Ooh, two more:

1) I was marinading some venison using a recipe from one of my mom's cookbooks. It called for eight CUPS of vinegar. I thought that sounded like a lot, but I'm not a cook so I follow directions precisely. Holy Jesus. The deer douche smell was so strong it escaped the fridge.

2) Less than two years ago I decided to try to make mac n cheese following a recipe in OT (it may have been TC's or Beep's). I didn't have flour so I used pancake mix. I'm back to following directions exactly.