Dave Smith wrote:
> How old are you Jill? No need to answer. Food trends come and go and
> there was a time in the 50-60's <?> when casseroles were the cooking
> trend. I never cared much for them. I don't think that I have ever
> cooked anything that would be called a casserole, though a lasagna is
> pretty close and I have only done that a few times.

I would consider lasagna to be a casserole as would a Shepard's or cottage
pie. For that matter so would scalloped potatoes or potatoes au gratin.

We had tuna casserole a lot as well as spaghetti red. Then my mom got a
recipe for chicken amandine. We had that a lot. Later, after I moved out,
she started doing something similar with brown rice and pork chops on top.
Really bland stuff. No seasonings to it. Then in the 70's we had the Tater
Tot casserole. I'm a lot more adventurous. I make all sorts of casseroles.