In case you wondered - Martha Stewart's side dishes

fthunt · ‎12-24-2010

I didn't purchase them for Thanksgiving so decided to cook up the mac & cheese and spinach. Here to report - both very odd - 3 cheese blend in the mac sort of sharp with something (chopped onion perhaps) throughout. Very thick with tons of elbow mac. - - - The spinach doesn't have a whole lot of flavor - very green and sloppy = can't see anything else in it...just spinach. Rather 'blah' I have a much better recipe. Live & Learn

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

For all the recent popularity of mac and cheese, I still like my own best and I prefer most of my veggies without all that much added. So - I wish I were surprised that even Martha disappoints. I'm not though.

The only year we ever ordered a take-out turkey dinner, we didn't like any of the side dishes although the turkey itself wasn't all that bad.

Have you tried Martha's turkey yet?

fthunt · ‎12-24-2010

No turkey ordered - relatives not fond of the bird. Pork Roast won out this year.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@fthunt wrote:
No turkey ordered - relatives not fond of the bird. Pork Roast won out this year.

Sounds good, maybe for Christmas. Ham won out at our house. All the guys took a vote and they want ham but they want all the Thanksgiving sides. Easy for me. My daghter is bringing the ham. I bought a turkey breast and I'll slice it thin and platter it....gotta have some turkey on the table.

missy1 · ‎03-10-2010

Why would you put onions in mac and cheese? yuck

house_cat · ‎03-09-2010

@fthunt

I'm a long time fan of Martha's, but I've never liked her recipes. It seems they're always just a little bit fancier than I care for, with unfamiliar ingredients. I'm sorry you're not happy with your purchase, but it doesn't surprise me. Is it possible to get a refund? At the very least, you should post a review.

~ house cat ~

BeccaLou · ‎02-09-2016

missy1, I thought of Eric Theiss, he makes a French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese and People raved over it. He cooked it in the Power Xl Pressure Cooker. So I guess onions can work in Mac and Cheese.I saw it and it looked delisious.

missy1 · ‎03-10-2010

@BeccaLou wrote:
missy1, I thought of Eric Theiss, he makes a French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese and People raved over it. He cooked it in the Power Xl Pressure Cooker. So I guess onions can work in Mac and Cheese.I saw it and it looked delisious.

I only said that because I hate onions! green ones, ok.

CLEM · ‎03-09-2010

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

I do have her stuffing and mac & cheese side dishes in the freezer. Will use them sometime before New Year's. Hope to like them. Hope the mac & cheese are at least as good as the Stouffer's ones. Will report back what I think.

faeriemoon · ‎03-14-2010

I can appreciate Martha's varied skills as a homemaking guru, but I have never thought she was much of a cook. I tried a couple of her recipes years ago and they were very boring (no complexity to the flavors.)

Her baking skills seem pretty spot on though.