Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>Jeßus wrote:
>>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> >Jeßus wrote:
>> >>Dave Smith wrote:
>> >>>sf wrote:
>> >>>>Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> 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.
>> >>>
>> >>>Yes indeed. A casserole is not a meal unless there is a salad.
>> >>
>> >>Salad with casserole? No thanks.
>> >
>> >I concur, a casserole needs no salad... not unless it's a lousy
>> >casserole. Perhaps people need to define what they mean by a
>> >casserole...
>>
>> <rolls eyes.... oh gawd, is this yet another thing that has different
>> meanings in different countries?
>
>No. A casserole is a combination of ingredients (meat, vegetables,
>starches), typically bound with some sort of sauce, baked in a
>dish with sides.
>
>> >I consider a pizza a casserole, the only salad needed is
>> >brewski or dago red.
>
>Only in the Land of Sheldon. Pizza is a pie.

A Chicago deep dish pizza is definitely a casserole... in fact many
pies are actually casseroles, only they may or may not use a bottom
crust... a pot pie is indeed a casserole, as is eggplant parm... even
a pan of stuffed peppers is a casserole. A casserole can be defined
as a type of baking dish or that which is baked in it... no rule says
of what a casserole dish must consist.. can be pottery, glass, metal,
or even dough... a calzone is one of my favorite casseroles. In my
"Land" cooking mandates one possess an imagination, I don't consider
food preparation dictated by recipes cooking anymore than paint by
numbers is art. I've cooked casseroles in pumpkin shells.