Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >, "jmcquown"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>>The little goblins will start showing up at about 5:30, I'm guessing.
>>>I think supper will be a pan of Chili con Carne (what we used to call
>>>it in the old days) -- the kind of recipe that will make the purists
>>>curl their toes and grit their teeth -- ground beef, onions, chili
>>>powder, tomato stuff, a little cumin, some canned beans (kidney
>>>and/or pintos). Mom used to add elbow macaroni to it -- made it
>>>stretch to feed the family.
>>>
>>
>>Also known as "chili mac" around here. And if you add cheese on top and
>>bake it, it's a hot dish!
>
>
> Nice try, Jillsie. :-) What you describe would be too loose to be a
> hotdish. Mom's chili still needed a spoon; hotdish uses a fork. So
> there. :-)


But, mightn't enough cheese glue things together enough to finally qualify??
I've got a 'quick-n-dirty' one that's a layer of cooked mac, layer of
canned chili, layer of cheese, repeat. Pop in the oven and it comes out
pretty casserole-ish.

'wyrm