tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post172386488930512480..comments2024-03-20T18:36:43.524-04:00Comments on Thrift at Home: Sunday Dinner: Chicken Casserole + Short-Cut White SauceMargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-17262815206321611512013-03-26T14:23:04.946-04:002013-03-26T14:23:04.946-04:00D'oh! I've often seen American recipes wit...D'oh! I've often seen American recipes with canned soup and it never occur to me to replace them with white sauce...<br /><br />I don't mind making rouxs, but I have seen Delia Smith say she makes this all in one white sauce- http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/all-in-one-white-sauce.html<br /><br />I haven't tried it but she's famous for recipes that work and it avoids the constant adding and stirring of the traditional roux method.<br />I know your microwave recipe works for you, but should it break one day, it could be Plan B!Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388175819512214533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-44167132127750205352013-03-26T09:51:54.206-04:002013-03-26T09:51:54.206-04:00Thank you for this easy method, sounds just like ...Thank you for this easy method, sounds just like the best method too.<br />I made a casserole last week with cream soup and after we ate it, it put us both to sleep. Cream soup was the only non fresh ingredient in the casserole and I think that can of soup had extra msg in it. I was so aggravated, I threw out the other can in the pantry. Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-58571966955556742492013-03-25T20:40:49.633-04:002013-03-25T20:40:49.633-04:00Tracysnotebook, the cardamom cake recipe is at thi...Tracysnotebook, the cardamom cake recipe is at this link:<br /><br />http://www.loulies.com/cardamom_coffee_cake/<br /><br />I would have copied it here on my post, but I didn't do anything differently. Enjoy!Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-60252258361228358062013-03-25T14:57:59.262-04:002013-03-25T14:57:59.262-04:00I meant add to my comment that another benefit of ...I meant add to my comment that another benefit of homemade white sauce is that the cook controls just how much salt goes into it.<br /><br />Your dinner looks and sounds so enticing. Now I'm hungry!jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-669214847326124552013-03-25T14:48:46.076-04:002013-03-25T14:48:46.076-04:00I've noticed that if I stir my white sauce too...I've noticed that if I stir my white sauce too much, it takes much longer to thicken. I'm not sure why this is. However, now I don't stand over it. I shake up flour, milk and salt in a screw-top jar, and add it to melted butter in the pan all at once, and stir every few minutes while I'm doing other things, just often enough that if a sludgy layer starts to form at the bottom of the pot, it can be whisked in before making hard lumps.<br /><br />I've just recently figured out that it's not the cooking before the baking that I mind so much as it is the washing of the extra pot! (no dishwasher here) So I'm eager to try your microwave sauce, because somehow a glass measuring cup doesn't bother me the way a pot does - thank you for sharing your method.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-426391026097119102013-03-25T14:14:59.185-04:002013-03-25T14:14:59.185-04:00It doesn't get lumpy. I know I stir in my seas...It doesn't get lumpy. I know I stir in my seasonings, and I stir when I add the flour to the butter/seasoning mixture - just enough to blend everything, and then I stir the liquid in of course - and I tend to pour it in quickly. But what usually happens is that I let it cook on low for a bit after the initial stir and then I come back to it and stir some more, but it never feels like much stirring. <br /><br />Perhaps I stir more than I think, but I don't mind that part so it doesn't feel like much. :) <br /><br />I'm curious now. I think I'll be paying closer attention to just how much stirring I do the next time I make a white sauce!AmyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533253642382255346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-79480143291916339412013-03-25T06:33:12.934-04:002013-03-25T06:33:12.934-04:00AmyK, I did use a white sauce mix (from Simply in ...AmyK, I did use a white sauce mix (from Simply in Season and covered in the post in the link in the first sentence of the post). I found it unwieldy because it used powdered milk, something I don't keep on hand anymore, and I didn't always have enough mix to make the white sauce I wanted, and I still had to heat it up and stir it in a pan.<br /><br />Here's my question for you and Jennifer: if you're not stirring a lot, doesn't your white sauce get lumpy? Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-51996873696401241902013-03-25T06:19:15.501-04:002013-03-25T06:19:15.501-04:00Jennifer, you must make your white sauces a renega...Jennifer, you must make your white sauces a renegade way (that I would definitely like to hear about)! The classic white sauce means whisking cold milk into browned butter and flour in the pan. Then you stir stir stir over low heat until it heats up and thickens - it can take hours (I exaggerate). My mom taught me to use hot milk, which speeds up the process, but still requires standing and stirring. The microwave method allows for another kitchen project simultaneously - I forgot to mention that benefit in the post. Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-66169967800771310942013-03-24T23:11:27.186-04:002013-03-24T23:11:27.186-04:00I love home made white sauces. Every time I make o...I love home made white sauces. Every time I make one, I feel like I'm beating the food packing industry, making an unhealthy food more healthy, and so I feel justified in eating something rich and creamy. :)<br /><br />I'm like Jennifer Jo, I don't actually spend much time stirring at the stove. The part I find tiresome is chopping up the onions/celery/mushrooms, etc to go in the white sauce. <br /><br />Have you ever tried the pre-made white sauce mix mentioned in "More with Less". I haven't so far, but I'm interested in hearing from some one who has.AmyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533253642382255346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-44709591682462243982013-03-24T23:05:54.296-04:002013-03-24T23:05:54.296-04:00Oh. My. I love cardamom! I never thought to put i...Oh. My. I love cardamom! I never thought to put it in my coffee grounds before brewing.<br />Can you share your cake recipe? <br /><br />I was just telling a friend today how to make a white sauce. I'm definitely going to try out this microwave method. I'm like you. It feels like I have to cook before I can cook. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-69616169307677823892013-03-24T22:55:51.564-04:002013-03-24T22:55:51.564-04:00I'm the same way; if it's going in the ove...I'm the same way; if it's going in the oven, I so dislike to be having to do things on the stove to it, too. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503930255842185609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-20114317246342936032013-03-24T22:26:07.705-04:002013-03-24T22:26:07.705-04:00Oh, you're funny! I think white sauces are so ...Oh, you're funny! I think white sauces are so simple! Why do you stand at the stove and stir? It sounds like your microwave method involves more stirring than what I do, so...maybe I don't make my white sauce the right way? Oh dear!<br /><br />Did you know we're in the thick of cardamom growing country? On certain streets in town, you can smell the cardamom toasting...Jennifer Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595231987892881691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-76852484779728718342013-03-24T21:27:25.887-04:002013-03-24T21:27:25.887-04:00ooooh, puddings! Give me some tips, please (or di...ooooh, puddings! Give me some tips, please (or did you blog about this and I should check it out there?).Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345165456341197559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956538942392497830.post-55199546693115634542013-03-24T21:25:25.777-04:002013-03-24T21:25:25.777-04:00Wow, this is a fabulous idea! I've started mak...Wow, this is a fabulous idea! I've started making my puddings in the microwave and I can't wait to try white sauce.Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517246579704472278noreply@blogger.com