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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:00 PM
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Last minute request to bring a side dish to dinner and what is it?
FUCKING green bean casserole?

:wtf:

that shit needs to DIE!

I don't know WHO came up with that vile recipe but if they aren't dead yet, I plan on hunting them down and shoving a whole batch of that crap up their ass!

gawd if i NEVER eat that shit again it will be too soon and now I'm supposed to MAKE it?

:puke:
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:02 PM
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1. order dominos
then blow the house up with an ammonium nitrate and diesel bomb

I know you can do it
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:04 PM
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2. dominos? DOMINOS??1
that is a REPUKE company!

:grr:


nice Hitler :P
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:05 PM
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5. yes
but there's such a nice touch to supersonic republican pepperoni shredding through people
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yewberry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:04 PM
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3. Can you just make something good with green beans?
Or do people actually want you to drown the little lovelies in glop?

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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:05 PM
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4. glop and topped with dried onion thingies
:eyes:
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yewberry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:09 PM
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8. Refuse. Just flat-out refuse.
Develop a sudden sensitivity to MSG. Bring nice fresh beans and saute them with sliced almonds.

Just say no to glop.

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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:08 PM
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6. What about green beans served with sliced almonds?
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:08 PM
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7. Plead ignorance
Bake up some squash instead. :9
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TommyO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:15 PM
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9. Blech, damn the request, make a wild mushroom risotto.
It's creamy, and no one will miss the green beans. If you must bring beans, saute them with some bacon - YUM!
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:16 PM
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10. My favorite eating place has a wild mushroom risotto
damn, it's good stuff.
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S n o w b a l l Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:25 PM
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11. Go to Food Network and find a facsimile that's actually edible
Anything without the nasty onion things and mushroom soup. Here's one but there's others too that might be easier. I fucking hate green bean casserole.

http://search.foodnetwork.com/food/recipe/green+bean+casserole/search.do?searchString=green+bean+casserole&site=food&gosearch=&searchType=Recipe



Best Ever Green Bean Casserole Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007
Show: Good Eats
Episode: Bean Stalker

For the topping:
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons panko bread crumbs
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Nonstick cooking spray
For beans and sauce:
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
1 pound fresh green beans, rinsed, trimmed and halved
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
12 ounces mushrooms, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup half-and-half


Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
Combine the onions, flour, panko and salt in a large mixing bowl and toss to combine. Coat a sheet pan with nonstick cooking spray and evenly spread the onions on the pan. Place the pan on the middle rack of the oven and bake until golden brown, approximately 30 minutes. Toss the onions 2 to 3 times during cooking. Once done, remove from the oven and set aside until ready to use. Turn the oven down to 400 degrees F.

While the onions are cooking, prepare the beans. Bring a gallon of water and 2 tablespoons of salt to a boil in an 8-quart saucepan. Add the beans and blanch for 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately plunge the beans into a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Drain and set aside.

Melt the butter in a 12-inch cast iron skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms begin to give up some of their liquid, approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and nutmeg and continue to cook for another 1 to 2 minutes. Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and stir to combine. Cook for 1 minute. Add the broth and simmer for 1 minute. Decrease the heat to medium-low and add the half-and-half. Cook until the mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, approximately 6 to 8 minutes.

Remove from the heat and stir in 1/4 of the onions and all of the green beans. Top with the remaining onions. Place into the oven and bake until bubbly, approximately 15 minutes. Remove and serve immediately.



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fizzgig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:38 PM
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13. i was going to suggest that
how are you engi?

:hug:
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:35 PM
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12. Jalapeños
Lots of Jalapeños.


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Joe Fields Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-23-07 02:51 PM
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14. take a stand. Just say no!

Make a simple hashbrown casserole instead.
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