This is what I like to cook. Basic, not too time- consuming, and satisfying to all the age groups under my roof. I don’t measure specifically, and I admit that anyone of their outcomes is influenced by my mood when I cooked it. However, I’m convinced that’s the way to be when you’re cooking. It seems to benefit each dish. So, express yourself while you’re making dinner. I mean c’mon, it’s not like we have a lot of extra time to indulge ourselves each day. Plus it takes any blame off me if you don’t like it! Sorry, I never mention pan size. Just use what you have. Truth is, I never seem to be able to find the ones they mention in real recipes!
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February 23, 2010
Never Miss Corn Casserole
This one comes from a former employee. That experience didn’t end well, but at least I got the recipe! It is now a Thanksgiving staple in my house, and at least as popular as my sweet potatoes (whip them up with butter and smooth into a casserole dish. Cover the top with marshmellows, and stick it under the broiler. As soon as they turn golden and melty, put it on the table. Yum.). My boys like it so much it frequently makes a side-dish appearance. The best part is ( besides “Vegetables are being eaten!”), you can’t mess it up.
1 box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix (I love this stuff. Every meal is better with corn bread. Keep some on hand!)
1 can cream corn
1 can whole kernal corn (Drain it!)
1 stickof melted butter
8 oz. sour cream (this is one of those times I choose not to contemplate the size of my butt)
1 beaten egg
Turn your oven on to 350 degrees. Melt your butter and beat your egg. Then mix it all in a bowl, and then pour it into a casserole dish (every bit of it!). Put it in your oven and bake it 45 minutes to 1 hour. Let it get golden on top.
It’s important to receive all the compliments with an air of superior skills in the kitchen. Depending on my mood and my company, I always say one of two things- that I cannot possibly share the complexities of the preparation with mere mortals in the foodie world, OR this has been handed down from family to family only for generations and that it would be disrespectful to break that chain. He! He! Once, I was already to stick it in the oven and I realized I’d forgotten the sour cream. I just swirled it in to the casserole dish with a knife. Tasted the same. Can’t mess it up.
