For my first dish....

As a busy Mom of 4 kids, I have learned to be frugal and learned where I can cut corners, change things up and improvise.  I am always running out of something, or forgetting something.  Most of my dinners (both for community dinners and for family dinners) are improvised.  HAHA, Improvise is my favorite word.  You will find this out. 

Family dinners are just as fun as community dinners.  The only difference is I add some more people to our every day insanity--i mean every day chaos--i mean every day life?  LOL   There are always people eating here, and it's never a dull moment.  Community Dinners started with my friend T and her son and daughter, then we added K and her dh, and 2 children.  And now, we add J, her dh and her 2 girls. 

For my first blog-recipie, I will go with something easy......as I post blogs, I will try to break it down to smaller families....I am used to cooking for an army, so please forgive me in advance. 

Connie's Burger 'N Noodles (or as she calls it "Connie's Ham-oo-meay")
You will need: 

• 1 - 3 pounds of hamburger  (this depends on your family size....if you have 4 people in your house, one pound will be good, if you have more....improvise)
• Your favorite seasonings (when I say this, I use Adobo, Seasoned Salt, minced garlic and onion, some steak seasoning....sometimes I use some crushed red pepper if I am looking for a kick.)
• One box of your favorite pasta to each pound of hamburger (i usually use elbow)
• One stick of butter per box of pasta
• 1 - 2 cans of peas

Here's what you do:

• Brown hamburger adding your favorite seasonings.  Drain and set
• aside.
• Boil noodles, and when Al Dente, drain, add butter....stir. 
• Stir in hamburger and peas.  Keep on a low heat for about 5 minutes.

As you dish out, you can add salt and pepper to taste.

Some variations.....Add some shredded cheddar cheese or parmsean cheese, a couple splashes of worcheshire sauce or A1 sauce.

AND THAT'S IT!  Quick and Simple.  Please feel free to post comments and if you try one of my recipies, let me know what you think!

Leslie