As some may know, I had been seeing 'green bean casserole' included in the
menus here for Thanksgiving and asked about it. I understand that some folk
like to use soup for the sauce, but I don't like that soup and sf was kind
enough to post a recipe which didn't use the soup.

I changed it a bit, but only so far as making it all from scratch.

So, we had it for lunch today and we really enjoyed it)) I made it all
from scratch ... fried my onions ... the bread was my own (wholemeal with
added seeds) and I used heavy cream and chicken broth with garlic and
seasoning for the sauce I made half the amount in the recipe sf posted but
there was still a lot left. I asked DH if he wanted me to throw it away or
save it and he said noooooo save it, I will eat it later) Can't get a
better recommendation that that!!!

So, big success) Thanks sf


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On 12/1/2013 10:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> As some may know, I had been seeing 'green bean casserole' included in
> the menus here for Thanksgiving and asked about it. I understand that
> some folk like to use soup for the sauce, but I don't like that soup
> and sf was kind enough to post a recipe which didn't use the soup.
>
> I changed it a bit, but only so far as making it all from scratch.
>
> So, we had it for lunch today and we really enjoyed it)) I made it
> all from scratch ... fried my onions ... the bread was my own (wholemeal
> with added seeds) and I used heavy cream and chicken broth with garlic
> and seasoning for the sauce I made half the amount in the recipe sf
> posted but there was still a lot left. I asked DH if he wanted me to
> throw it away or save it and he said noooooo save it, I will eat it
> later) Can't get a better recommendation that that!!!
>
> So, big success) Thanks sf
>
>
Sounds nice! I'm glad you were able to adapt it to your tastes.

One of the things I discovered when I came here was a recipe for Green
Bean Casserole. Mom had written it down and taped it to the inside of a
kitchen cupboard. (Yes, it's the one that calls for cream of mushroom
soup.) The recipe is still there on the inside cupboard door. I don't
have the heart to take it down.

Oddly, Green Bean Casserole was not something she ever served us, at
Thanksgiving or any other time.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/1/2013 10:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> As some may know, I had been seeing 'green bean casserole' included in
>> the menus here for Thanksgiving and asked about it. I understand that
>> some folk like to use soup for the sauce, but I don't like that soup
>> and sf was kind enough to post a recipe which didn't use the soup.
>>
>> I changed it a bit, but only so far as making it all from scratch.
>>
>> So, we had it for lunch today and we really enjoyed it)) I made it
>> all from scratch ... fried my onions ... the bread was my own (wholemeal
>> with added seeds) and I used heavy cream and chicken broth with garlic
>> and seasoning for the sauce I made half the amount in the recipe sf
>> posted but there was still a lot left. I asked DH if he wanted me to
>> throw it away or save it and he said noooooo save it, I will eat it
>> later) Can't get a better recommendation that that!!!
>>
>> So, big success) Thanks sf
>>
>>
> Sounds nice! I'm glad you were able to adapt it to your tastes.

I did and it will now be regular side for us)

> One of the things I discovered when I came here was a recipe for Green
> Bean Casserole. Mom had written it down and taped it to the inside of a
> kitchen cupboard. (Yes, it's the one that calls for cream of mushroom
> soup.) The recipe is still there on the inside cupboard door. I don't
> have the heart to take it down.

Of course. Will you try it?

>
> Oddly, Green Bean Casserole was not something she ever served us, at
> Thanksgiving or any other time.

Perhaps she meant to) One of those round tuit things <g>

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On 12/1/2013 12:21 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/1/2013 10:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>> As some may know, I had been seeing 'green bean casserole' included in
>>> the menus here for Thanksgiving and asked about it. I understand that
>>> some folk like to use soup for the sauce, but I don't like that soup
>>> and sf was kind enough to post a recipe which didn't use the soup.
>>>
>>> I changed it a bit, but only so far as making it all from scratch.
>>>
>>> So, we had it for lunch today and we really enjoyed it)) I made it
>>> all from scratch ... fried my onions ... the bread was my own (wholemeal
>>> with added seeds) and I used heavy cream and chicken broth with garlic
>>> and seasoning for the sauce I made half the amount in the recipe sf
>>> posted but there was still a lot left. I asked DH if he wanted me to
>>> throw it away or save it and he said noooooo save it, I will eat it
>>> later) Can't get a better recommendation that that!!!
>>>
>>> So, big success) Thanks sf
>>>
>>>
>> Sounds nice! I'm glad you were able to adapt it to your tastes.
>
> I did and it will now be regular side for us)
>
Good! I enjoy hearing you've made something you were unfamiliar with
and liked it. Especially since people make green bean casserole sound
like a joke. Campbell's soup company is credited with creating it,
sure. But cooks were bound to come up with homemade versions.

