Sorry it didn't work out for you. I've personally had great luck with the Green Dragon type recipes.

One thought I had is that maybe the process is actaully working, but it is not giving you the kind of high you are looking for. Some people have reported that cooking gives them a more of a sativa-like head high, not so much of an indica-like body stone. Maybe that is happening for you, and it's not a feeling you are really looking for. Some people like one kind of high more than another. And some people who are used to an indica-style stone do not even recongnize a sativa-type high as being high at all. I prefer a sativa-type high, and I am sort of a lightweight, so it doesn't take too much to get me there.

Or maybe it doesn't work for you for some other reason. Hard to say.

Good luck with whatever you try next.