On 10/6/2014 10:20 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Oct 2014 09:29:24 -0500, Moe DeLoughan >
> wrote:
>
>> On 10/2/2014 11:33 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>> That's what I made for dinner tonight. I found the recipe in the
>>> notebook I keep on the bedside table. I must have written it down
>>> during some Food Network or similar show.
>>> It isn't what my mother made.
>>> It isn't precisely what I make (mine trends more to chili Mac)
>>> Do you make something similar? What do you call your version?
>>>
>>> AMERICAN CHOP SUEY
>>> 10/2/2014 - Janet
>>> 1 pound ground beef
>>> 1 cup chopped onion
>>> 1 cup chopped green pepper
>>> Plenty of chopped garlic
>>> Fresh basil
>>> Fresh parsley
>>> Oregano
>>> Salt & pepper
>>> 1 can tomato sauce
>>> 1 can diced tomatoes
>>> Scant 3 cups dry macaroni
>>>
>>
>> We just called ours by the generic term 'hot dish'. Pasta, ground
>> beef, tomato sauce, onions, corn, and sometimes kidney beans. Oh, and
>> topped with slices of bacon and sometimes shredded cheese. The bacon
>> would get super crispy during the baking and we kids squabbled over
>> who got a piece of it.
>>
>> Now I'm getting all nostalgic...
>
> I never heard the term 'hotdish' until this newsgroup. It seems to be
> used around Minnesota. Are you from Minnesota?

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