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The Big Book of Casseroles: 250 Recipes for Serious Comfort Food [Paperback]

Maryana Vollstedt (Author)

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You will find no canned soups in Maryana Vollstedt's The Big Book of Casseroles. You will find 250 ways to simplify your weekly meal planning. The properly deployed casserole is economical of both time and money. Anyone living on a family budget--with a family--but eating according to a take-out lifestyle is going to love this book.

Jambalaya is a casserole. So is Coq au Vin. So is classic Hungarian Goulash. But let us not forget Turkey Tetrazzine. Or maybe we should forget. Maybe it's the Turkey Tetrazzines of the world made with leftover dried-out Thanksgiving turkey coming at us after the days of turkey soups and turkey sandwiches and turkey salads that have given the word casserole the kind of odor we look for behind the refrigerator. While Vollstedt's version of Turkey Tetrazzine doesn't ask for a can of cream of mushroom soup, and while it is made from fresh ingredients, the result is still going to be the same.

And that's one of the problems with The Big Book of Casseroles. It's so big, the demands of coming in with 250 recipes are so great, that classics of the genre that would be better off left to foggy memory are rejuvenated for another generation of unfortunate diners. The other problem is how the definition of casserole gets stretched by the author. Any substance covered with another and baked in an oven appears to be a casserole. When is baked fish a casserole and when is it simply baked fish? Such are the questions raised by Vollstedt's choices.

The book covers a lot of ground. Chapters include those on "Basics" (as in white sauce), "Seafood Casseroles," "Poultry Casseroles," "Meat Casseroles," "Vegetable Casseroles," "Baked Pastas," "Grain and Legume Casseroles," "Gratins," and "Low-Fat Casseroles." There are no dessert casseroles.

Vollstedt shows you where the casserole has been, and where it is. Use The Big Book of Casseroles as a launching pad for your own creative endeavors. --Schuyler Ingle

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Vollstedt's (What's for Dinner?) reliable collection of robust food encompasses many ethnicities (Seafood Lasagna, Baked Tandoori Chicken on Lentils, Spicy Beef Enchilada Casserole). Recipes are clearly written and carefully worded, and chapters are divided easily by ingredients (seafood, poultry, etc.). Many dishes rely heavily on cheese and other dairy products (California Casserole uses 2 cups of sour cream and 4 cups of Monterey Jack; Italian Potato Casserole incorporates 2 cups of mozzarella and 1/3 cup grated Parmesan), but Vollstedt compensates with a chapter on low-fat casseroles that includes Spinach, Parmesan Cheese, and Rotini with Pine Nuts, Brown Rice and Broccoli, and Greek Meatballs in Tomato-Yogurt-Mint Sauce made with ground lamb. Vollstedt stretches the definition of casserole to incorporate Tangy Baked Shrimp, Turkey Loaf and Baked Sweet Potatoes (the latter two are cooked separately but served together) and a whole chapter of gratin recipes. An introduction with instructions for making the basic components, freezing casseroles at different stages and reducing fat and calories rounds out this solid effort.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0811822605
ISBN-13: 978-0811822602
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 7.8 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #63,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Stock the pantry, refrigerator, and freezer with basic ingredients that you will need for making casseroles. Read the first page

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dish lightly coated, tender green tops, garnish oven, boned chicken breast halves, bake until rice, cup chopped yellow onion, bake until chicken, frozen small whole onions, cup light sour cream, bake until vegetables, cheese oven, sodium chicken broth, juice from can, cup toasted slivered almonds, oil oven, cooking spray, freshly ground pepper, canned beef broth, melt butter with oil, ounces mushrooms, medium saucepan over high heat, cup finely chopped yellow onion, cup dry bread crumbs, medium skillet over medium heat, cups baby carrots

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Rich Chicken Stock, Monterey Jack, Basic Polenta, Sprinkle Parmesan, Basil Pesto, Parmesan Cheese Sauce, Hollandaise Sauce, San Francisco

