I compulsively take photos of food. Not necessarily for the blog, just because. And when I do it of food I've made, I know it's not always for artistic reasons (read: narcissism). But on occasion, my ADS (Asian Documentation Syndrome) is a good leveling agent for hubris.
Witness, stage right.
This photo was taken a year or so ago. Not only did I never write about this particular dish, I'm not even sure what the hell it is.
And if you look carefully, I don't think we even ate it.
Guesses anyone?
Baked mac and cheese? I have a few pictures like that.
Posted by: Megan | September 02, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Um....I don't know, but please don't ever make it for me. I love you and all...but just please don't.
Posted by: Dee | September 02, 2010 at 10:17 PM
@Megan -- I thought so at first but couldn't see anything that resembled pasta...
@Dee -- you hush and eat what I put in front of you.
Posted by: cath | September 02, 2010 at 11:34 PM
Scalloped potatoes that were baked too long?
I confess, I have the same problem...maybe need intervention:)
Posted by: Jane @ Sweet Basil Kitchen | September 03, 2010 at 12:58 AM
Every Wednesday I do "What Was it Wednesday?" for the foodies photos languishing in my folder, I am currently up to January 2009!
Posted by: pam | September 03, 2010 at 06:54 AM
reeeeaalllyy lumpy cold scrambled eggs
Posted by: anny | September 03, 2010 at 04:11 PM
@all -- I think we're all in agreement that whatever it was, it looks pretty gross. I'll see your ewww and raise you a bleah.
Posted by: cath | September 03, 2010 at 04:51 PM
Hmmm. Would you have ever made a beef 'shepherd's pie' or something similar? It looks somewhat like baked mashed potatoes on top of some sort of gravy-ish filling that bubbled up. That's my guess. I had to laugh though because I know just what you mean. I actually have a couple thousand pictures in my photobucket account and sometimes go through there and get a real WTH feeling!? :) this made me smile though, so thanks for that!
Posted by: Holly | September 04, 2010 at 12:58 AM
Oh, you probably ate it, right after you took its picture. Looks like some sort of potato dish. Gratin, scalloped? I've done the same thing. Look in my picture file and wonder what the heck something is. Let alone what ingredients I threw in.
Posted by: Claudia | September 04, 2010 at 09:05 PM
@Holly - That was my sister's guess too, but if it was my shepherd's pie, the mashed potatoes would have been piped on over a bed of minced lamb meat -- and this looks just whitish yellow all the way through.
@Claudia - A potato gratin dish seems to be the leading contender; I'm pretty sure that's burnt cream on the sides. But the potatos look all wrong; my gratins are normally potato slices and this just looks like mashed potatoes...
Posted by: cath | September 04, 2010 at 10:21 PM
a strange pie dough with mashed potatoes?
Posted by: Jen | September 07, 2010 at 01:29 PM
Cobbler fo sure!
Posted by: jennifurla | September 13, 2010 at 05:22 PM
A little bit burnt-ish around the edges. Looks like a gratin of some kind. Potatoes would be my first guess.
Posted by: Denise Michaels - Adventurous Foodie | October 25, 2010 at 03:09 PM
roasted mashed potatoes??
Posted by: Quay Po Cooks | November 09, 2010 at 06:18 AM