"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> On 3/6/2016 2:54 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 5 Mar 2016 04:04:32 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I grocery-shopped yesterday, and had leftover lentil and cabbage soup
>>> after I came home. Part of a big batch that I made one Sunday and
>>> then froze in portions. With a little bit of cheese, so I could
>>> feel like it was a complete meal. (Often, I don't feel like it's
>>> a meal unless it has two different dishes, or at least something
>>> like salad and bread. That's probably why I don't like casseroles.)
>>
>> I've come to the conclusion that's my problem too. If I make a
>> casserole (once in a blue moon), I need to have a salad with it or it
>> doesn't feel like a meal to me.
>
> There's nothing crunchy about a casserole, I do rather like having
> different textures in one meal.
>
> Besides, a salad is for anytime. I should eat more of it in the
> winter.

Don't you put a crunchy topping on your casseroles? I do on tuna.