.

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@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

25 Apr 21

Wow! I love brownies

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Apr 21

They're good, even if they are a bit overdone.

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@much2say (53960)

• Los Angeles, California

25 Apr 21

Oh darn. But yah, sometimes these things happen - even if we are good cooks and bakers. I've mismanaged the time and forgot there was something in the oven

. . . that makes things extra crispy and even black sometimes

.

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@much2say (53960)

• Los Angeles, California

29 Apr 21

@just4him I know I've burned brownies before, but I couldn't tell which were the black parts

. I know my daughter would have brownies in any shape or form - she'd say who cares if they are burnt

. I am an almond milk drinker too

.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Apr 21

Yes, it does. If you scrape the black off, you can find the rest is edible. I'll dunk them in almond milk. That will soften them up and make them edible.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 May 21

@much2say That's good she likes them no matter how they turn out. Good to know you like almond milk.

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@Janet357 (75656)

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25 Apr 21

Miss Val, I think am a bad baker as I have not experienced it yet. But you are a talented woman for knowing a lot: you write, you cook, excercise and more.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Apr 21

Thank you. Yes, there's a lot I can do.

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@sjvg1976 (41131)

• Delhi, India

25 Apr 21

I am not a good cook or a baker.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Apr 21

You know what you can and can't do.

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@jstory07 (134426)

• Roseburg, Oregon

25 Apr 21

My brownies always come out good. We will not talk about anything else.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 May 21

It's good you can say that about the brownies. I'm sure your other food is good too. I've seen your pictures and they look delicious.

@wolfgirl569 (95082)

• Marion, Ohio

25 Apr 21

It happens. At least you can enjoy them. Just do a few extra laps at the pool each day this week

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Apr 21

I'll need to do that and add a little extra time in the fitness center too.

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@Fleura (29120)

• United Kingdom

25 Apr 21

You could use them to make some kind of chocolate trifle : ) I just made a mincemeat cake today, which is super quick and easy. However it uses half a jar of mincemeat and I had previously used the first half of the jar a while ago, so this half had been in the fridge for some weeks. I think it had started to ferment a little bit. The cake turned out OK, but I wasn't quite comfortable enough about it to offer it to any visitors!

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@Fleura (29120)

• United Kingdom

1 May 21

@just4him I thought it tasted a little bit odd when it was still warm, but once it had cooled it was fine.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 May 21

@Fleura I'm glad it was fine when cooled.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 May 21

I put them in the freezer individually wrapped. They're not bad once they thaw. I didn't think about trifle. I'm sure it had an interesting taste. I think I've had mincemeat once. It was good.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

25 Apr 21

Your brownies look good. Sometimes I experienced that when baking.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 May 21

Thank you. Yes, they're good. I put them in the freezer and eat one at a time. I still have almost a full pan of them left in the freezer. Good to know I'm not alone.

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@Hannihar (129415)

• Israel

26 Apr 21

@just4him That does not mean that you are a bad baker because the brownies did not turn out. I am sure many times they turned out good. Mistakes happen. I am not great at cooking for baking but have had things turn out good or have not turned out good.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 May 21

You're right. I'm an excellent baker and cook. I put them in the freezer and eat one at a time. Out of sight, out of mind, they should last a long time. They're still good, even if they are a bit hard on the edges. It's good your food turns out well.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 May 21

@Hannihar As long as you like what you make, that's all that matters.

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@Hannihar (129415)

• Israel

2 May 21

@just4him My food does not always turn out good but it is fine for me. I buy things and they do last a long time too. Now, not sure of our situation so not sure about buying things. I can buy things we can take with us but waiting a little bit to see. I am glad you are an excellent baker and cook. Things happen where something you normally make that turns out fine most of the time has that one time it does not work out. That happens.

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@porwest (78761)

• United States

25 Apr 21

Sorry to hear these did not turn out. It happens, even when you are quite well versed in what you are doing. At least you can still eat the mistake...albeit not without SOME back end consequence...ahem... See what I did there?

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Apr 21

I did see what you did there.

Yes, there will be consequences, but at least I'll be exercising every day to compensate for the extra pounds and hopefully keep them to a minimum.

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@porwest (78761)

• United States

26 Apr 21

@just4him Then bon appetit.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65282)

• Serbia

25 Apr 21

It happens to everyone. I don't like to cook, but I think I'm pretty good at preparing food, especially sweets, but something happens to burn me.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Apr 21

I'm sorry you get burned when you bake.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

25 Apr 21

@Nevena83 You need a new good pair of oven mitts so you don't burn yourself.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (65282)

• Serbia

25 Apr 21

@just4him I prefer my cake to burn than my hand, but it happens more often that I burn my hand.

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@prinzcy (32322)

• Malaysia

2 May 21

For me, it's more towards adding too much of something. Once I added too much soda bicarbonate. The cake tasted like paracetamol.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 May 21

I'm sorry it didn't taste right when you added too much baking soda.

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@RasmaSandra (73368)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

26 Apr 21

I can cook fairly well but I am not very good at baking,

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 May 21

It's good to know what you're good at.

@DianneN (246643)

• United States

26 Apr 21

Oh, so sorry. It happens to the best of us.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 May 21

Thank you. Yes, it does.

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@Courtlynn (66921)

• United States

1 May 21

I'm medium for baker and meh for cook.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 May 21

As long as it's edible.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26780)

• United States

1 May 21

Heavens yes unfortunately. I recently was making my apple cobbler. Had stove a bit too high, and apple pieces got a bit over singed.

It happens to the best of us.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 May 21

Yes, it does. I'm sure you could still eat it.

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Krissttina Isobe

@oahuwriter (26780)

• United States

2 May 21

@just4him I did eat them.

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@Lovelyaru (914)

• India

2 May 21

Mine favorite it's looks yumm ??

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 May 21

Thank you. It's good, a bit hard on the edges.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305965)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

3 May 21

@Lovelyaru Thank you. They're good, but not something I would take to a potluck with the way they turned out.

@Lovelyaru (914)

• India

2 May 21

@just4him but it look perfect

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