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5.0 out of 5 stars simply delicious, January 13, 2000

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I love this cookbook. The recipes are very easy to make with ingredients most of us have in the pantry. The only tools you need are a knife and casserole dish or dutch oven. While the book features comfort food for home or a friendly potluck, many of the recipes are fancy enough for special company. Very east to read -- each recipe gets its own page. One warning, though -- a number of the recipes feature cheese/sour cream, so it isn't exactly a low-calorie cookbook. For a recent potluck, I used the reduced fat cheese and sour cream, and no one who ate it could tell the difference.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for busy people, November 30, 1999

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These recipes are great because most of them are very easy and can be prepared ahead of time then popped in the oven a 1/2 hour or so before you eat. As a stay-at-home mom - I can put the dish together while the kids are napping, then am free to play with them during that cranky time before dinner. And every recipe we've tried is delicious!

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3.0 out of 5 stars When They're Good, They're Good, But When They're Bad..., February 4, 2003

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I have mixed feelings about this book ... some of the recipes are really great, like sweet and sour pork chops, and tangy baked shrimp. But there are some big-time duds in this book, which makes me wonder if all the recipes were really tested before the book went to press.

The directions give it away: in Gourmet Meatballs, you're supposed to make one-inch meatballs, put on a baking sheet and brown for ten minutes at 400 degrees. Then you're supposed to move the meatballs to a casserole, along with any drippings.

Drippings? On a baking sheet? Were they paying attention when they typed this one up? Why not put the meatballs in a casserole to begin with?

Anyway, after 10 minutes at 400 degrees, the meatballs, baking sheet or not, are done. Then why put them in a casserole and bake for another 40 minutes, along with a little beef broth?

This particular one gets the Martha Stewart Award For Recipes That Don't Work. This book is worth buying, but choose your dinner carefully.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Casserole Cookbook
Although I have not made any of the recipes yet, the book has lots of delicious looking casseroles that are very easy to prepare. Read more

Published 14 days ago by Craftylady

4.0 out of 5 stars Casserole cookbook
Purchased this cookbook as a gift, so I didn't get to leaf through it like I would've liked. I'm sure the person who received it is enjoying it.

Published 7 months ago by K. DeSarro

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful.
casseroles are comfort food, and one pot foods may be for peasants but embraced by kings. everything your family needs for a healthy complete meal can be in one casserole. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Sherrie Smiljkovski

5.0 out of 5 stars An unusual cook-from-scratch casserole book
This is a very unusual casserole cookbook on two accounts. First, it is a cook-from-scratch book. There are no canned soups used in the book, although occasionally it calls for... Read more

Published 12 months ago by Aardvark

5.0 out of 5 stars great for prepping family fare ahead of time
This book is a life-saver! Like the mom below, I throw these casseroles together during naptime in the morning, and then put them in the oven a half hour or so before dinnertime... Read more

Published 15 months ago by A. Buckley

4.0 out of 5 stars some winners here
Lots of creative new recipes I have not seen elsewhere - thoughtful recipes that are perfect for Winter evening suppers.

Published 23 months ago by FrancisXavier

4.0 out of 5 stars Great casserole book for the intermediate chef
I am a college student who is just figuring out the joys of cooking. This book has some great recipes that provide plenty of yummy leftovers. Read more

Published on January 24, 2008 by College Cooker

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I was happy to see the same type of review that I am writing.. some good, some bad. And actually, I have not yet found the good one yet but there just has to be one. Read more

Published on January 10, 2008 by Jan Brown

5.0 out of 5 stars favorite cookbook!
We love this book! It is not for quick and easy dinners, many of them take some time and preparation, but it is worth it. Read more

Published on December 27, 2007 by K. N. Bolz-andolshek

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice and easy!
This is a great cookbook with easy recopies that everyone in my family will eat. It is rare to find a cookbook where every recipe you make is a winner but this book is the one.

Published on April 7, 2007 by K. Webster

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