That’s why, in all humility, we are presenting you with the best of the worst: a selection of our recipes that goes way, way back to the beginning. From presentation to preparation, here is a list of recipes that unfortunately cannot boast of having the title “best” placed before, or after, them—ever.
1. Vegetable Banana Split
This presentation is really striking—and totally misleading. Replace ice cream with mashed potatoes and caramel sauce with barbecue sauce... Ingenious? We guess that’s a nice way to put it.
For Kids
Vegetable Banana Split
2. Mrs. Eggplant and Her Cheddar Dip
Her soft grape hair, her red pepper lips in a sly smile, her green cauliflower ears... Poor Mrs. Eggplant, who seems quite frankly more panicked than joyful at the idea of being photographed with such pageantry. Look closely at her somewhat elusive eyes, wanting to escape from reality. We sincerely apologize, Mrs. Eggplant.
For Kids
Mrs. Eggplant and Her Cheddar Dip
3. Pina Colada in a Bottle
Combining a baby bottle with an alcoholic cocktail (or any adult drink, for that matter) is a way to get people to react. And that’s what happened. The initial idea was a joke drink for a baby shower and not to literally serve an alcoholic beverage to a baby. We prefer to clarify the whole thing here and now. Cheers!
Drinks and cocktails
Pina Colada in a Bottle
4. Honey Mustard Sauce
With one step and two ingredients, we’re still surprised that this “recipe” has not suffered the same fate as some of our other recipes in the comments section. Happy mixing!
Sauces, butter and pesto
Honey Mustard Sauce
5. Button Soup
We swear, we have nothing against recipes for kids. We have a bunch on the site and we are quite proud of them. But we also happen to be objective, and this soup with sliced carrot buttons embellished with chives is perhaps not the most exciting culinary challenge we ever came up with.
For Kids
Button Soup
6. Tropical Chicken and Pineapple Salad
This recipe was published in the third RICARDO issue—ever—and let’s just say it hasn’t aged well. The trend of using a hollowed-out pineapple as a presentation dish has come and gone—thankfully!
Express Meals
Tropical Chicken and Pineapple Salad
7. Kiwi Egg Cup
This is the FAMOUS kiwi recipe that caused so much ruckus. We couldn’t omit such a hit! That’s why we’re awarding it the honorary title of “the best worst recipe on our website.” Long live the kiwi in an egg cup!
For Kids
Egg Cup Kiwi
8. Sweet Shepherd’s Pie
If our vegetable banana split weren’t enough, here’s a dessert version of shepherd’s pie. Like the saying goes, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” In this instanced, we ventured but gained nothing.
