Subj : Chili Cornbread Casserole
To   : Ben Collver
From : Dave Drum
Date : Fri Jun 02 2023 05:50:00

-=> Ben Collver wrote to All <=-

I'm bored, so I'm gonna critique this recipe's ingredients list. Too
many with glaring errors (and some sneaky, not-so-obvious faux pas) get
released into the wild.

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BC>       Title: Chili Cornbread Casserole
BC>  Categories: Casseroles, Main dishes
BC>       Yield: 1 servings

BC>   1 1/2 lb Ground beef
BC>     3/4 c  Olives; chopped
BC>       2 tb Oil
BC>       2 tb Chili powder
               ^^^^^
A very ambiguous term. If the writer meant powdered/ground chile pepper
the the spelling should have been "chile". If she meant the mix one can
buy down the stupormarkup to make a pot of chilli .... I edit my recipes
as I import them to say "chilli spice mix" for clarity.

BTW - the chilli with two ells is because I'm from Illinois where that
is the, by proclamation, the proper way to spell chilli.  Bv)=

In 1993, the state legislature approved a proclamation declaring
Springfield "Chilli Capital of the Civilized Universe." Note the
spelling. Springfielders are protective of their chilli tradition,

https://midwesterner.org/the-chilli-capital-of-the-world/

Is a good read ... and I've made the included recipe more than once.

BC>       1 cn (12 oz) stewed or diced
BC>            -tomatoes

When is the last time you saw a 12 oz can to tomatoes? Most are 14 to
16 ounces. Ro*Tel come in a 10 ounce can. But I cannot recall seeing,
ever, a 12 ounce can of tomatoes in any form.

BC>       2 tb (or more) onions; diced
BC>       1 cn (4 oz) kidney beans

Same as the tomatoes quibble - Unless the recipe writer made a typo and
left out a digit in the weight. Kidney beans (yuck) come, usually, in
14 to 16 ounce cans.

BC>       1 ts Salt
BC>       1 pk Cornbread muffin mix
BC>     1/2 ts Pepper

Other than those quibbles it looks like a decent recipe and one which
I'd enjoy eating .... once I switched out the kidley beenz for their
cousins, the pinto bean.

Here's an easy-to-make side dish casserole I've made more than once.

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     Title: Corn & Green Chile Casserole
Categories: Five, Breads, Vegetables, Chilies, Cheese
     Yield: 12 servings

    17 oz (2 boxes) Jiffy cornbread/muffin mix
15 1/4 oz Whole kernel corn, drained
14 3/4 oz Cream-style corn
     4 oz Can chopped green chilies; drained
     1 c  Shredded Monterey Jack cheese

 Prepare cornbread mixes according to package directions.
 Pour half of the batter into a greased 11x7-in. baking
 dish. Combine corn and creamed corn; spread over batter.
 Top with chiles and cheese. Carefully spread with
 remaining cornbread batter.

 Bake, uncovered, @ 375ºF/190ºC for 25-30 minutes or
 until a toothpick comes out clean. Serve warm.

 Margaret Mayes, La Mesa, California

 Makes: 12 servings

 RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

 Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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