Are Casseroles a Thing of the Past?

[Anonymous]

I remember my Mom making yummy casseroles for dinner when we were growing up. Not just stuff thrown together with cream of mushroom soup, either. I find myself going in streaks with casserole type of meals (I'm talking chicken/broccoli/pasta alfredo, tuna noodle casserole, a delicious taco one, etc), but in casual conversation with friends and coworkers, I rarely hear that anyone eats these type of comfort meal types of foods.
Are casseroles un-cool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember my Mom making yummy casseroles for dinner when we were growing up. Not just stuff thrown together with cream of mushroom soup, either. I find myself going in streaks with casserole type of meals (I'm talking chicken/broccoli/pasta alfredo, tuna noodle casserole, a delicious taco one, etc), but in casual conversation with friends and coworkers, I rarely hear that anyone eats these type of comfort meal types of foods.
Are casseroles un-cool?

I love a good casserole! Leftovers heat well for lunches too. Can you post some recipes or links to your faves?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember my Mom making yummy casseroles for dinner when we were growing up. Not just stuff thrown together with cream of mushroom soup, either. I find myself going in streaks with casserole type of meals (I'm talking chicken/broccoli/pasta alfredo, tuna noodle casserole, a delicious taco one, etc), but in casual conversation with friends and coworkers, I rarely hear that anyone eats these type of comfort meal types of foods.
Are casseroles un-cool?

Not in my house, they aren’t. We love a good casserole. I tend to make more casseroles in the winter when fresh veggies are not as available (from our garden). Plus, casseroles generally require oven cooking which heats the kitchen - in the summer, we grill, cook on the stove, or eat meals that don’t require cooking.

[Anonymous]

I am from NY, and think of casseroles as things for people:

1. from the 60's/70's
2. from the Midwest

So being that I'm neither, I never make casserole. My mother used to make what we called White Trash Casserole (aka Green Been Casserole: green beans, cream of mushroom Campbell's soup, french fried onion rings).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember my Mom making yummy casseroles for dinner when we were growing up. Not just stuff thrown together with cream of mushroom soup, either. I find myself going in streaks with casserole type of meals (I'm talking chicken/broccoli/pasta alfredo, tuna noodle casserole, a delicious taco one, etc), but in casual conversation with friends and coworkers, I rarely hear that anyone eats these type of comfort meal types of foods.
Are casseroles un-cool?

I love a good casserole! Leftovers heat well for lunches too. Can you post some recipes or links to your faves?

Yup! I brown bag my lunch and find that the leftovers are awesome! Some of our favorites:

http://erecipecards.blogspot.com/2013/08/taco-corn-bread-casserole-church.html
http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2013/09/chicken-and-broccoli-alfredo-casserole-recipe.html
http://circle-b-kitchen.squarespace.com/food-and-recipes/2011/9/27/creamy-baked-rigatoni-with-italian-sausage.html
http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2013/02/poppy-seed-chicken-casserole.html

[Anonymous]

With so much focus of fresh food, farm-to-table, seafood, etc, I think casseroles have gone out of favor. If i make them for someone who is sick or just had a baby, I always try to add a salad or crudite so that they have fresh veggies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am from NY, and think of casseroles as things for people:

1. from the 60's/70's
2. from the Midwest

So being that I'm neither, I never make casserole. My mother used to make what we called White Trash Casserole (aka Green Been Casserole: green beans, cream of mushroom Campbell's soup, french fried onion rings).

I'm 12:46, and also from NY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am from NY, and think of casseroles as things for people:

1. from the 60's/70's
2. from the Midwest

So being that I'm neither, I never make casserole. My mother used to make what we called White Trash Casserole (aka Green Been Casserole: green beans, cream of mushroom Campbell's soup, french fried onion rings).

I'm 12:46, and also from NY.

We make that on thanksgiving and love it. Aside from that I never make casseroles and my mom never made them. She did always make casseroles out to be white trash food (along with little Debbie snacks and a host of other things).

One thing I've noticed is that those I know that eat casseroles on regular basis are almost always overweight.

[Anonymous]

I love them, but the high in fat thing bothers me. My kids would eat a pound of cheese baked onto anything if I let them.

[Anonymous]

Also from NY, and I love them (as long as they're well done, not cream of soup crap). There's something homey and comforting about them, and I love that with about 10 minutes of extra effort, I can usually triple the recipe and throw a couple in the chest freezer for nights when I don't have time (or energy) to cook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am from NY, and think of casseroles as things for people:

1. from the 60's/70's
2. from the Midwest

So being that I'm neither, I never make casserole. My mother used to make what we called White Trash Casserole (aka Green Been Casserole: green beans, cream of mushroom Campbell's soup, french fried onion rings).

I'm 12:46, and also from NY.

We make that on thanksgiving and love it. Aside from that I never make casseroles and my mom never made them. She did always make casseroles out to be white trash food (along with little Debbie snacks and a host of other things).

One thing I've noticed is that those I know that eat casseroles on regular basis are almost always overweight.

White trash casserole and white trash food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am from NY, and think of casseroles as things for people:

1. from the 60's/70's
2. from the Midwest

So being that I'm neither, I never make casserole. My mother used to make what we called White Trash Casserole (aka Green Been Casserole: green beans, cream of mushroom Campbell's soup, french fried onion rings).

I'm 12:46, and also from NY.

We make that on thanksgiving and love it. Aside from that I never make casseroles and my mom never made them. She did always make casseroles out to be white trash food (along with little Debbie snacks and a host of other things).

One thing I've noticed is that those I know that eat casseroles on regular basis are almost always overweight.

It took a whole 8 posts for someone to throw the fat card. I'm disappointed, DCUM, you're usually more on the ball than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am from NY, and think of casseroles as things for people:

1. from the 60's/70's
2. from the Midwest

So being that I'm neither, I never make casserole. My mother used to make what we called White Trash Casserole (aka Green Been Casserole: green beans, cream of mushroom Campbell's soup, french fried onion rings).

I'm 12:46, and also from NY.

We make that on thanksgiving and love it. Aside from that I never make casseroles and my mom never made them. She did always make casseroles out to be white trash food (along with little Debbie snacks and a host of other things).

One thing I've noticed is that those I know that eat casseroles on regular basis are almost always overweight.

It's am honest observation and why I avoid those types of foods.

It took a whole 8 posts for someone to throw the fat card. I'm disappointed, DCUM, you're usually more on the ball than that.

[Anonymous]

My kids will make a special request for "casserole".

It's happens that I only make one so that's all they know.

Yeah, I think they are becoming a thing of the past. And I'm 50.

[Anonymous]

I'm black. Black people don't do casseroles