Okay, okay, I haven’t been posting. It’s because I’ve been a baaaaad vegetarian. Really bad. Lotsa McDonalds and Taco Bell wrappers involved. Trust me, you don’t want to know.
Yeah, I know. McDonalds? shudder.
Anyway, back to trying. Unfortunately, I let the stupid box expire, again, so I am stuck with what I can find in the grocery store. Tonight, I am using those packets called “pasta sides” from Albertsons. I put the water and the butter in the pan, and add about 3/4 a bag of frozen vegetables, a can of water chestnuts, and a can of tunafish. I think its not great, but better than a quarterpounder value meal.
Anyway, I started out okay. I was doing two packets of the stroganoff noodles, so I threw 4 cups of water and about a half a cup of powdered milk, and a couple of globs of butter in the pan and set it to boil. Then I went to my computer and started to play Mob Wars.
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The cat pretty much hung from the ceiling, the dog flattened to the floor and I said a bad word.
It had boiled over and gotten on the gas burner. There were flames.
So, I fixed that and added the powdered whatever stuff that apparently gives it all it’s stroganoffy goodness. I set the timer. I’m still not friends with the timer. It goes off a few minutes early and when you turn it to “0″ it doesn’t shut off for a minute or two. And, it’s really LOUD. However, stuff boiled, the timer did its premptive shrieking, I gave it a little longer and took it off the heat when the noodles started sticking to the bottom of the pan.
We’ll see. I’m really hoping for some good stuff in the box on Tuesday. I’d love some Jerusalem Artichokes. Please, please, please. Okay, I just like them because they are weird. But, if you make them with white beans, walnuts, parsley, tomatoes and oregano, they are very good. Much better than nasty potatoes.
Anyway, I’m trying, again. Wish me luck.
