# How about a good, inexpensive casserole? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 21, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-good-inexpensive-casserole/593585 "2011-08-21T23:51:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-good-inexpensive-casserole/593585/21 "2011-08-23T14:34:31Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > AB? Dude, I look at your username and I think, “this is somebody who knows his or her way around Hot Dish,” but who is AB? Alton Brown? ---
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-good-inexpensive-casserole/593585/22 "2011-08-23T14:43:13Z")
> [@Glory](#): > > Alton Brown? Yup. And his take was basically what others have said, a casserole is a main ingredient, a starch, and some sort of binder. Just use basic pantry staples and leftovers, whatever is hanging around. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-good-inexpensive-casserole/593585/23 "2011-08-24T00:50:05Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > AB? Dude, I look at your username and I think, “this is somebody who knows his or her way around Hot Dish,” but who is AB? Alton Brown is very popular on the Dope. His show, Good Eats, just closed after 14 seasons, although he will be making a few specials. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-about-a-good-inexpensive-casserole/593585.md?page=1)