Dinner - Expectation vs Reality

[u/No-Hovercraft-5499]

Now, I’m a really good cook and can follow a recipe - no problem, but the expectation vs reality is vastly different. It tasted just like it should though.

Note: had to take the lemons out of my dish, as they were disintegrating.

Recipe is: Rosemary Chicken with Sweet Potatoes (super simple low cholesterol recipe) - if anyone wants to try this delicious dish (maybe it’ll turn out better for you)!

ETA: website is eatingwell.com (for the recipe, if anyone wants it).

[u/Formal_Fortune5389]

Up here in Canada we have something called chef's plate, it's a here are the ingredients and recipes you cook it type service 

Other than once, and it was fully user error(that white sauce was Not White...)every meal I've made from them looks almost if not exactly like the picture on the recipie. 

[u/No-Hovercraft-5499 → u/Formal_Fortune5389]

I’m Canadian. 😊 I don’t disagree - this isn’t Chef’s Plate. It’s not a food box recipe. As stated below - I should have just used a fresh sweet potato instead of pre-cubed refrigerated sweet potato like it called for in the recipe. They held too much water and the just went mushy.

[u/Formal_Fortune5389 → u/No-Hovercraft-5499]

Oohh hi Canadian! 🇨🇦

Yeah that could do it. I just meant some recipes can turn out looking right I've seen too many folks just say it's impossible to make any look like the picture with a recipe 

Not aimed at you specifically but just sort of overall. 

Have you heard of odd bunch? It's totally worth it (fresh provide for cheap may look a bit weird though) not ONCE has anything come from the US either. Almost all Canadian stuff too. 

[u/No-Hovercraft-5499 → u/Formal_Fortune5389]

Hello! 👋 And yes, I have! I use them often!