Be True To You

---

This old gal…

Remembers when casseroles…weren’t a thing…meals consisted of meats…potatoes…separate…not mixed…unless it was in…a soup…Girl Scout me was fascinated with the concept…became enlightened with the acquisition…of the 1970 Band Parent Cookbook…earned a cooking badge…making the Hamburger Dish…

Love the Tator Tot casserole…but could never…quite perfect it…at first added mixed vegetables to the beef…but this old gal…doesn’t really like mixed vegetables…they taste…like dirt…switched to corn…and added cheddar cheese under the tots…not bad…loved the cheese…but the corn…too…corny…

Fast forward 50 years…this old gal…finally…has a revelation…she loves green beans…like in Shepherd’s Pie so why not…make Tator Tot casserole…with green beans…or maybe it’s really Shepherd’s Pie…with Tator Tots…

Set in her ways…always follow the rules me…never thought to break free…from those tried recipes…and create one…that was true…to her tastes…and her tastes alone…and here we are…that hamburger dish of 8 year old me…having taken 53 years of tweaking and morphing…has finally reached…Michelin Star standards…to the point that one could say…

It’s the best Jerry…the best…iykyk…
​
And this non casserole eating husband of mine…agrees…