) are ALWAYS “cream of . . . ” In fact, my family joke that no one has ever consumed a “cream of” soup on its own. (It’s probably obvious, but leave the soup in its non-reconstituted, sludgy state.)...

...My mother makes it for friends during illness, deaths, your basic hot-dish events....It’s pretty damned good, one of the few things I can miss once in awhile...

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cheese curds, bars, rosettes, lutefisk, lefse, pickled herring, hotdish, everything crockpot, kringles, kolaches, morel mushrooms, booya, herring caviar, pasties, everything rhubarb, AYCE fish fry, honeycrisp apples, egg coffee,...

being seated, see familiar faces. And you can walk over and briefly chat with them. The place you immediately think of when the designated home cook brings out last weeks' hotdish for the third time this week. Hope this helps. And...

A friend of mine isn’t feeling well, and I said, “Hey, I'll bring you dinner, whatever you want.” He requested chicken and noodles — you know, the gloppy Midwestern homestyle hotdish. I’m ashamed to...

possibly can, and go far out of my way for things like raw milk, uncooked local honey from the apiary, non-GMO everything, grass-fed, sustainably raised everying) always have felt guilty about Uncle Ben’s rice. Indeed for...

You need to do a tour of Minnesota church potlucks. If you go to Maine for lobster, then you should come here for hotdish.

I am not a good Mexican cook. I grew up about 2000 miles north of border, in a land where "taco hotdish" was considered Mexican food. I remember, vividly, learning about that strange and wonderful substance “picante...

These are a bit of a throwback, as I believe any hotdish (in Minnesota parlance), should be. All are made as a casserole and then frozen in individual portions. Tuna-less casserole: Béchamel with mushrooms mixed with noodles,...

in this country and found nothing like what I had at Skyline. I agree – in the future I’ll think of it as something we like to call in Minnesota – a "hotdish" (but I’ll probably still steer clear of it).

Sounds like you have plenty of good suggestions. But here are my recommendations for a soon-to-be-ex Minnesotan: - Al’s Breakfast - Something with cheese curds (maybe at Town Talk, Blue Door, or Groveland Tap) - Tater tot...

Bistro Hotdish (minus the hotdish, of course). The wine board experts helped me with the wine pairings for my meal, so we’ll see how it all goes. http://www.chowhound.com/topics/489053 I hate the idea of rushed service and...

ok ok so pan is may too strong a word. i was just suprised he gave both 3 stars.. i agree hotdish, there’s not much cute about ranch house grill ;) i laughed too when i saw that. hohokam – green chile rules the day at...

Casual NYE @ the hotdish household – having a small group over tonight (making a large pot of chili con carne right now) to ring in the new year and then having some others over for a breakfast of eggs benedict (LGO english...