I failed at trying to bake or cook over a dozen recipes I found on Instagram, so don't feel bad when you do the same.
In the 1993 classic film, “Philadelphia”, Tom Hanks asks Denzel Washington, “What do you call a thousand lawyers chained together at the bottom of the ocean?”
“A good start.”
I love that joke, not just because lawyers work my nerves, but you can also swap it out with other professions like politicians, city workers, police officers and definitely, definitely, Instagram cooks.
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Don't get me wrong, there are some excellent social media cooks and I have learned from so many people. The collective has taught me about mocktails, different granola blends and all kinds of cool hacks.
But too many times, the ingredients that these digital pedestrians recommend are too expensive, the videos are too short for you to see the process and oftentimes, they just don't work. On the first, third and 30th time, their little tricks and hacks like the vegan Snickers bar or healthy lemon tarts that come out tasting like the sole of a triple E wide New Balance walking sneaker never work.
My latest and biggest failure was homemade Fruit Roll ups.
"I should let you know that I love fruit roll ups. I'm choosing fruit roll ups over a steak dinner at a ten-star restaurant if such a thing existed. I’m choosing Fruit Roll Ups over a free vacation to Hawaii, over World Peace and even over a meeting with Jesus Christ."
For context, I should let you know that I love Fruit Roll Ups. I'm choosing Fruit Roll Ups over a steak dinner at a ten-star restaurant, if such a thing........