Hamburger Patties with Gravy

I cooked a pan of (all sliced) bell peppers, a large onion, a couple of garlic cloves, and a pint of mushrooms in butter and olive oil. Set that aside and cooked four large ground sirloin burgers in the pan, added a can of beef broth, a can of water with 2T corn starch for thickening, then added all the cooked vegetables, salt and pepper.  Let that thicken on a low boil.  Served over wild rice, with canned niblets corn and pickled beet slices.
present: Mark and I loved it, David and Audrey didn't like the onion or bell pepper, but ate the rest heartily.

We Really Do Eat Every Night - Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I just want to tell you that we really do eat dinner every night.  I just don't find the time or think some of my meals are worthy of the time it takes to stop and type.

Last night Mark and I went to The Lucky Pig Lounge at Apopka's newest, Bubbalou's Bodacious Barbeque.  Neighbor's son Billy helped open the new lounge as bartender and he did a great job serving up corned beef and cabbage and ice cold beer.  I'm not much of a drinker and don't know my brands, so I asked Billy for a beer that "didn't taste like dirty socks smell." He knew just what to serve up.  I had two beers, which is really wild and crazy for me. 

We were invited by our neighbors Jon and Cathy (Billy's parents) to celebrate Jon's birthday, and shared a table with their family plus mutual friends and neighbors.  Our son David was with us (he and Billy are the same age) and it was nice to spend some time with our son socially, as he seems to hide out in his room at home, the Dave Cave. 

Mexican Chicken

• Fry a pan of skinless chicken thighs until nearly cooked through. Mix a packet of taco seasoning with the required water (hot so it mixes up) and pour over chicken, it'll finish cooking as the liquid evaporates.
• Served with refried beans, canned corn, flour tortillas (heated in a pan), lettuce and tomato, shredded cheddar, salsa and sour cream.

I ate my food seperately, while others made tacos, etc. I did make one bean burrito, but I like warm tortillas with butter...yum!  A sprinkle of cheese with a dollop of sour cream were heavenly on the chicken.              At the table were: David, Audrey, Mark, and me.