Then there was the hambone and beans (whiteish beans, I don't know what they were.) On their own, I like ham and I like beans, but combined, the smell literally turned my stomach.

Oh, and that stuff. Yes, that smell is nauseating. And I hate those white beans, whatever they're really called. I think they're what my grandmother called "navy beans", which makes no sense, they're white, not blue.

It's called "navy bean" because it was served a lot on ships. Dried beans travel well, after all.

The ground beef/elbow mac/tomato dish is called American Chop Suey where I come from, and was a regular lunch special at my old work cafeteria!

I seriously want to eat all of these things everyone has mentioned, because that is how I actually like to eat.

I am also generally a fan of "mix many things together and eat them out of a pot", but I don't like tomatoes. But I love putting frozen peas in stuff and pretending that makes it healthy.

I am also generally a fan of "mix many things together and eat them out of a pot"

Me too!

I am also generally a fan of "mix many things together and eat them out of a pot", but I don't like tomatoes.

Me too! I do like tomato sauce, though, so if they are cooked enough it's all good. And if I'm making it myself I leave them out or use tomato sauce or paste.

Someone hold my hand. I just listed my first ever ebay auction.

Go Jilli! *\\o/*

I totally need to recommit to casseroles following this discussion.

It's called "navy bean" because it was served a lot on ships. Dried beans travel well, after all.

I suspected as much. As a child, though, it was just baffling. "But they're not blue!"

But I love putting frozen peas in stuff and pretending that makes it healthy.

It doesn't? Come on! That's about all the green stuff in my diet! Except guacamole.

Someone hold my hand. I just listed my first ever ebay auction.

Yay, Jilli!