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Christuna’s Casserole
I’ve also managed to find an online resource for scanned cookbooks, the likes of which are at the same time offensive in their illustrations and fascinating in their subject matter. Think: cookbooks from the late 1800s about Southern Cooking or 1900s Chinese recipes.
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Beef Noodle Casserole
Goulash became popular in the early 1800s across Europe as it climbed up the social ladder, but there was concern that it was “too crude for ladies.”
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Knee Patches (Knieküchle)
What might not surprise you is that I grew up with several of Alma’s grandkids, so this week I did some investigative journalism.
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Zesty Italian Crescent Casserole
My family might not really understand me, but at least they know this about me: I want the old stories.
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Salmon Chowder
Despite this near death experience with the ocean’s abundance, I really love seafood.
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Taco Salad
What we all agreed on is how awful Catalina dressing is. What the hell is it, anyway? It’s just a tomato sauce. It’s almost like a ketchup?
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Crunchy Hot Chicken Salad
Yes, rich women loved chicken salad: it was fancy and delicate and white-just like them.
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Spaghetti Sauce
I imagined him with these blank tapes and his records lined up, picking the songs he loved or maybe the ones he thought I’d enjoy. I wondered, since his health was failing, how he felt hearing the songs of his youth.
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Bacon (and Chicken) Casserole
The story I’ve been told is that the Baptists don’t like the Holzhausers because we’re a drinkin’, cussin’, figtin’ people…
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Beef Hash
Hash, as it pertains to food, comes from the French verb “hacher” which means “to chop.”
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Mexican Casserole
My first thought when seeing this recipe was, “why in the hell does it need cream of mushroom AND celery soup?”
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Welcome to Knife and Pen
The Knife There were two things I knew how to cook when I was growing up: chocolate drop cookies and ramen noodles that I boiled for three times longer than necessary. The package said three minutes, but, were they really done? I blame this on my parents, who, having lived through the invention of tv…
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D-Day Casserole
Trump is no casserole eater.
Knife and Pen
Cooking casseroles, personal essays, and food history
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