Disappointed

I got a new cookbook not long ago, called "Cucina Povera," and decided to try my first recipe.

This chicken cacciatore recipe looked wonderful. It wasn't the usual tomato-pepper sauce, but rather a white-wine, caper sauce with pancetta.

I followed it faithfully, chopping capers, rosemary, garlic, lemon and pancetta while the browning chicken sizzled away, making my house smell delicious.

Patiently I waited while the sauce simmered and the chicken finished cooking. Couldn't wait to try my dinner.

The first bite was...Nast. It was gross.

I don't know if I did something wrong or maybe it just wasn't, as my roommate said, "to my taste."

Yuck. It wasn't even fit for the dog's dinner.