MexicoKaren
Head Chef
How about a new thread warning people away from a recipe that just doesn't work? I like to try new recipes, and found one in an old issue of Sunset Magazine yesterday that sounded intriguing, if a little offbeat. It is called "Macaroni and Bacon Salad." I had alot of bacon to use up, so I made it, starting in the morning, so it could be well-chilled for dinner.
This recipe involved frying 8 slices of bacon, then making a roux of flour and sugar from the drippings, adding water and vinegar and then cooking it for a few minutes to get rid of the flour taste. You let this cool, then add it to cold, cooked macaroni, chopped onion and celery. That's it. I also added some chopped hard cooked agg and diced red peppers.
When DH tasted it, he said, "What's in this?" I told him.
"Hmmm," he said. "Tastes like cold bacon gravy."
That's just what it was. Blecchhh.
The dogs loved it, and we had the rest of the home made vanilla ice cream for dinner.
This recipe involved frying 8 slices of bacon, then making a roux of flour and sugar from the drippings, adding water and vinegar and then cooking it for a few minutes to get rid of the flour taste. You let this cool, then add it to cold, cooked macaroni, chopped onion and celery. That's it. I also added some chopped hard cooked agg and diced red peppers.
When DH tasted it, he said, "What's in this?" I told him.
"Hmmm," he said. "Tastes like cold bacon gravy."
That's just what it was. Blecchhh.
The dogs loved it, and we had the rest of the home made vanilla ice cream for dinner.