>> One of the things I discovered when I came here was a recipe for Green
>> Bean Casserole. Mom had written it down and taped it to the inside of
>> a kitchen cupboard. (Yes, it's the one that calls for cream of
>> mushroom soup.) The recipe is still there on the inside cupboard
>> door. I don't have the heart to take it down.
>
> Of course. Will you try it?
>
I might try making my own version, as you did. Not the one with the
canned soup. But to be honest, it doesn't really sound like something
I'd glom onto.

>> Oddly, Green Bean Casserole was not something she ever served us, at
>> Thanksgiving or any other time.
>
> Perhaps she meant to) One of those round tuit things <g>
>
Oh, I don't think so. I suspect my dad asked her to make it one year.
She may have asked a neighbor for the recipe. It's hand-written on a
piece of note paper, not on a card in her recipe box.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/1/2013 12:21 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 12/1/2013 10:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> As some may know, I had been seeing 'green bean casserole' included in
>>>> the menus here for Thanksgiving and asked about it. I understand that
>>>> some folk like to use soup for the sauce, but I don't like that soup
>>>> and sf was kind enough to post a recipe which didn't use the soup.
>>>>
>>>> I changed it a bit, but only so far as making it all from scratch.
>>>>
>>>> So, we had it for lunch today and we really enjoyed it)) I made it
>>>> all from scratch ... fried my onions ... the bread was my own
>>>> (wholemeal
>>>> with added seeds) and I used heavy cream and chicken broth with garlic
>>>> and seasoning for the sauce I made half the amount in the recipe sf
>>>> posted but there was still a lot left. I asked DH if he wanted me to
>>>> throw it away or save it and he said noooooo save it, I will eat it
>>>> later) Can't get a better recommendation that that!!!
>>>>
>>>> So, big success) Thanks sf
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Sounds nice! I'm glad you were able to adapt it to your tastes.
>>
>> I did and it will now be regular side for us)
>>
> Good! I enjoy hearing you've made something you were unfamiliar with and
> liked it. Especially since people make green bean casserole sound like a
> joke. Campbell's soup company is credited with creating it, sure. But
> cooks were bound to come up with homemade versions.

I don't fancy it with the soup because I don't like that soup but my version
is *very* good) I can't say the beans stood out and I will try it with
other veggies as a base

>
>>> One of the things I discovered when I came here was a recipe for Green
>>> Bean Casserole. Mom had written it down and taped it to the inside of
>>> a kitchen cupboard. (Yes, it's the one that calls for cream of
>>> mushroom soup.) The recipe is still there on the inside cupboard
>>> door. I don't have the heart to take it down.
>>
>> Of course. Will you try it?
>>
> I might try making my own version, as you did. Not the one with the
> canned soup. But to be honest, it doesn't really sound like something I'd
> glom onto.
>
>>> Oddly, Green Bean Casserole was not something she ever served us, at
>>> Thanksgiving or any other time.
>>
>> Perhaps she meant to) One of those round tuit things <g>
>>
> Oh, I don't think so. I suspect my dad asked her to make it one year. She
> may have asked a neighbor for the recipe. It's hand-written on a piece of
> note paper, not on a card in her recipe box.

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On 2013-12-01 11:26 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> One of the things I discovered when I came here was a recipe for Green
> Bean Casserole. Mom had written it down and taped it to the inside of a
> kitchen cupboard. (Yes, it's the one that calls for cream of mushroom
> soup.) The recipe is still there on the inside cupboard door. I don't
> have the heart to take it down.
>
> Oddly, Green Bean Casserole was not something she ever served us, at
> Thanksgiving or any other time.
>

I remember my mother serving it to us when I was young. We had recently
visited my great uncle at his farm and he had some pigs. We watched him
slop the pigs. When I saw the green casserole it looked just like that
pig slop.

In my mother's later years she re-introduced it, serving it at
Christmas. It was much better than I had remembered (remembered
expecting it to be like?). It was quite tasty. Now I understand why it
has become a TG tradition for many people.

On Sun, 1 Dec 2013 15:08:47 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

> As some may know, I had been seeing 'green bean casserole' included in the
> menus here for Thanksgiving and asked about it. I understand that some folk
> like to use soup for the sauce, but I don't like that soup and sf was kind
> enough to post a recipe which didn't use the soup.
>
> I changed it a bit, but only so far as making it all from scratch.
>
> So, we had it for lunch today and we really enjoyed it)) I made it all
> from scratch ... fried my onions ... the bread was my own (wholemeal with
> added seeds) and I used heavy cream and chicken broth with garlic and
> seasoning for the sauce I made half the amount in the recipe sf posted but
> there was still a lot left. I asked DH if he wanted me to throw it away or
> save it and he said noooooo save it, I will eat it later) Can't get a
> better recommendation that that!!!
>
> So, big success) Thanks sf

Glad you enjoyed it!


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