When 92-year old Clara made her Depression Cooking web series last year, she probably didn’t know that we’d soon be on our way to another Great Depression (or at least a Great Recession). While I might make a few substitutions to her potato-heavy meals today (chorizo for hot dogs, frozen sweet peas for canned), Clara proves that even when times get tough, we can still be fat and happy. In fact, Clara says she was a fat kid because of all of those potatoes! Unfortunately, she only made three episodes, but hopefully we’ll see more of her soon. Rachael Ray has nothing on Clara.
There’s a chill in the air and the economy sucks. It’s time for a casserole or 30.
The Casserole Party is an annual casserole competition, organized and hosted by “Casserole Crazy” author Emily Farris. A platform for Midwesterners (or anyone) to show off a hearty and comforting dish from childhood, it’s also it’s an excuse to over-indulge in baked delicousness.
The Fourth Casserole Party will be held Monday, November 10, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at Brooklyn Label at 180 Franklin Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Click through to find out who’s judging and learn how you can register for the Fourth Annual Casserole Party.
And by bang, I mean me, a guy named Greg and a bottle or four of bubbly red.
After a brief hiatus, the best cooking-dating show to ever hit the internet is back and badder than ever.
Watch, enjoy and remember that the camera adds ten pounds (twenty if you take into account I’ve lost ten since this was filmed). So does lots of casserole.
I am obsessed with kitchens, especially other people’s. I like to know where people are cooking. Assuming others are as obsessive as I am, about a year and a half ago I posted pictures of my kitchen at the time. After more than a few unfortunate incidents, I had to emergency move out of that apartment—let’s just say that not having oven knobs was the least of my problems there. Since then I’ve moved into a new place (and we finally painted!) and so I want to show you where the magic happens… again.
Hey everybody, it’s Tuesday, October 7. Do you know what that means? It means my contemporary casserole cookbook, “Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven” is officially available wherever books are sold. I hope you’ll buy it, and try a few of the recipes that seem appealing, maybe even a few that don’t. It’s a great engagement or holiday gift, especially when paired with a vintage Pyrex dish.
I’ll tell you what I say in the introduction: this is a book for people who love to eat. It is not a book for people who like to make elaborate culinary presentations or impress dinner guests with knowledge of exotic vegetables or cuts of meat. This book is about taking ingredients that you know, that you love, that you can find, and baking those ingredients into one dish you can share with friends over an expensive bottle of wine or live off of for a week when you’re waiting for your next paycheck. And I’m not going to lie: the recipes are damn good.
If you doubt my culinary abilities (which you have every right to, but should not when it comes to casseroles), the book is full of recipes from friends, family and even a few celebrity chefs, including Bobby Flay, Paula Deen and Donatella Arpaia. The foreword is by Julie Powell—my friend and the author of Julie & Julia—who tells the story of how I stalked her.
If you’re still not convinced, check out all the great press I’ve gotten so far. And then buy my book!
Emily Farris is crazy about casseroles. A Missouri native, Emily grew up eating casseroles. After moving to Brooklyn, she began to make her own, and learned that her mother’s green bean casserole was, in fact, not her mother’s—it was the Durkee Onion recipe. Since this devastating revelation, Emily has committed her life to creating and discovering original casserole recipes, and her Annual Casserole Party has been featured in the New York Sun, the New York Post, Time Out New York and Gawker. Read more.
