Broccoli Casserole

O.K. I'm going to skip along from my cookie plates. I had a reluctant eater in my early stages of motherhood. It was as though he was born in an Italian household, only pasta after the age of 2. Prior to that he ate very well, I was going through birthday cards and on the back of his 1st Birthday I had written what he liked to eat.(collecting evidence) Leek and Mushroom soup was on the menu of the day. He loved it. Now I'm sure I'd have to pay him to eat a bowl of mushroom soup. Both my guys will still eat Chicken soup (homemade)but not interested in much else. Anyway I was told this Christmas that I was slacking off, because he hadn't had his broccoli lately. Apparently "I love broccoli casserole". (News to me) anyway maybe someone you love will love it too. It's been pretty much a staple at any family dinners and I'm kinda of sick of making it so I didn't, but here it is.

Broccoli Casserole
2 pkg. broccoli
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup mayonnaise
2 eggs
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
2 tbsp. onion shredded *
Salt & pepper to taste
1 can sliced mushrooms drained
Ritz crackers crumbled

Steam broccoli, leaving it crisp and in bite size pieces.
Combine eggs, soup, mayo, cheese (reserving 1/2c.) onion if using, and sliced mushrooms if using. Toss with broccoli, spread in large oven proof dish, sprinkle with additional cheese and top with crumbled crackers. Bake at 350 degree about 35-45 min. or until the mixture resembles a quiche. Serve. Refrigerate leftovers.

Broccoli Casserole

Broccoli Casserole

2 pkg. broccoli
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup mayonnaise
2 eggs
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
2 tbsp. onion
1 can sliced mushrooms, drained
Salt and pepper
Ritz crackers crushed.

Steam broccoli, leaving it crisp, & broken in bite-size pieces.
Combine eggs, soup, mayo, cheese, onion and mushrooms.
When broccoli is ready place in large casserole dish, toss with
Mushroom mixture, sprinkle with additional cheese if desired.
Tope with crushed crackers, bake about 45 minutes at 350degrees.
Or until done. Don’t you just love it when recipes say this, how do
You know it’s done if you’ve never made it before. Well I’ll tell
You. If your casserole is 9 x 13 and somewhat shallow it bakes
Quicker, if it’s deep you do need to leave it in for a longer period
Of time. The mixture when baked through should resemble a
Quiche.

WARNING


A woman goes to her boyfriend's parents' house for
Christmas dinner.


This is to be her first time meeting
the family and she is very nervous.

They all sit down and begin eating a fine
meal.


The woman is beginning to feel a
little discomfort, thanks to her nervousness and the
broccoli casserole.. The gas pains are almost making her
eyes water. Left with no other choice, she decides to
relieve herself a bit and lets out a dainty fart.



It wasn't loud, but everyone at
the table heard the poof.

Before she even had a chance to be
embarrassed, her boyfriend's father looked over at the
dog that had been snoozing under the woman's chair, and
said in a rather stern voice, 'Skippy!'.



The woman thought, 'This is
great!' and a big smile came across her
face.

A couple of minutes later, she was
beginning to feel the pain again.

This time, she didn't even hesitate. She
let a much louder and longer rrrrrip.

The father again looked at the dog and
yelled, 'Skippy!'

Once again the woman smiled and thought
'Yes!' A few minutes later the woman had to let another
rip. This time she didn't even think about it.


She let a fart rip that rivaled a train
whistle blowing.




Once again, the father looked at the dog
with disgust and yelled, 'Skippy, get away from her,
before she shits on you!'

Just a little tid bit, for those of us out there not wanting our children to marry that person they are bringing home for dinner, Broccoli Casserole is not a registered weapon, but it should be.

Beets that are really good ...

Sasha works tonight so it will be a dinner with just my husband and I. I always get away with having what I like on those nights. So beets it is. I found this recipe on a tag attached to the beets, made it and loved it. I'm not sure what any of the food values are or fat content or calories but what the heck, I'm not frying, or adding cream so I'm up one.

Baked Grated Beets

5 medium sized beets shredded
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 smallish potato, grated
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 tbsp. white vinegar
2 tbsp. brown sugar ½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. water ¼ tsp. pepper.

Place beets in a greased 1 quart casserole. Add onions and potato. In a small bowl, stir together oil, vinegar, sugar, water, salt and pepper. Stir into vegetable mixture, cover tightly, and bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 min. Stir once or twice during cooking. Makes 4 serving.

After I make a dish once, I try to reduce the fat and sugar so that’ll be tonight’s adventure. I used a non-stick casserole so I skipped the greasing of the dish. Enjoy.