Disastrous recipes

[Annces]

I made a German potato salad recipe with fake bacon the other day. It did not taste right, so I kept adjusting, but it got worse and worse. Another recipe bites the dust.

[Ignis]

1. Fake bacon just isn't salty or greasy enough.

I find myself adding (garlic) salt and extra oil to any recipe that calls for bacon.

Healthy? Hell no. But we're trying to replace bacon here. :)

That being said, and despite the textural differences, Yves' Canadian Bacon is really good fake bacon. Also, several of the Bacon Bits brands are actually vegetarian.

[La Coliniere]

2. We use

Morningstar bacon strips when recipes call for bacon. You have to add them at the end because they become somewhat soggy over time. I do agree with you however, nothing beats the real thing. That being said, I haven't eaten meat of any kind in over 10 years.

[Annces]

3. That is the kind I used

But you are right, they get soggy, and the flavor does not hold up I don't think.

[LeftyMom]

4. I'm making seitan right now.

Past experience suggests that when it's done I'll have a disaster story of my very own to share- I can never seem to get the texture right.

[LeftyMom]

5. Oh my god, it actually came out really awesome.

I have to start a thread with the recipe!