Potato, Pepper and [vegan] Kielbasa Casserole

My resistance has turned. Now I'm mad.

Abby, somebody, can you tell me whatever happened to citing your sources?!

This Cooks.com thinks its so great in 2008, using but not citing its Potato, Pepper and Kielbasa Casserole--a sweety-hot little number from Busy Cook's Book - Family Circle (published 1988) that's been my favorite for almost that long. Gah, I hate that.

So the original recipe is wordier. Seems we hate verbosity now; we've come to expect everything quick-quick-quick. And but so the original recipe is social, helpful, like a friend almost, with its suggestions of complimentary side dishes, including broccoli, semolina bread and apple cake. It also gives you full-on directions for microwave, in case you're that type. The original is, is...it shows you, in a real teaser photo, how pretty your food will be if you don't fuck it up too much. (This one here, she's mine.)

Take that, Cooks.com.

So here--for all you who kick it old school when it comes to citing your sources, your forebears and, if not your betters then at least your cheat sheet--ti prisento the original recipe (unless Busy Cook's Book ripped it off, too) of...

Potato, Pepper and Kielbasa Casserole, taken from p 102 of Busy Cook's Book--Family Circle (published 1988):

(serves 4)

2 lg sweet peppers, green and/or red [I used red]
2 med red onions
1 lb small red-skinned potatoes (~8) [I used purple finger variety]
12 oz kielbasa [I used Tofurkey]
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper [I added an additional 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes for heat]
1/4 c olive oil
1/2 c heavy cream [I used soy. In past, I've used dried, full-fat, 2% and skim. All are good.]
chopped parsley, for garnish (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Core and seed peppers. Put into large bowl: 1-1/2-inch-cut peppers, thinly wedged onions, halved potatoes, 1/2-inch cut kielbasa (peel casing if necessary). Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add oil. Toss well to mix.

3. Bake at 400 for 45 minutes. Stir in cream [or milk] and bake for another 10 minutes or until bubbly. Garnish with parsley.

Microwave instructions: Reduce cream to 1/4 c. Use microwave-safe 2-quart dish. Cover. Microwave at full power for 15 minutes. Mix in cream. Cover. Microwave another 2 minutes.

Dog ear that, Cooks.com.