My cooking triumphs
i make a mean yule log.
i also get very excited when i make up recipes and it turns out they actually work.
My cooking tragedies
... one time i tried to make a quick pizza by getting a pre-made refrigerated pizza and adding a bunch of toppings. one of the things i wanted to add was tomatoes. basically the pizza crust was dry the cheese wouldn't brown, there were tomato seeds everywhere and soggy flavorless onions. It was inedible.