You're a mean one......

'Tis the Christmas season and let the Christmas movie marathons begin. From ABC Family's 25 Days 'Till Christmas to Hallmark's relentless barrage of Christmas-themed movies, the choices are endless. A favorite film in our family is the 1966 animated adaption of Dr. Seuss's How The Grinch Stole Christmas. We loved singing along to the nonsensical genius of Thurl Ravenscroft's ballad "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" as kids and we watched and/or read the book every Christmas. I was pleased to the see the tradition being passed on to my nieces and that this little gem of film will be remembered by generations to come. 

Part of the magic and appeal of a Dr. Seuss story is how he effortlessly creates new words or terms that seem to make sense to us in context as we read the story. What exactly is a grinch, for example? One of Grinch's greatest crimes when attempting to steal Christmas was that he stole everything, even the last can of Who Hash. As we only see the can of the Who Hash in the film, it is open to interpretation on what the food consists of. My roommate's family perceived is at corn beef which they referred to as Who Hash. As I surfed the Internet, I found a tempting recipe that interpreted it as hash browns with ham and peppers. I found the recipe at http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/lumberjack-hash-recipe-mr1210. The recipe is titled "Lumberjack Hash" but I don't think any lumberjacks will be offended if we give the recipe credit to the Who's in Whoville. 

I first chopped up the onions and peppers and minced the garlic.

I then cooked them in a skillet over medium heat and poured on the hash browns. I used frozen hash browns and I was a little startled when I poured them in the pan. They had an uncanny resemblance to mozzarella cheese and I was really attempted to taste a couple. I refrained myself however and let them cook to a golden brown. 

I'm frying cheese, baby!

Alright,I'm just melting cheese on top of hash browns. 

The Grinch better lay off my who hash! Merry Christmas to all.