Easy Beef Stroganoff
Sometimes I wonder if I'm the
only one who feels like grocery-shopping day is such an ordeal. Cleaning out the fridge, making some sort of
food plan and list, shopping, paying, loading, hauling, unloading. Then before you know it, it's time to
cook. Just the thought of it makes me
exhausted. That's why shopping day is
either a no-cook or cheating-cook day. I
know I've turned into Sandra Lee here, but, at times like this, I give in to
the little boxes of helper products on the market. If I don't tell anyone (fat chance now), I
can still pretend to be a gourmet cook the rest of my life. Whatever. I got a tasty meal on the table tonight without over exerting myself,
and I'm only going to feel so guilty about the cheating factor.
Annie's Organic Stroganoff mix. She
makes all sorts of things, like mac and cheese, that are made from all real
ingredients, even though they're in a box. Granted, they are dried ingredients, but at least they don't have scary
scientific names. The stroganoff is
good. You just brown a pound of ground
beef (or vegetarian substitute), add some milk, water and the package
ingredients and cook about 15 minutes. I
added some plain yogurt (my sour cream alternative) and it was delicious. Sometimes, it's good to cheat.
Trevy Thomas
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