casseroles – Not Eating Out in New York

21 Nov 2014

Green Bean Casserole with Shaved Delicata Squash and Onion Crust

by Cathy Erway | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Sides & Salads, vegetarian | 7

Years ago, none of my friends would have pegged me to make green bean casserole for a potluck. I didn’t really know much about casseroles growing up, didn’t see them except for lasagna. But now, three years in a row, I’ve been bringing my own iterations of green bean casserole to my friend’s annual pre-Thanksgiving party. It began when my editor at the environmental site Grist asked me to remake a few Thanksgiving recipes traditionally thrown together from canned food … Read More

28 Oct 2010

Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake, the Winning Casserole Party ’10 Entry

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Cook-Offs, Events, Pasta & Noodles, Recipes | 11

This past Monday, the 6th Annual Casserole Party was just as promised the biggest and best one yet. The casseroles were good, but what was truly golden was the giving community spirit from everyone there. This event was free and open to the public, and any donations received was purely optional. Yet between the 44 teams of chefs who entered their casseroles in the cook-off, its organizer Emily Farris, the Brooklyn Kitchen who held the event at their space, Brooklyn … Read More

14 Nov 2008

The King of Cauliflower Casserole

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Cook-Offs, NYC Events, Recipes | 19

You know what? After all the lovely compliments you’ve given me on my Orecchiette and Arugula casserole, I’m not sure how it would have fared, head-to-head, with the winner of the fourth annual Casserole Party. Nor the rest of the amazing twenty-eight casseroles that were brought to the cook-off this past Monday. Emily Farris, author of Casserole Crazy, has clearly inspired casserole craziness in Brooklyn since she created the cook-off four years ago. Of the very best kind.

10 Nov 2008

Completely Elitist Orecchiette & Arugula Casserole

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Pasta & Noodles, Recipes, vegetarian | 23

This isn’t really a political blog, but in light of recent circumstances (ahem — GObama! — ahem), I thought I’d make a little exception. Because if there’s one thing I learned from the long road to the Presidential election, it’s that food is political. Period. You cannot like arugula, for instance (which ironically was only a peasant food in Italian cuisine until recent waves of popularity), without being “elite” (and possibly, a terrorist). Let’s look beyond that. This casserole combines … Read More

7 Oct 2008

Here’s Lookin’ at You Cook, Emily Farris

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Profiles | 9

Look, I tried to make this interview not come off so cheesy. I tried to avoid the corny jokes and snafu of food puns that riddled my last in-depth profile. But seeing as cheese and corn are both main ingredients of Emily’s signature “Seduction” Casserole, Mac and Corn 2.0, the conversation naturally veered off to the deliciously lighthearted. And that’s not such a bad way of describing her just-published cookbook, Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven!.