She would eat that without the macaroni, pepper, celery, and onion. In fact, I’m sure she has.
just the video was making me nauseous, I can not imagine actually setting in to make it for real …
I have to agree with others - the combination of ‘dry’ ingredients is normal, it is when she makes the dressing that it gets nauseating - seriously, sweetened condensed milk AND mayonnaise? I could see a sweet version or a savory version [like sweet noodle kugel or savory noodle kugel] with slightly different crunchies [sweet version, maybe some nuts and chopped apples, and a *small * amount of sweetened condensed milk, a few tablespoons which is a more appropriate amount of wet for that much pasta] and she just plain was not measuring anything =(
And what is with the sugar and vinegar, on top of the mayo and milk? That has got to be so oozy =(
It seemed it’d be so “liquid-y” to me.
I can imagine Sara complaining: “I just don’t know why I’m fat. I’m dieting all the time: all I ever eat is salad. I guess it’s just my hormones.”
Boil that salad up and you’ve got macaroni taffy.
No, you don’t get that fat from just overeating. People that fat have psychological issues they need to work though
That, sickeningly, actually sounds kinda sorta good, in a textural kinda way.
Or it would be like gum and nuts. Blech.
The food sounds hideous. I would have no problem avoiding it and thus losing weight.
Is it the proportions? Because one of the best cole slaw dressings was my grandmother’s boiled dressing, and it had sugar, vinegar, salad oil, and pickling mix. (Although not a CUP of sugar, to be sure–I think it was 1/4 cup sugar, 1/3 cup salad oil, and 1 cup vinegar). Keep in mind she put this (hot) over a whole big salad bowl of shredded cabbage & carrots.
I was amazed that recipe only came in at something like 6000 calories. I would have guessed more. Which would be okay if she were serving 12 people I guess.
Re: comments being closed down- Something Awful got hold of Simply Sara about a year ago. With the expected results.
Since there’s nothing remotely politically correct I can say about that, I’m just going to walk away.
Make that run away.
What? C’mon you can’t suggest that and not finish 
Isn’t the 6000 calories for the whole dish? What would the calorie count be for a typical serving (half a cup or so)?
And yes, what happened when Something Awful talked to her?
Her breathing was labored after stirring.
I mean corporating.
In the Spiced Chicken Ginger Lettuce Cups one, I like how she arranges the lettuce leaves on the plate and brings the filling over to one. Then the others she just picks up and moves them near the pan and fills them in her hand. Like, ‘Aw, screw it. It’s too far to move the spoon!’
Hey, maybe it’s good. I seriously doubt it, but you never know. I mean, I’d try a spoonful at a potluck.
I’m not sure if I’d try a spoonful of a food offered to me by somebody who’s wheezing just from the effort of standing around and stirring, though.
The proportions are part of it, but mostly it’s the “vinegar + sugar” combo. I hate “sweet and sour” type foods, and I cannot STAND the smell of vinegar, so even if the proportions were manageable, I’d still probably hate it. (Honestly, it’s already got mayo in it, which has vinegar. Why on earth would you need to add more?)
I fully concede that this is my own hangup, though, and is not necessarily what’s really wrong with the recipe. (I also agree with the folks who are grossed out by the sweetened condensed milk.)
Tunnel vision. Obviously, to her, it’s comfort food. Folks who cook like that don’t see anything wrong with eating fatty, sugary foods and they get a sense of contentment from cooking it for their familes.
ETA: I have a recipe for a salad that I think is similar, but it calls for ranch dressing and mayonnaise. I have noticed, over the years, some old recipes call for adding sugar to foods which I wouldn’t normally put sugar in. I’m thinking this is one of those recipes.
I dare someone to make this recipe. (Does she mention who “Wanda” is?)
I was watching that show on the Style Network, “Too Fat for Fifteen?” And the heaviest person on there weighed 510 lbs when she started, and lost 130. She was actually the one who was the most motivated, the hardest working, and probably the one who stuck to the program more than any of the others. (I didn’t see her cheat at all like some of the other kids)
And I thought of Simply Sara while I was watching that this morning, for some reason.
Maiira, now see, I hate mayo with a bloody passion, but I like vinegar. (Hate the smell of pure vinegar, though.) That’s why I like German potato salad. Or pasta salad rather than macaroni. (Doesn’t pasta salad usually have a vinegar based dressing?).
I wouldn’t mind making it if it will scale down. I’m not making enough to choke a mule, like she did.
That’s about where I wanted to turn it off, morbid curiosity kept me going.
Bu she lost me at the sweetened condensed milk…EEEEWwwwwUUUUwwww, in macaroni salad? BLECH (don’t get me wrong, there are some good uses for it but yuckOOOO).Blah…now I’m sick and I haven’t even eaten anything.