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Hi friends! Let’s get straight to the point:
the recipe
Hashbrown Casserole
OK I’m not sure of the origins of this recipe. Well, I know the origins of it in my family - someone shared it with my mom when she signed up at church to bring food to serve at funerals (I was in kindergarten at the time, so no recollection of this). But, as far as who actually came up with it, it’s lost to time!
I’m pretty sure that like half of Midwestern households have a variation of this cheesy, potato-laden casserole. We eat this one on all major holidays.
for the casserole
2 pound package frozen hash browns, thawed
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted unsalted butter
2 cans condensed cream of mushroom (or cream of chicken) soup
1 pint sour cream
1/2 cup coarsely chopped yellow onion
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
for the topping
2 cups cornflakes
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) melted unsalted butter
the how to:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and butter a 9x13” glass or ceramic dish. In a large bowl, mix together all of the casserole ingredients. Spread the mixture evenly in the dish.
In a medium bowl, stir together the topping ingredients. Evenly top the casserole with the cornflake mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes. Serve warm.
Store in the fridge, covered, for up to 3 days (good luck with that though!)
*Note: if you want to brown your butter here, I support it.
becca, where can i hear your voice this week?
Catch me on this episode of the Feminist Buzzkill Live podcast, along with some other really wonderful abortion advocates!
+ some events:
Wednesday 12/7, 6:00pmCT: Instagram live conversation w/ Dr. Alex Ketchum to chat about Baking by Feel + Dr. Ketchum’s new book, Ingredients for Revolution: A History of American Feminist Restaurants, Cafes, and Coffeehouses (your girl’s in the book!)
Thursday 12/8, 6:00pmCT: Instagram live chat with my friend Lily of the wonderful houseplant haven REWILD, where we’ll be talking all things self care, plants, and messiness. Also: don’t forget to enter our joint giveaway over on Instagram (there’s some really cool stuff, plus a copy of Baking by Feel)!
Monday 12/19, time tbd: Instagram live with Meena Harris - we'll be making molasses gingersnaps (emotion pairing: joyful). We’d love to have you bake along with us!
sunday secrets from the cutting room floor
“I wanted to experiment more with other people before getting into a relationship but I didn’t”
“Gonna have a threesome with an incredibly hot friend of ours. 1000% floored they’re into me"
“Everything’s not going according to my plan and it’s freaking me out”
“I’m ready to break up with my partner but not to be alone”
“Starting family therapy this week and I’m terrified”
“I can’t live without male validation and I don’t know how to finish a day without it”
“My brother texted me happy birthday for the first time in about 10 years”
“Divorce with a baby + house is slow and awful. Still haven’t told my family. 6 months in process”
“I am wanting to change schools but scared to leave my friends I’ve made”
“My boss doesn’t know how bitchy I can be - but he’s about to. I got COVID because of him”
weekly abortion affirmation
We can have as many abortions as we want.
baking tip of the week
We love temperature accuracy <3. Figure out if your oven temp is accurate (mine is not!) by getting an oven thermometer (I have this one). See if the oven’s actual temp matches up with what you set it to (mine runs about 25 degrees hot). If it does, amazing. If not, adjust the temp you’re setting it to moving forward.
my current fave pic of Otie
some notable (and less notable) things
My brownie recipe saved my ass this week when I had to be somewhere in 45 minutes and didn’t want to show up empty handed. Psst: It’s my most popular recipe ever!
My first baby, Baking by Feel, is in Badass Women’s Book Club holiday gift guide!
Today is my abortion-iversary - forever grateful for mifepristone, misoprostol, and the Emma Goldman Clinic!
I’ve got some cute new tote bags for ya in the shop.
According to my Spotify Wrapped, in 2022 I:
Started my morning with angst, humor, and relaxation
Seized the day with love, empowered and tender
And embraced the night with pumpkin spice patient kindness
I cut off a ton of my hair and now have a shag! I think I look way more like myself, that’s a thing right?
xoxo,
your favorite becca