Hamburger stew

With the weather turning a bit on the chilly side, I decided today I was going to make a stew for supper. It isn't fancy, but it is very simple. 1 pound of ground beef, 1/2 pound of bacon(roughly cut), 1 can cream of cheddar soup, 1 can of carrots, corn,5 golden potatoes(roughly chopped) and 1 can of cream of chicken soup. Add 2 cups of water and 2 tbls of beef bullion. Now I am cooking this in a dutch oven at 325, but you could cook this in a crock pot, or on the stove top. I am going to cook this all afternoon, but it could be done as soon as the ground beef is. I love trying differentr things, and this just sounded good for the breezy day we are having.

Beef pot pie

Tonight's beef pot pie is a little less then normal, I didn't have potatoes, so i used french fries. They're potatoes right? I started with a trip to Fareway to get a pound of stew meat, this is basically cubed top sirloin. I seasoned the meat with a little salt, a Little pepper, some garlic salt, onion salt and a touch of cayenne pepper. I cooked that in 2 tbls of butter( that will make my wife not so happy). After the meat was 50 percent cooked i added 2 cups of beef broth. i made these with some beef bouillon I simmered this for 15 minutes, then added some corn starch to thicken it. I then cut up some french fries, added them a 2 cups of frozen veggies to the mixture, cooked that for 5 minutes. Into the pie tin we go. after letting it rest for a few seconds, I placed a unrolled can of crescent rolls over then, brushed it with a whipped egg. Baked it in the oven for 25 minutes. the smell has made me make a stew next week.

Prep time 25 mins

cook time 25 mins

As the little man crawls

As I sit and type this, our little man is making his way over to me. I love watching him make his way around the house. I also love hearing Olivia ask me how he could get there, then she answers he crawled daddy, he crawled". I know life can't stay this simple, and I know there are going to be challenges, but until that time I am going to enjoy these days. I am going a tad bit stir crazy, as my only communication i have had for the last few days is with the kiddos, while Olivia can hold a conversation with me, I can only talk about Sponge bob so much. My life revolves around my family, and my job. I hate not being a work, but I also miss my family. The past few weeks have been rough, but this too will pass.