Stew is simmering on top of the stove....well, separately. I tend to do the meat apart from the potatoes and carrots, not liking them to become too acquainted with one another until dinnertime. Then I'll serve the potatoes on a plate and top it with the meat and gravy. I put round steak in one iron skillet to brown and then added 2 Knorr beef bouillon cubes, some garlic and water. That's one thing, and the vegetables are in water now to the side. I'll add bouillon to them after they soften up. With that we'll have what my husband calls 'Mule Muffins' or rather, drop biscuits. They're pretty dishy split open and covered with the stew. Love it.
And in a minute, the little girls and I are going to make chocolate chip cookies with the mint chips I bought today. Have never used those, and since they were on sale, it seemed a fun thing to do. Well, we'll see about that!
Seems at least to me that happiness is often wrapped up in a meal. I figure if I can prepare a cozy meal, then the troubles that hit up on us will seem less overwhelming. At least that's the idea.
Cost for this wonderfulness? About four dollars and change for the meat (it's about 1-1/2 lbs. of meat), around 2-3 bucks for the 5 lbs. of potatoes we cut up (on sale), the bouillon for pennies since they came from a box of several, same with the garlic. I figure it's a ten dollar meal when you add up the ingredients for the bread. I try to stick with those limitations, and surprisingly, it most often works out for this family of ten. A buck a head. Can't beat that.
And in a minute, the little girls and I are going to make chocolate chip cookies with the mint chips I bought today. Have never used those, and since they were on sale, it seemed a fun thing to do. Well, we'll see about that!
Seems at least to me that happiness is often wrapped up in a meal. I figure if I can prepare a cozy meal, then the troubles that hit up on us will seem less overwhelming. At least that's the idea.
Cost for this wonderfulness? About four dollars and change for the meat (it's about 1-1/2 lbs. of meat), around 2-3 bucks for the 5 lbs. of potatoes we cut up (on sale), the bouillon for pennies since they came from a box of several, same with the garlic. I figure it's a ten dollar meal when you add up the ingredients for the bread. I try to stick with those limitations, and surprisingly, it most often works out for this family of ten. A buck a head. Can't beat that.
