I am taking part in The Write Tribe Festival of Words 8th – 14th December 2013.
Food is a major part of any celebration. Whoever coined the phrase eat, drink, and be merry knew what they were talking about! With the gluttony of Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas just around the corner I am eagerly anticipating another big holiday meal. Since I am the cook, the extra work associated with preparing a huge feast is largely up to me.
Christmas is full of time honored
traditions and rituals and what’s on the menu is no exception. Every year I bake a ham for dinner. There are an assortment of sides and usually
a special dessert. One dish that has
become a tradition is cheesy hash brown casserole. It is a dish I prepare every year which the
whole family looks forward to with eager anticipation. It is that good! It simply wouldn’t be Christmas without
it. No more than it would be New Year’s
Eve without steaks on the grill with baked potatoes drizzled with cheese sauce. Holidays bring the plate of deviled eggs to
the table and dessert. I rarely make
dessert for the every day. Holiday meals
demand it!! What would Thanksgiving be
without pumpkin pie piled high with whipped cream?
So while food is a basic necessity needed
to survive, it also plays a major role in our holiday celebrations because we
like to eat, drink, and be merry. Where
people gather there will always be food.
Lots and lots of food!!
1 bag of frozen hash browns thawed
½ C butter melted
1 C sour cream
1 C
French onion dip
2 C
shredded cheddar cheese
1 can cream of chicken soup
½ C chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
Topping
2 C cornflakes
1/4 C butter melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix ½ cup butter, sour cream, French onion dip, cheese, soup,
and onion in large baking dish. Add
potatoes and toss to coat.
Melt ¼ cup of butter then add cornflakes. Toss to coat. Top potato mixture with the cornflake
mixture.
Bake for 1 hour.
