The week before Thanksgiving I was in Harris Teeter and this man looked SO lost- and being the nosy gal I am I asked was he looking for something and he was looking for the French’s Fried Onions so I showed him where they were and he started looking at the recipe on the back and he gives me this completely LOST look. Like panicked lost.

Now I’ve never in my entire life made green bean casserole. EVER. In our family green beans are grown in my Poppop’s garden and simmered on low all day long with a big chunk of salty ham.

He looked so lost as he explained that this daughter gave him this one dish he was supposed to bring to Thanksgiving dinner and he didn’t want to mess it up so the gentleman and I wandered the rest of the aisle getting the green beans, the creamed soup and discussing how it’s really just a dump, stir and bake recipe.

When he told me they were expecting at least 20 people I recommended making a double batch – because really aren’t Thanksgiving meals about the leftovers? So back we went to get another of everything.  Anyway- when this coupon popped up today my first thought was “I hope his green bean casserole turned out amazing!”