We
are going to get to today's FOODIE FRIDAY post in just a few moments
from now. But before that happens,
there's something that I really want to talk about. Something that is quite serious that is happening just a couple
of provinces away from where I am living right now.
As
I type this blog out, there is a manhunt going on in the community of Moncton,
New Brunswick - located Southwest of Prince Edward Island. A shooter is on the loose after killing
three RCMP officers and wounding two others on the evening of June 4, 2014, and
as of right now, the shooter still has not been caught, leaving the city under
complete lockdown. I can't imagine how
frightening a situation that must be, and my thoughts go out to the people of
Moncton at this time. Thoughts of
condolences and prayer go out to those families of the RCMP officers slain on
the evening of June 4, and I am hoping that the nightmare that the people of
Moncton are experiencing ends as quickly as possible.
Of
course, by the time this entry is posted, it very well could be. If that is the case, I'll add an edit to the
end of this entry if need be.
Secondly,
I wanted to pay homage to the 70th anniversary of D-Day. On June 6, 1944, the Battle of Normandy took
place on several beaches where 155,000 Allied troops pushed through the
Atlantic Wall and pushed inland in what would become the largest amphibious
military operation in global history.
It is estimated that a total of 12,000 casualties were recorded in the
battle, with only one-third of those confirmed. It was one of the most important battles of World War II, and I
want to take this opportunity to remember those soldiers who gave their lives
in an effort to bring peace back to the world exactly seventy years ago today.
Thanks
for that.
You
know, after typing all that out, I was wondering if it would still be a good
idea to even go ahead with the FOODIE FRIDAY post. But in the end, I thought about it and the
more I thought, the more I wanted to do it.
If for no other reason to celebrate the freedom that those soldiers
fought for seventy years ago.
So,
for today's recipe, I thought that I would take a look through a cookbook
filled with scraps cut out from newspapers and magazines. Over the last twenty years, Mom managed to
fill up an entire scrapbook with dozens of recipes. Allow me to share one with you.
And, while I have no idea where the recipe came from, I would think that
maybe Campbell's had a hand in the recipe design! It's a dish known as...
CASSEROLE FOR A CROWD
CASSEROLE FOR A CROWD
2 cups raw macaroni
2 lbs. ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 10 oz. can tomato soup
1 10 oz. can cream of chicken soup
1 10 oz. can of cream of mushroom soup
1 can of water (use the empty can from one of
the soups)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 cup melted margarine
1 cup fine soft bread crumbs
1 pinch of seasoned salt or paprika
parsley flakes
PROCEDURE:
PROCEDURE:
Cook macaroni.
Brown ground beef and onion and add to macaroni.
Add soups, water, seasonings, and macaroni blend and cover with bread crumbs and margarine.
Brown ground beef and onion and add to macaroni.
Add soups, water, seasonings, and macaroni blend and cover with bread crumbs and margarine.
Top with parsley flakes
Bake at 350 degrees for thirty minutes to one hour
Makes one large or two small casseroles that can feed a total of eight people (or can be used for eight separate meals if you're making it for yourself).
And, that last part is something that I wish to highlight for this recipe feature. That is that you can use basic, simple ingredients to make enough food to feed an army.
Bake at 350 degrees for thirty minutes to one hour
Makes one large or two small casseroles that can feed a total of eight people (or can be used for eight separate meals if you're making it for yourself).
And, that last part is something that I wish to highlight for this recipe feature. That is that you can use basic, simple ingredients to make enough food to feed an army.
I've
never really been all that skilled in planning budgets. 90% of the time, I tend to overspend more
than anything. Granted, I only
overspend by five, ten dollars tops.
I'm certainly not shopping at places like Whole Foods or anything -
mainly because my small town doesn't have one.
But when you take into account that most people do their grocery
shopping once or twice a week, that overspending can certainly add up. In the list of ingredients that I provided
for you, I've estimated that the total cost of all the ingredients will run you
about fifteen dollars - possibly twenty if you decide that you want to buy the
brand name soup instead of the generic store brand (which I honestly don't know
why anyone would since the generic store brand tastes the same as the
higher-priced brand name good ninety-eight per cent of the time).
Not
a bad price for ingredients. Well, that
is if my math is correct. It probably
isn't. But it's still a heck of a lot
cheaper than if you went out to a fancy restaurant and ordered the same dinner!
I've just posted one example for all of you. If you have any other cost-efficient recipes to share, please send them to my e-mail address at matthewwturcotte518@gmail.com. If your recipe is chosen, you will get full credit!
EDIT: A suspect in the Moncton shootings has now been captured and is in police custody as of 5:58 am, June 6, 2014.
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