Too Tired?
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| Thu, 04-08-2010 - 12:00pm |
This post is sparked by what Kate said in another post about being too tired to cook.
I am often too tired too cook. Also, I do not have access to fast food or restaurants as we live rurally.
I know that today I have a parent teacher meeting to go to after work. So after working for a full day and going to the meeting, I won't get home until 6 ish. So last night I took out some portioned hamburger(we get huge trays of it and I freeze it into bags in about 1 lb portions so I can just grab 1 or two depending on what I am making). When I get home I can throw the hamburger into the fry pan and use the taco kit I have. Chop up some tomatoes why the hamburger is frying and rip up some lettuce. Supper is served in 10 min. The only problem with this meal is there are no left overs. However, I have some sand which meat and bread that must be used so that works.
I also have pre made pizzas in the freezer I could grab if the need arose. Also freezing pasta sauce(plunk in a pot to defrost) then boiling noodles and throwing a salad together works. I have also been known to bbq things frozen LOL.
What do you guys do when too tired?




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I totally caved yesterday and ordered pizza :(
On the good side, it gave me the time to clean house before DH got home so we had a relatively stress free evening...
So ya, I still have those sausages Stephanie what on earth is bangers & mash?
~ Mom to 5 ~
I believe it is an english dish with mashed potatoes, gravy and fried sausages.
I love allrecipes.com, it is simply the greatest! Melissa I think you could just make your own gravy since you have a little one with food color allergies.
* 8 large baking potatoes, peeled and quartered
* 2 teaspoons butter, divided
* 1/2 cup milk, or as needed
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1 1/2 pounds beef sausage
* 1/2 cup diced onion
* 1 (.75 ounce) packet dry brown gravy mix
* 1 cup water, or as needed
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place potatoes in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain, and mash with 1 teaspoon of butter, and enough milk to reach your desired creaminess. Continue mashing, or beat with an electric mixer, until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the sausage until heated through. Remove from pan, and set aside. Add remaining teaspoon of butter to the skillet, and fry the onions over medium heat until tender. Mix gravy mix and water as directed on the package, and add to the skillet with the onions. Simmer, stirring constantly, to form a thick gravy.
3. Pour half of the gravy into a square casserole dish so that is coats the bottom. Place sausages in a layer over the gravy (you can butterfly the sausages if you wish). Pour remaining gravy over them, then top with mashed potatoes.
4. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until potatoes are evenly brown.
LOL -- OMG Kate!!!
I do mine a little differently. The one galstorelady posted is more of a casserole. I brown the sausage in the pan and then remove and set aside. Then saute sliced onions and set those aside. With the pan drippings I make a gravy and add a little grainy mustard for flavor. Then dump the onions and sausage back into the gravy and cook until the sausage is cooked through. Make mashed potatoes and your done. Seve the potatoes smothered in the gravy and onions with a sausage link.
They call sausages bangers because when you cook them they go bang unless you poke a hole in the ends to vent them.
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