What’s the recipe skeleton in your closet?

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• This is blue cheese mousse for those scoring at home.

My greatest college culinary achievement was putting cold Dinty Moore beef stew over warm noodles. It wasn’t good then and it didn’t save me effort, but I gave up at least several of my final years on this Earth to that dish.

In that vein, Bon Appetit has recently put together the “15 Most Insane Vintage Recipes Published By Bon Appetit.” While there’s the obligatory food trapped in Jell-O, a few of the dishes look like they could be delicious with a few tweaks — hamburger cups (traditionally filled with sour cream) with a scoop of double-baked potatoes in the middle and a bourbon cocktail called the Tropical Itch.

What’s the recipe skeleton in your closet?