Meal In A Minute By Nana Diana

Welcome to the

Midwest where

Hearty Food is a staple..

No, Lulu...not like the

kind you put in your notebook

paper-my literal little girl!

I think you know

MyHero and I both work

at a hospital.

I work some early hours

and he is on call two or three

nights a week.

Sometimes in my haste to get home

I forget to stop and pick up

ingredients I might be missing

for dinner.

Well, this was such a night.

I got home,

kissed the floor coming in..

okay-I lied-the floor needs mopping..

I just said- Hello Floor-you dirty so and......

never mind.

Anyway,

I thought..okay..I am here...

MyHero is not far behind...

what..what..what do I have

that will make a

Meal-in-a-minute

or thereabouts.

Pantry raid..

No..NOT Panty raid..

Pantry raid!

Ah...

What is this?

uh-huh...uh-huh..

What's in the meat keeper?

(what the heck is that called anyway)

Ah...yes....hamburger...good old hamburger..

Our little SweetCheeks loves her a hamburger...

She is not here so we are going to use

it for

Something Else!

Okay...

Brown that meat. (about 3/4 pound)

Hey!  Did you know that a

potatoe masher-the ones with

the squiggley lines

are the best thing ever for breaking

meat up while it is browning?

Try it- You will use it every time you

brown meat!

Now what?

Dump in the box of

Uncle Ben's Wild Rice mix.

Add the water it calls for.

Cut up two of these-

I use scissors- love my kitchen scissors.

I even use them for my toenails...

okay...I lied about that too..

I was just trying to gross you out.

Add 1/3 of one packet of

Beefy Onion Dry Soup.

Cook until water is absorbed

(about 25 minutes)

When almost done,

Drain a can of sliced mushrooms

and add to the mixture.

Heat until mushrooms are heated

through.

Serve with fresh green beans

(I do my own in the microwave)

and some julienned carrots.

I put a bit dollop of sour cream

on the side

cuz that is what

Midwestern Men like.

'Deed they do!

This was SO good..and so quick.

I will be making this again

during our long, cold winter.

Try it!

ummmm..oh yeah

Not fattening enough?

Apple pie is a good chaser~

Your Hero will thank you too!