I don't know if you've experienced this too, but the first time I tried making sauerkraut with sausages, I filled the whole kitchen with steam and, guess what, I forgot to salt the cabbage properly....
I don't know how others feel, but the first time I made bean stew with smoked meat, I was about to throw everything out the window – the beans burst, I forgot to add baking soda, and the meat fell...
I tried making grilled chicken breast with carrot and celery salad about two years ago when I was in a hurry to whip up something quick for my family and didn’t feel like dealing with complicated...
The first time I tried making coppa chips at home, I had no idea where to start and, honestly, I just placed them directly on the tray without giving it much thought. What came out wasn’t great:...
The first time I tried this chicken-on-a-bottle method, I almost dropped the chicken on the floor, so I thought I should support it more carefully – it doesn’t stand upright unless you give it a...
The first time I tried to make this roll, I only realized after it was in the oven that I forgot to add the raisins. I found them on the table, nicely in a bowl, and I gave myself two imaginary...
The first time I tried cooking lamb leg was because I had some leftover from a butchering and didn't want to just grill it like everyone else. I was at my mom's house, didn't have many spices on...
The first time I tried making this pork goulash with peppers, I admit, I just threw everything in without measuring and forgot to add the tomato paste. The meat turned out well, but the sauce was a...
The first time I dared to make this meat roll with bacon was somewhat by chance, as I had some ground meat that was at risk of sitting too long in the fridge and a leftover piece of bacon that I had...
I made this dish for the first time almost by accident, after finding a bag of roasted peppers in the fridge from the freezer and a kilogram of chicken liver that I had bought on sale. The idea was...
The first time I made this chicken, I accidentally added too much salt and didn’t realize that the capers were already salty. It turned out a bit too intense, but I loved the combination of flavors...
I remember the first time I made this platter – I was in a hurry, had some friends over, and had no idea whether to complicate things with cracklings or not, but in the end, my cravings won over...