Cooking

You know, I really like to cook. Sometimes I get frustrated because my Dad is an awesome cook, and my Grandma Horn is even better than him and I feel like I don't measure up. I try some recipies that they give me and although they are good, they just don't taste the same. "You know, these mashed potatoes are good, but they are not like my Dad's." These sorts of phrases are said in my house all of the time. My Dad once told me that I am a great baker. I used to think What! all I can make is cookies? But there is a road that my father hasn't traveled in the kitchen and that is casseroles! Growing up I NEVER had a casserole. Shocking I know! Nathan laughs and says its because we ate better food than just casseroles, which is partly true. I never had anything growing up that had cream of mushroom soup in it, or anything topped with cheese. Haha. But there is a secret world of casseroles that I didn't even know existed. And so I am on a mission, I am going to perfect 30 casserole recipes and when I see my Dad in June, I am going to make him one! Oh, and since everyone I know is on this cupcake CRAZE , I am going to continue baking my cookies, because no dessert goes better with a tall glass of milk than a cookie, so there!

I am sure most of you know what a casserole is but here is the definition:
Casserole
–noun
1. a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
2. any food, usually a mixture, cooked in such a dish.
3. a small dish with a handle, used in chemical laboratories.
–verb (used with object)
4. to bake or cook (food) in a casserole.

So let's start this off! I contribute to a recipe blog that was started by my cousin-in-law Brieanne. Here's what I've posted so far....(click to see 'em)

Italian Sausage Bake

Twice Baked Potato Casserole