On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:43:18 -0700 (PDT), Kris >
wrote:

>For those who had one, of course...

>I'd love to hear what others had.

Ours was delicious - and I didn't have to make it! Our neighbour
invited us over for turkey dinner... he roasted a small turkey, made
dinner rolls, gravy and dressing entirely from scratch, and made a
yummy onion and mushroomy thing that I'll have to ask for the recipe.
Altogether too many carbs, but absolutely delicious. My contribution
was an apple pie that didn't get eaten because we were all too full to
want any. I just hope they enjoy it! lol

We also had brunch at church in the morning. My contribution was the
breakfast casseroles. After much thought I decided to do a basic bread
and butter pudding (aka baked french toast) and I whipped up a
sugar-free fat-free diabetic version for a few people who are
restricted. And I made a savoury casserole based on tater tots. I was
a bit dubious about it because I've never had a tater tot in my life,
but it was delicious! I'll be making that one for us some time...
there wasn't a scrap of it left at the end of the brunch. I've got to
write the recipes down because a bunch of people asked for them. I'm
baking another bread pudding as we speak, and I wrote down all the
ingredients for the scaled-down version so that I can share it.

The other brunch offerings were homemade biscuits and gravy, scrambled
eggs, sausage and peppers, fresh fruit, a grit casserole that I didn't
have any of (I hate grits), and bagels. All in all, it was a highly
satisfying eating day.

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:11:48 -0400, Kajikit >
wrote:

>
>We also had brunch at church in the morning. My contribution was the
>breakfast casseroles. After much thought I decided to do a basic bread
>and butter pudding (aka baked french toast) and I whipped up a
>sugar-free fat-free diabetic version for a few people who are
>restricted. And I made a savoury casserole based on tater tots. I was
>a bit dubious about it because I've never had a tater tot in my life,
>but it was delicious! I'll be making that one for us some time...
>there wasn't a scrap of it left at the end of the brunch. I've got to
>write the recipes down because a bunch of people asked for them.

Please post that tater-tot recipe!

I always enjoy hearing what someone decided to make after posting here
for ideas. I'm glad your brunch was successful.

Tara

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:27:37 -0400, Tara >
wrote:

> And I made a savoury casserole based on tater tots. I was
>>a bit dubious about it because I've never had a tater tot in my life,
>>but it was delicious! I'll be making that one for us some time...
>>there wasn't a scrap of it left at the end of the brunch. I've got to
>>write the recipes down because a bunch of people asked for them.
>
>Please post that tater-tot recipe!

Was it the Ruby Ann Boxcar recipe?? It really is good!!

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:27:37 -0400, Tara >
wrote:

>On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:11:48 -0400, Kajikit >
>wrote:
>
>>
>>We also had brunch at church in the morning. My contribution was the
>>breakfast casseroles. After much thought I decided to do a basic bread
>>and butter pudding (aka baked french toast) and I whipped up a
>>sugar-free fat-free diabetic version for a few people who are
>>restricted. And I made a savoury casserole based on tater tots. I was
>>a bit dubious about it because I've never had a tater tot in my life,
>>but it was delicious! I'll be making that one for us some time...
>>there wasn't a scrap of it left at the end of the brunch. I've got to
>>write the recipes down because a bunch of people asked for them.
>
>Please post that tater-tot recipe!
>
>I always enjoy hearing what someone decided to make after posting here
>for ideas. I'm glad your brunch was successful.
>
>Tara

I'll post it once I've got it refigured for a regular sized
casserole... but if you know how to cook you don't really need a
'recipe' for it at all - it was tater tots, cooked bacon, sauteed
onion and garlic all mixed together in the baking dish and then topped
with a mixture of beaten eggs, milk, and a can of creamed corn. Then
topped off with grated cheddar cheese and baked. I made it in a
disposable turkey roasting pan because it was the biggest dish I could
fit in the oven, and I used a bag and a half of tater tots, a full
pound of bacon, 10 eggs, and a bag of cheese. Obviously you don't need
that much for a regular-sized dish.

I refigured the bread pudding yesterday and posted that recipe last
night.

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:42:27 -0400, Kajikit >
wrote:

>- it was tater tots, cooked bacon, sauteed
>onion and garlic all mixed together in the baking dish and then topped
>with a mixture of beaten eggs, milk, and a can of creamed corn

You might like this!! It just sings Wednesday night church supper
carry in.

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Tipper Tator Tot Casserole

casserole, main dish

1 lb ground beef
2 tb onion; minced
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
2 c government cheese; shredded
20 tater tots

Lovie tole me that every time Al Gore visits, he requests this dish,
which is why she named it after Tipper.


Preheat oven to 350F.

Brown the meat in skillet and add the onion. Cook for 1 minute. In a
casserole dish, combine half the meat mixture and the cream of chicken
soup. Add the remainin' meat mixture and top with the cheddar cheese
soup. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top of the mixture. Cover it
with the tater tots and bake for one hour.

Notes: Ruby Ann's Down Home Trailer Park Cookbook

Yield: 4

Preparation Time: 25


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On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:15:12 -0400, Mr. Bill > wrote:

>On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:42:27 -0400, Kajikit >
>wrote:
>
>>- it was tater tots, cooked bacon, sauteed
>>onion and garlic all mixed together in the baking dish and then topped
>>with a mixture of beaten eggs, milk, and a can of creamed corn
>
>You might like this!! It just sings Wednesday night church supper
>carry in.
>
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>
>Tipper Tator Tot Casserole
>
>casserole, main dish
>
>1 lb ground beef
>2 tb onion; minced
>1 can cream of chicken soup
>1 can cheddar cheese soup
>2 c government cheese; shredded
>20 tater tots

(shudders)

I'll pass on that one thanks! I have NEVER bought, seen, or knowingly
eaten a tater tot before in my life and except for that surprisingly
good breakfast casserole I probably never will again. I much prefer
fresh ingredients to cans and packages, but when you're cooking for 40
on a limited budget (and even more limited time) you have to be
realistic. Tater tots were on sale for $2 a bag and all I had to do
was cut the top off the bag and toss them into the baking dish. An
equivelant bag of baking potatoes would have cost more and taken an
hour to prepare to my liking.