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Hekate

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9. Essentially it's a one-dish meal baked in an oven; in Minnesota it's called "a hot dish."

Reply to DesertFlower (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 7, 2016, 09:51 PM

Jun 2016

It's a favorite of busy moms; you can take it to potluck dinners; it's a wonderful thing to take over to a sick neighbor or drop off for a grieving family after the funeral. It relies on a lot of ingredients being pre-cooked.

A protein, already cooked (i.e. canned tuna, or night before last's roast)
A starch, like potatos or pasta
A vegetable or two
A sauce (canned mushroom soup used to be a favorite in the 1950s and 1960s)
Bake at 350 for an hour until bubbly and brown on top.

Whatever your mother's favorite recipe was will always say "home and comfort" to you.

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So tonight I made tuna casserole for dinner. [View all] Lisa0825 Jun 2016 OP

Would you share the recipe? Or do you do it on the fly? applegrove Jun 2016 #1

Kinda on the fly, but here is the run-down... Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #4

You had a mom who was a real homestyle cook and a democrat. You won the lottery. I don't applegrove Jun 2016 #11

She was a treasure, and I miss her every day. Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #16

Yes. They are with us even when they are not with us. applegrove Jun 2016 #23

i've never had a casserole. what's in it? DesertFlower Jun 2016 #2

Never had a casserole? Or never had Tuna Casserole? Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #5

never had a casserole. my mom was a great cook and baker DesertFlower Jun 2016 #10

Essentially it's a one-dish meal baked in an oven; in Minnesota it's called "a hot dish." Hekate Jun 2016 #9

It's a great way to use leftovers. Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #13

thanks. nt DesertFlower Jun 2016 #15

Here are 2 Kindle casserole books for 99 cents each if you want to give casseroles a try. braddy Jun 2016 #30

Awesome, thanks! :-) nt Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #31

Hey, Lisa. sheshe2 Jun 2016 #3

Thank you sheshe2 Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #7

This is one of my all time favorite posts on DU ever. nt LaydeeBug Jun 2016 #6

Awwww, thanks LaydeeBug Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #8

This is so dear. Here's to our Moms... Hekate Jun 2016 #12

Cheers! Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #14

I come from "Lace Curtain" Irish. Roast Pork with boiled potatoes, gravy and... Walk away Jun 2016 #17

LOL! I raise my fork to you! Cheers :-) nt Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #18

And I tip my chopsticks to you!!! Walk away Jun 2016 #19

Yes, Comfort food from back in the day when our Mamas' made it! Cha Jun 2016 #20

You are most welcome, Cha - I am so verklempt at this moment :-) Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #21

It's a Verklempt Moment in Time! Cha Jun 2016 #22

From "How To Talk Minnesotan": betsuni Jun 2016 #24

OMG I want t try them all!!! :-) Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #25

And here is a song for you: "Tuna, The Food of My Soul" betsuni Jun 2016 #26

ROFLMAO! Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #28

wish i could beg some MFM008 Jun 2016 #27

You're a bit too far to deliver... Lisa0825 Jun 2016 #29

Thanks MFM008 Jun 2016 #34

Comfort food Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2016 #32

Beautiful tribute to your mother. greatlaurel Jun 2016 #33