Hi Everyone,

I am new to this group and would love to hear some of your ideas for
cooking for cold weather.

It would be great to expand my collection of ideas for casseroles etc
and things that you can pre cook and freeze for those busy days.

Thanks

Jill

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:43:54 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>Hi Everyone,
>
>I am new to this group and would love to hear some of your ideas for
>cooking for cold weather.
>
>It would be great to expand my collection of ideas for casseroles etc
>and things that you can pre cook and freeze for those busy days.

I am not sure where you are located, but here in the northern
hemisphere, we are approaching spring and summer.

I found this some years ago and it really works with about anything
you have in the pantry.

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Invent Your Own Casserole

casserole, main dish

----CHOOSE ONE SAUCE MAKER----
10 1/2 oz cream of mushroom soup
10 1/2 oz cream of celery soup
10 1/2 oz cream of chicken soup
29 oz Italian style diced tomatoes
----CHOOSE ONE FROZEN VEGETABLE----
10 oz spinach, frozen
10 oz broccoli, frozen
10 oz English peas, frozen
16 oz yellow squash, frozen
10 oz corn, frozen
----CHOOSE ONE PASTA/RICE----
2 cup elbow macaroni, uncooked
1 cup rice, uncooked
4 cup egg noodles, uncooked
3 cup shells, uncooked
----CHOOSE ONE MEAT/FISH/POULTRY---
12 oz tuna, drained & flaked
2 cup chicken, cooked & chopped
2 cup ham, cooked & chopped
2 cup turkey, cooked & chopped
1 lb ground beef, brown & drain
----CHOOSE ONE OR MORE EXTRAS----
3 oz mushrooms, drained
1/4 cup black olives, drained
1/4 cup bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup onion, minced
1/2 cup celery, chopped
2 garlic cloves
4 1/2 oz green chilies, chopped
1 pkg taco seasoning mix
----CHOOSE ONE OR TWO TOPPINGS----
1/2 cup mozzarella, shredded
1/2 cup parmesan, grated
1/2 cup Swiss, shredded
1/2 cup bread crumbs, dry

Preheat oven to 350F.

Combine 1 cup sour cream, 1 cup milk, 1 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt and
1
teaspoon pepper with Sauce Maker. Omit sour cream and milk when using
tomatoes.

Stir in frozen vegetable, pasta/rice, meat/fish/poultry and if
desired,
extras. Spoon into a lightly greased 13 X 9 baking dish. Sprinkle with
toppings.

Bake casserole, covered for 70 minutes, uncover and bake 10 minutes
more.

Source: St. Michael's Catholic Church, Gainesville, GA via Southern
Living,
11/96

Yield: 6 servings


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> wrote in message
...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am new to this group and would love to hear some of your ideas for
> cooking for cold weather.
>
> It would be great to expand my collection of ideas for casseroles etc
> and things that you can pre cook and freeze for those busy days.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jill

Uh oh. You better think about changing your name.

Around here, there can be only one "Jill" or you'll get accused of being a
troll, a sock puppet and several other bad things.

Jill M wrote:
>
> Uh oh. You better think about changing your name.
>
> Around here, there can be only one "Jill" or you'll get accused of
> being a troll, a sock puppet and several other bad things.

Yes, Jill is the new Stephanie.

wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am new to this group and would love to hear some of your ideas for
> cooking for cold weather.
>
> It would be great to expand my collection of ideas for casseroles etc
> and things that you can pre cook and freeze for those busy days.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jill
>
In order to help we'll need more information. What do you like? Beef?
Chicken? How about vegetables? Do you like spicy food (spicy hot or spicy
well-seasoned) or do you prefer things on the mild side?

How many people are you cooking for? Some people make casseroles and big
pots of soup or stews because they're cooking for two but want lots of
leftovers to freeze. Others are cooking for an entire family.

Jill <--the "other" one

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:55:23 -0400, "Jill M"
> wrote:

>
> wrote in message
...
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I am new to this group and would love to hear some of your ideas for
>> cooking for cold weather.
>>
>> It would be great to expand my collection of ideas for casseroles etc
>> and things that you can pre cook and freeze for those busy days.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jill
>
>Uh oh. You better think about changing your name.
>
>Around here, there can be only one "Jill" or you'll get accused of being a
>troll, a sock puppet and several other bad things.
>

tee-hee.

only among the easily confused. *aficionados* can easily recognize
the ineffable jillness of the one true jill.

your pal,
blake