
I was late to the casserole party. I grew up in a very small, and frankly, antisocial household. I think I was in college before I even had lasagna.
Though the pleasures of baked, bubbling things were supposedly an acquired taste, I took to them right away. There's no better reason to make it a casserole night than when it's cold outside, and you want to gather loved ones close for something cozy (preferably involving tater tots).