I’d planned to make vegetarian enchiladas since my sister was following a red meat fast. Turned out, the cauliflower salad she’d prepared contained bacon. That bacon grease would have been sequestered in a jar had I not rescued some of it. Instead of using vegetable oil to make the enchilada sauce, I used bacon grease instead. And here I thought that the secret to delicious vegetarian cooking was spicy chicken broth. Bacon grease definitely ties for first place.
“Vegetarian” Enchiladas
While I prepared the enchiladas, my sister used the air fryer to prepare batches of the vegetables for the warm salad. As usual, the kitchen felt too small as we bustled around, especially since Dad, who had fried the bacon remained seated at the kitchen table long after his contribution to the meal was over. At least Mom took advantage of being relieved of kitchen duty to take a load off and polish her nails.
Cauliflower Salad
Although I’d asked my sister to make a side dish, the colorful warm salad complemented both the taste and plating of the enchiladas. We were all pleasantly surprised how well the two dishes paired. Yet, as delicious as the meal was, Mom was the first to observe how the meal made her go to the bathroom.
As if hearing her experience affected my digestion, I then started meeting myself coming and going to the bathroom as well. Not too frequently as if sick, but definitely a slight increase than usual. I blame it on the bacon grease. Reminded me of how deliciously greasy Tanzanian food was when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer.