It has been an interesting couple of weeks, the dominant feature of which has been a pretty heavy cold, which rotated through our little family. It sapped from me my will to do much of anything, other than try to survive. Unfortunately, as I mentioned before, I’m still comforting myself with food — and I certainly haven’t been exercising what with the fever and sneezing and all. But last night I created a kick-ass Core concoction for dinner. It might have actually been too kick-ass, I fear, because I loved it so much I gobbled all of the leftovers today. Anyway, here’s the “recipe”:
Whole-Grain “Haggis-Like” Ground Beef Concoction w/Sweet Potatoes
1 medium onion, chopped
1 lb lean ground beef
1 cup Rice Select Whole Grain Royal Blend® Texmati® Brown & Red (though just brown rice or any whole grain blend will probably do)
2 cups chicken broth
3 cubes beef bullion
salt and pepper to taste
5 sweet potatoes
This is actually a sort of three part dish that gets mixed together. Basically, you cook the rice, using chicken broth instead of water. You bake the sweet potatoes in the oven (1 hour at 375 degrees). Then you saute the onions, add the ground beef and brown that. Then add the bullion cubes, salt and pepper, to beef-en up the flavor. Once the rice is done, you mix it with the cooked ground beef. It makes the beef go further and produces a really great texture. Peel and mash the sweet potatoes. You can either serve them as a side dish or mix them with the rest of the stuff. Alternatively, use butternut squash for the “orange portion” of this recipe.
Ok, I have succeeded in wasting my only blogging time for a while in inputting a recipe. *Sigh*
I feel so pressed for time (and money) these days, and the requirements of the Christmas season are only making things more intense. Join the club, you say. Yes, I know this probably applies to pretty much everyone this time of year. I’m just so glad we’re home this weekend — with no houseguests — so we can get a few things accomplished and enjoy each other’s company. (With no nasty colds!) My big goal is to get my hair cut, which I haven’t done since before the boy was born. Hope to also get in some exercise. Of course, weigh-in is tomorrow. My goal there? I hope to stay the same and not gain. Considering Thanksgiving and illness and all, it’d be a pretty significant accomplishment.