The world from my stove top.

I do not feel well; this croupy-cruddy-swollen 'node-sickly condition is not pleasant. I'd rather be laying down not moving a single muscle for fear once I do the small invisible people hammering away at every injury I have ever had (and some I did not know existed) will start again with renewed fervor. And yet, here I stand, faithfully at the stove preparing yet another dish stretched for four from a hundred dollar a month budget for sustenance. The rule most say, or at least from what I have heard, is in one month a modest family will consume a hundred dollars worth of groceries per person. These people do not coupon and have a budget that allows for such spending OR they do not know how to coupon and are throwing away money. (I will come back to this more devotedly in another post).

-Digression-

I don't like to eat when I am sick. In fact; "eating" becomes more "slurping" if I am sick when I prefer to eat a soup, stew, or camp like dinner. I hate soup (minus tomato soup with Gemaw's grilled cheese- that my friends is perfection and not at all healthy). Soup, if food were a religion and for some it may very well be, is the anti food. It's liquid. And unless it is from Tropical Smoothie, I prefer to not drink my meals. It makes me cringe at the idea of somehow failing my teeth. I have good healthy teeth and it's disgraceful not to bite when eating.

-Digression again (hang in there)-

Today's meal: Sheppard's pie
1 pound of ground beef
1/2 pound of chicken (oven roasted from a previous meal)
1 can of mixed vegetables including potatoes
1 can of green beans
2 tbspns of chopped chives
1 garlic clove
2 packets of Butter homestyle mashed 'taters (I'm sick I am NOT making this from scratch)

Brown the ground meat in a pan with the chives and garlic and once it is browned drain but do not rinse the meat. Add to the bowl with your vegetables drained of water. Fold all the meats and vegetables together. Prepare the mashed potatoes. Take all the meat and veggies put them in a greased pan. Take the mashed potatoes and add them to the top. Bake in the oven for 2o minutes. Remove sprinkle some cheese on top of your preference. Place back in the oven for ten more minutes.
Cool.
Serve.
Finito-