2008 Woodie Awards
Cooking with Julia
Julia Hansen
Issue date: 2/28/08 Section: TruLife
I love spending time with my family. Now, don't get me wrong, I can get kind of annoyed with my sister, and my dad is known to tell some pretty bad jokes, but generally I can't get enough of my family.
As I've gotten older I've become closer to my extended family as well. I enjoy visiting my great aunt in Hannibal, having movie nights with my cousins and playing card games with my parents.
One event I look forward to every year is when my dad's side of the family gets together during Christmas break. It doesn't get much better than a weekend at my Aunt Dana's house out in the boonies of Illinois.
We play cards, watch movies, go on hikes and have tons of fun. We also like to cook and eat, of course!
Year after year I have found that this is the holiday get-together when I eat too much and am in severe need of some comfortable pants. I go home feeling like I have gained 10 pounds and need to eat only salads for the next month.
Every year my grandma makes incredible caramels, my dad and uncles fry oysters, my mom makes home-made cinnamon rolls and Aunt Dana makes her potatoes.
This is one time of the year that I can make an excuse for eating one of the unhealthiest dishes on the face of the Earth. It is unhealthy but very tasty and very worth it.
To make yourself feel better, I recommend making this as a side dish to eat alongside healthier options like grilled chicken and steamed vegetables. Next time you go home and hang out with your family, maybe tell them to sit back, relax and let you cook dinner.
With a dish like sinful potatoes, you're sure to be a family favorite.
Ingredients:
1 pound of frozen hash browns
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup grated mild cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 cup crushed cornflakes
1/8 cup butter
Instructions:
Combine first six ingredients. Spread in 13x9 glass pan. Combine cornflakes with butter and sprinkle over potatoes. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
As I've gotten older I've become closer to my extended family as well. I enjoy visiting my great aunt in Hannibal, having movie nights with my cousins and playing card games with my parents.
One event I look forward to every year is when my dad's side of the family gets together during Christmas break. It doesn't get much better than a weekend at my Aunt Dana's house out in the boonies of Illinois.
We play cards, watch movies, go on hikes and have tons of fun. We also like to cook and eat, of course!
Year after year I have found that this is the holiday get-together when I eat too much and am in severe need of some comfortable pants. I go home feeling like I have gained 10 pounds and need to eat only salads for the next month.
Every year my grandma makes incredible caramels, my dad and uncles fry oysters, my mom makes home-made cinnamon rolls and Aunt Dana makes her potatoes.
This is one time of the year that I can make an excuse for eating one of the unhealthiest dishes on the face of the Earth. It is unhealthy but very tasty and very worth it.
To make yourself feel better, I recommend making this as a side dish to eat alongside healthier options like grilled chicken and steamed vegetables. Next time you go home and hang out with your family, maybe tell them to sit back, relax and let you cook dinner.
With a dish like sinful potatoes, you're sure to be a family favorite.
Ingredients:
1 pound of frozen hash browns
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 can cream of chicken soup
1 cup grated mild cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 cup crushed cornflakes
1/8 cup butter
Instructions:
Combine first six ingredients. Spread in 13x9 glass pan. Combine cornflakes with butter and sprinkle over potatoes. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
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