I wanted to bring something to add to the pot, so I did what I always do when I'm looking for a fun new recipe to try.
I went to Pinterest, of course.
I checked my "party food" board, but didn't find much. I decided that I would like to do a cheese ball with crackers, so I looked at some different recipes. I narrowed it down to two before heading to the store. I decided on this delicious looking Pineapple Cheese Ball. I gathered the ingredients and headed home.
www.chef-in-training.com/2011/12/pineapple-cheese-ball
I started making the cheese ball, referring a couple of times to the recipe for measurements before deciding that I had the gist of it and could do the rest myself.
That's where things started to go wrong.
You see, the minute I stopped referring to the recipe was the minute I began conflating the two recipes. I remembered that the recipe called for 1/2 c. mayo, so I added what I had (not quite what called for...but no biggie, right?).
It immediately looked...soupy. Huh. "OH! I know...it's because I neglected to add the shredded sharp cheddar it called for!" So I added that, too...but it STILL didn't look right.
So back to the recipe I went, only to discover that the mayo and cheddar were from the other, rejected recipe. Ugh. That's what I get for getting cocky and abandoning the recipe.
I added a little more cream cheese to make it a little thicker and made my family taste it and reassure me it was ok (because I didn't like it at all). I slapped on the pecans, shaped it into a terrible approximation of a football and brought it to the party. People seemed to think it was ok, but I was still deflated (that was a bad Patriot's joke, in case you missed it).
Luckily, I made this no-fail favorite dessert and brought it, too. Everyone LOVED it and I felt a little better. You should make it. It's incredible.
Coconut Delight
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