A year ago after my sister took a trip to Africa, my kids and I chose a little girl to sponsor through Compassion International. Prisca is the same age as my daughter and lives in a high AIDS risk village in Uganda. When we received our first letter from the child I realized how incredibly fortunate my little family is. For less than what one meal at The Cheesecake Factory costs me, Prisca is provided with food, clean water, medical care and an education. As I sit and contemplate what my children are going to receive from “Santa” this year, Amolo will be rolling her hoop in the dirt with her siblings.
I am thankful for the roof over our heads. I’m thankful for my daughter’s winter coat. I’m thankful for the grapes that are rotting in the refrigerator. I’m thankful for this jacked up economy that we complain about so much. May we all take a moment and remember how good we really have it.
The Legendary Hash Brown Casserole
recipe by M*M
Before my husband passed away, he loved this dish so much that my mother made 2 casseroles every Thanksgiving – one for Robert and one for the rest of us. Haha!
Preheat oven to 350°
Mix the following ingredients and spread into casserole dish:
1 32oz bag of frozen hash browns thawed (I prefer southern style cubed)
1 can cream of chicken soup
16oz sour cream
2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
½ cup melted butter
Top with:
2 cups of crushed cornflakes mixed with ¼ cup of melted butter. Spread over the top and bake for 1 hour
5 Responses to “Thankful for Rotten Grapes :: The Legendary Hash Brown Casserole”
Yes, we really do have it pretty good. Thanks for the reminder this morning!
What a wonderful blog today girl! We are truly blessed.
Now, after seeing some of these delicious recipes you keep posting, it’s no wonder we pork up on the holidays:)
love the blog and am so glad you’re sponsoring little prisca from uganda. maybe i can take her a little gifty from you guys when i go in january!! love you!!
Thank you for reminding us what it’s all about. Sad that we need a season or holiday to remind us of what we should always remember every day. Sorry it took me awhile to get around to reading you again. Hope all’s well and enjoy your holidays! Can’t wait to try out your recipe. I’m glad you posted the link, I’m gonna check out the site and find a child to sponsor. I admit alot of times I worry if the money is really going to them.
I can honestly assure that the money is really going to the child… sure, there are admin costs, but Compassion is very forthcoming with their financial statements and are very diligent about being good stewards of the money donated. My sister works them… her comment is above yours.