# Psst .. Tim, there is a mistake in your hot dish recipe! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [October 10, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638 "2024-10-10T20:39:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/21 "2024-10-10T23:20:35Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > it’s _never_ so obvious that you don’t need to spell it out. But it was fun to see what people’s guesses were. And a lot of the comments, while not identifying something actually “wrong,” did make good suggestions for a better written version. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/22 "2024-10-11T00:27:43Z")
Sounds ghastly. I’d rather have lutefisk and lefse. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/23 "2024-10-11T00:37:08Z")
Not me! I’d eat the hot dish, and if I were hungry enough I might even find it sort of tasty, for a few mouthfuls anyway. I grew up eating that sort of food at least intermittently. I attended various Protestant church suppers on a regular basis (my favorite being an annual potluck gathering to watch The Wizard of Oz - kinda nice that a church would do that). And perhaps more importantly, my mother was born and raised in Iowa, part of a family of German extraction, and she was always looking for ways to feed the family on a budget. So her cooking tended toward the hot dish end of the spectrum (though she was health-conscious enough that she was, if not exactly a health food nut, at least ahead of her time in minimizing processed foods and emphasizing vegetables). Like most people, I retain some affection for the foods of my childhood, even if my palate has mostly moved beyond them. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/24 "2024-10-11T00:39:43Z")
So do I. I still make my mother’s hamburger and rice hot dish from time to time, along with tuna noodle hot dish. But I’ll pass on Timmy’s glop. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/25 "2024-10-11T01:07:22Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > > [@solost](#): > > > > Well, that’s it then, I’m voting for trump. > > Right!? How the heck can we trust a man to help run the country when he can’t even manage cheese portions? Geez. > > Someone pass me that MAGA hat… Yeah, at least trump and vance never lied to me about recipes! Well, unless we’re talking recipes for dog or cat… ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/26 "2024-10-11T01:07:54Z")
Huh, i saw a different recipe, that used ground turkey and had a lot more detail. I wonder if i can find it again… ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/27 "2024-10-11T01:11:19Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Huh, i saw a different recipe, that used ground turkey and had a lot more detail. That would be the governor’s turkey taco hotdish. Beware - it contains two entire teaspoons of chili powder AND a 4 oz. can of mild green chiles, which by Minnesotan standards might be dangerously spicy. > **[Tim's Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish](https://www.minnesotaturkey.com/recipes/tims-turkey-taco-tot-hotdish)** > > Governor Tim Walz's winning Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish. He won Sen. Al Franken's 6th annual "Hotdish off" in 2016 with this recipe. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/28 "2024-10-11T01:16:01Z")
> Here it is. And i see I’ve been ninja’d. It’s a much more complicated recipe, uses a lot of spices and is mostly less processed ingredients. Oh, not really a ninja. I think the taco recipe is different from this one. I guess he likes to cook. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/29 "2024-10-11T01:25:35Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > So where does the cheese come from in the “Sprinkle with cheese for the last 10-15 minutes of baking”? Jeez. You just add some extra, not the original 1 cup. That is just normal for a recipe. > [@pulykamell](#): > > That final sprinkle is like seasoning. You’re just expected to have unlimited cheese around. 🙂 Put the cup of cheese in the goop, and put more cheese to finish. Exactly. So, there’s nothing wrong with the recipe at all. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/30 "2024-10-11T01:28:52Z")
This is the “hot dish” recipe I originally saw. Of course, it could be altered in infinite ways, to make it gluten-free, vegetarian, lactose-free, etc. The tater tot casserole I grew up with, and have made many times, had THREE ingredients: hamburger, cream soup (preferably mushroom), and Tater Tots. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/31 "2024-10-11T01:43:36Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > So where does the cheese come from in the “Sprinkle with cheese for the last 10-15 minutes of baking”? Goodness. You don’t measure _that_ cheese. That would be like measuring the parmesan cheese you put on your spaghetti. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/32 "2024-10-11T01:44:37Z")
The problem I see is this man clearly eats well. But, I do not see him doing much more than grilling and maybe cooking pancakes on Sunday morning. Doesn’t put on a chef type vibe. At all. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/33 "2024-10-11T01:48:44Z")
In the turkey recipe he has you measure out 3 cups of cheese, mix 2.5 into the body if the dish, and sprinkle the other half cup on top. And wow, reading that recipe, there’s a LOT of butterfat in it, between the butter, milk, half& half, and cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/34 "2024-10-11T01:52:37Z")
They need more calories in Minnesota to combat the cold. Yeah, I believe that one🤔. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/35 "2024-10-11T02:05:57Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > So where does the cheese come from in the “Sprinkle with cheese for the last 10-15 minutes of baking”? That’s no accident. He’s gonna Make America Grate Again. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/36 "2024-10-11T02:51:37Z")
Insert stock footage of elderly women applauding from “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/37 "2024-10-11T03:35:18Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The problem I see is this man clearly eats well. He’s as appealing as a potato kluska. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/38 "2024-10-11T04:18:55Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > Goodness. You don’t measure _that_ cheese. That would be like measuring the parmesan cheese you put on your spaghetti. But you should put it in the ingredient list: “Extra cheese for topping” or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/39 "2024-10-11T04:20:48Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > That is just normal for a recipe. No it isn’t - not for recipes that are written properly. Well written recipes mention “salt and pepper to taste” or “extra basil for garnish” or whatever, as one of the ingredients. My cite: CairoCarol, who wrote recipes for a news magazine for a couple of years. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638/40 "2024-10-11T04:26:40Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > No it isn’t - not for recipes that are written properly. Well written recipes mention “salt and pepper to taste” or “extra basil for garnish” or whatever, as one of the ingredients. > > My cite: CairoCarol, who wrote recipes for a news magazine for a couple of years. I bow to your recipe experience. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psst-tim-there-is-a-mistake-in-your-hot-dish-recipe/1008638.md?page=3)