Hotdish to Die for

Pat is very funny. I've seen her on stage. Mark Newbauer- Comedian

Every summer we go from the West Indies where we live to vacation at the family cabin in Minnesota. I try to pick up a book to get me in the mooooood! I picked this up at the hotel in Minneapolis.....what a find. I laughed and laughed. The recipes in the back are pretty darn good too...we tried some of them at the cabin! Good Readin' and Good Eatin'!

"Try it, you'll like it!"In the preliminary "unofficial guide" to "the hotdish mystery," the author explains to auslanders that hotdish is: (1) midwestern colloquialism for a hot entrée that is similar to a French casserole except that it is often inedible; (2) the [illegitimate - sounds like "custard"] offspring of canned cream of mushroom soup. (Actually - any creamed soup will do - cream of chicken, cream of celery - etc.) These quick, clever mysteries all involve - in varying manner - our beloved, ubiquitous hotdish. Also included are 18 delectable looking hotdish recipes to make the Dr. Atkins carb police cry. The book is a celebration of the triumph over our legislature's misguided assault on hotdish. (Those silly people down in St. Paul tried to BAN HOTDISH at communal gatherings - uttering some annihilistic balderdash about public health concerns and the absence of USDA labeling.) God Bless Governor Ventura and Pat Dennis.

I bought this book for my Mother who's from the land of great lakes and every time she reads one of the delightful short stories in this book, she calls me crying from laughter and proceeds to compare the characters to members of our Minnesota family... it's a scream! A must for anyone from or in Minnesota!

A chance to learn a little bit more about the mystique of Minnesota and her hotdish obsession, as well as have a few laughs and get some great recipes. I've sent copies to my friends all over the country and they loved it -- so will you!