On Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:55:14 -0800 (PST), Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> On Dec 21, 7:29*am, Andy > wrote:
>
>> Is there a favorite recipe that you look up to judge a cookbook's value?
>
> Okay, since Janet was asking about casserole-type things, I'll post
> one of those. I haven't tried any of the recipes yet, but since I
> love Reubens, I'll post the following. I don't do the dressing with
> my sandwiches, so will probably leave it out of the casserole. Maybe
> substitute cream of onion soup for moisture??? There's also a Reuben
> breakfast strata, minus the sauerkraut (which I would serve on the
> side, even it if was breakast). I'll try to post a variety of
> samplings.
>
> Oh, NOW I read and *comprehend* what you wrote. No, there isn't a
> single recipe I judge by. I go by whether or not I'd use more than a
> handful of recipes in a book. I'd use a LOT of the recipes in this
> book!
>
> Reuben Sandwich Casserole
>
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i've had too many poorly executed reubens to countenance a casserole
version. some of them were already halfway there.

your pal,
blake