The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever (85 page)

Turkey-Noodle Casserole for a Crowd

Venison Slow-Baked in Red Wine

Winter Vegetable Cobbler

Wisconsin Mac and Three-Cheese Casserole

Yams and sweet potatoes

Apple, Yam, and Pecan Casserole

Jamaican Sweet Potato Pudding

Spiced Brown Rice and Vegetables

Sweet Potato Pudding

Yam and Chickpea Curry

Yogurt

Lamb and Eggplant Moussaka

Rogan Josh

South African Spiced Chicken Biryani

South Indian Biryani with Basmati Rice

Ziti and Cauliflower Gratin with Saffron and Pine Nuts

Ziti with Ricotta and Spinach

Zucchini

Autumn Vegetable Casserole Stew

Baked Vegetable Stew with Cumin and Ginger

Casserole Primavera

Cornmeal-Topped Tamale Pie

Fresh Vegetables Baked with Rosemary and Gruyère Cheese

Garden-Style Lasagna

Herbed Zucchini and Tomatoes

Moussaka with Lots of Vegetables

Polenta and Roasted Vegetable Casserole

Potato and Zucchini Casserole

Ratatouille

Summer Squash with Basil and Parmesan

Vegetable Frittata

Zucchini Parmesan with Tomato Sauce

The exact equivalents in the following tables have been rounded for convenience.

U.S.	Metric
1 / 4 teaspoon	1.25 milliliters
1 / 2 teaspoon	2.5 milliliters
1 teaspoon	5 milliliters
1 tablespoon (3 teaspoons)	15 milliliters
1 fluid ounce (2 tablespoons)	30 milliliters
1 / 4 cup	60 milliliters
1 / 3 cup	80 milliliters
1 / 2 cup	120 milliliters
1 cup	240 milliliters
1 pint (2 cups)	480 milliliters
1 quart (4 cups, 32 ounces)	960 milliliters
1 gallon (4 quarts)	3.84 liters
1 ounce (by weight)	28 grams
1 pound	448 grams
2.2 pounds	1 kilogram

U.S.	Metric
1 / 8 inch	3 millimeters
1 / 4 inch	6 millimeters
1 / 2 inch	12 millimeters
1 inch	2.5 centimeters

• FAHRENHEIT: 250
  
• CELSIUS: 120
  
• GAS: ½
  

• FAHRENHEIT: 275
  
• CELSIUS: 140
  
• GAS: 1
  

• FAHRENHEIT: 300
  
• CELSIUS: 150
  
• GAS: 2
  

• FAHRENHEIT: 325
  
• CELSIUS: 160
  
• GAS: 3
  

• FAHRENHEIT: 350
  
• CELSIUS: 180
  
• GAS: 4
  

• FAHRENHEIT: 375
  
• CELSIUS: 190
  
• GAS: 5
  

• FAHRENHEIT: 400
  
• CELSIUS: 200
  
• GAS: 6
  

• FAHRENHEIT: 425
  
• CELSIUS: 220
  
• GAS: 7
  

• FAHRENHEIT: 450
  
• CELSIUS: 230
  
• GAS: 8
  

• FAHRENHEIT: 475
  
• CELSIUS: 240
  
• GAS: 9
  

• FAHRENHEIT: 500
  
• CELSIUS: 260
  
• GAS: 10
  

While writing this book, I likened the process to shoveling a six-foot snow bank with a teaspoon. Anyone who lives in Minnesota can identify with this. We have overdosed on casseroles, and more than one got buried in my walk-in cooler a bit too long. I started freezing them, and when the freezer filled up, I was grateful for friends who offered to help me retrieve the space.

I want to thank especially my husband, Dick, who was my ready tester, taster, and sometimes dishwasher, and who calls himself not just a “clean plate clubber,” but also a “clean casserole clubber.” Thanks also go to many friends and family members who contributed recipes and helped test and eat these recipes. I am, because of them, most blessed.

Thanks to Jane Dystel, my patient agent, who encouraged me to write this book, and Bill LeBlond, senior editor at Chronicle Books, who not only gave me the opportunity to write this book but believed that I could actually do it in a year.

Many thanks to Amy Treadwell, project editor at Chronicle Books, who gave me the choice of sending the book in either hard copy or electronically. When I chose the electronic option, Amy aptly answered, “The trees will thank you.” And so it was that all six hundred–some pages amazingly flew across the country through the Internet. Thanks, too, to Deborah Kops for her excellent work in editing this monumental manuscript.