We find a lot of scrumptious recipes for our Recipe a Day guide here on The Stir -- cupcakes, cookies, pies, cupcakes, cupcakes, cupcakes ... You get the picture. There's lots of deliciousness happening.

But there are certain recipes that we pass by. Recipes that are not so delicious. Recipes that maybe don't work, or that don't actually exist in this dimension. We feel badly about ignoring these funny, inedible recipes, so we've pulled them all together in one post. Let's call this the Island of Misfit Recipes. For example, have you ever wondered how you really make ice cubes? Read on!