Bite your tongue!

Well. I guess I spoke too soon in my last post.

It is very possible for things to come out of the crock pot and not be delightful.

The orange chicken turned out less than desirable, but for the record, I blame the recipe rather than myself. If you're going to try this recipe, I would AT LEAST halve the orange juice concentrate that it calls for. When we tried the orange chicken for dinner, it tasted like chicken WITH oranges. Not so tasty.

The chicken also cooked a lot faster than I anticipated. I don't know if one of the ingredients made the cooking process go faster, but I put the chicken in raw and it was charred after just a few hours on low.

The whole thing was very strange and frustrating.

In a fit to produce something satisfying, I decided to bake something rather than eat dinner. I made chocolate chip banana bread. This was much more successful and a lot tastier, if I do say so myself.

It turned out looking pretty good, too! My roommates (allegedly) really liked it, so I think this one is a keeper.

This weekend I also made some sugar cookies and homemade frosting for my boyfriend's fraternity. I forgot to take pictures of this one, but they turned out alright, as well! If I had to change anything I would definitely watch how thick the dough is when you're rolling it, because there is a fine line between satisfying and too doughy.

If you're going to try the frosting, I would gradually add the powdered sugar and milk in small doses. If I could go back, I wouldn't have used so much powdered sugar. It made the frosting too grainy, but adding a little milk at a time helps that.

I hope you had a great weekend! Please enjoy this picture of my dog. :)