A pure celebration of foods others sneer at

[Anonymous]

I like this thread. Thanks, OP! Also, thank you to the PP for the phrase, "trashy toffee"!

sour cream+Lipton's french onion dip mix=California Dip. Served with potato chips, of course.

[Anonymous]

It's no wonder that it's hard to shift away from processed foods when so many core memories are tied to these foods.

[Anonymous]

Those little canned potatoes were a staple in my house growing up! My mom would slice and saute them and then add them to scrambles. SO GOOD.

Anyone who sneers at Ruffles and the old school made-from-Lipton-soup-mix onion dip is just pretending to be healthy/snobby. That combo is like crack. (I will also accept Cape Cod chips, but Ruffles are really the best.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At Christmas my family always makes sausage balls with sausage, shredded cheese, and Bisquick. It's something I grew up with my mom making and we kept it up. They're delicious!
try making them with jiffy cornbread mix instead of bisquick. really good!

Recipe please!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At Christmas my family always makes sausage balls with sausage, shredded cheese, and Bisquick. It's something I grew up with my mom making and we kept it up. They're delicious!
try making them with jiffy cornbread mix instead of bisquick. really good!

Recipe please!

OMG. I had these at a party once. They were amazing.

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Anonymous wrote:Canned green beans, served warm. yum yum yum! I also adore canned beets and three bean salad.

Same. There is something about the saltiness of canned green beans. I made a delicious bean salad that has also types of canned beans. So good. So much sodium. But so good.

I also love that snack made with saltines, butter, and chocolate all melted together in the oven. My friend calls is "trashy toffee" but I know there is another name for it (in jest, she makes it for several different get togethers a year).

Lipton onion soup dip is a staple in our house. I make it for pretty much every gathering and it gets eaten right up. But it has to be served with Cape Cod chips or similar kettle chips.

Pigs in a blanket. I don't care how low class or trashy some may see these but people from kids to grandparents seem to love them and I don't think I've ever seen any left over. I'm not making them this year and I'm having second thoughts.

I make the ones with crescent rolls and cocktail weenies, but my favorite kinds are with biscuits and vienna sausage links

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those little canned potatoes were a staple in my house growing up! My mom would slice and saute them and then add them to scrambles. SO GOOD.

Anyone who sneers at Ruffles and the old school made-from-Lipton-soup-mix onion dip is just pretending to be healthy/snobby. That combo is like crack. (I will also accept Cape Cod chips, but Ruffles are really the best.)

I will never ever turn away from the Lipton onion dip, which will always be a holiday treat, but I will say that I now make a variation with Penzeys onion dip mix and yogurt, and then dip vegetables in it. It's 80% as good, and I can eat it every day all year long.

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Anonymous wrote:It's no wonder that it's hard to shift away from processed foods when so many core memories are tied to these foods.

Almost all foods are processed. I think you mean “salt and sugar-laden” or “full of preservatives” or some such. Homemade bread is “processed.” Homemade apple sauce is “processed.” Homemade yogurt is “processed.”

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I grew up on Chef Boyardee canned ravioli. Yes, good ravioli is good, but love the canned stuff. We get it by the case at Sam's Club and my wife and kids now eat it, too, when you need a fast lunch.

I make Lipton Onion soup mix for virtually every party. Serve with both Ruffles and with crudites.

I make pigs in blankets with Hillshire Farms L'il Smokies and Pillsbury croissants, but just about any will do. And my kids scarf them up all the time. I often make a double batch and have one for parties and one for my kids to have the next day.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Canned tomato soup

I grew up on Campbell's and it was okay, but meh. As an adult, I discovered Annie's Tomato Bisque and the entire family loves this. I've made good tomato soup and had some from people who are good at it. Some equal Annie's but none surpass it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actual Stove Top Stuffing, instead of potatoes. There. I said it. No, I don't like your grandmother's recipe. I like the boxed $hit.

I don’t disagree that the boxed stuff is glorious but you need some of those little canned potato balls fried in butter till they are crispy brown next to them.

Thanksgiving is not about choosing between carbs. It’s about ALL the carbs.

What are these? Canned potato balls? Tell me more!

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Pan fry them in a lot of butter (sorry, I have no retro food nostalgia for margarine) and then put them between the stovetop and the stouffers Mac and cheese.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Canned green beans, served warm. yum yum yum! I also adore canned beets and three bean salad.

Same. There is something about the saltiness of canned green beans. I made a delicious bean salad that has also types of canned beans. So good. So much sodium. But so good.

I also love that snack made with saltines, butter, and chocolate all melted together in the oven. My friend calls is "trashy toffee" but I know there is another name for it (in jest, she makes it for several different get togethers a year).

Lipton onion soup dip is a staple in our house. I make it for pretty much every gathering and it gets eaten right up. But it has to be served with Cape Cod chips or similar kettle chips.

Pigs in a blanket. I don't care how low class or trashy some may see these but people from kids to grandparents seem to love them and I don't think I've ever seen any left over. I'm not making them this year and I'm having second thoughts.

I make the ones with crescent rolls and cocktail weenies, but my favorite kinds are with biscuits and vienna sausage links

Sorry to yuck your yum, but you are the only person I’ve ever heard of who genuinely likes Vienna sausages. Do you put mustard or something else on these — or just eat them straight?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Canned green beans, served warm. yum yum yum! I also adore canned beets and three bean salad.

Same. There is something about the saltiness of canned green beans. I made a delicious bean salad that has also types of canned beans. So good. So much sodium. But so good.

I also love that snack made with saltines, butter, and chocolate all melted together in the oven. My friend calls is "trashy toffee" but I know there is another name for it (in jest, she makes it for several different get togethers a year).

We call it Christmas Crack in my house, and yeah, it is awesomely good.
I have a friend who makes the little thing with a small pretzel, melted Rollo, and pecan on top that are divine. She gives them with her gift most christmases, and the years she doesn’t give them, the whole holiday season is less merry and bright.

[Anonymous]

christmas morning monkey bread - made with canned biscuits, melted butter, sugar & cinnamon!!

[Anonymous]

Turkey, apparently it’s gross now?

Can’t wait