Here's what I'm thinking....
Okay, so I have ground beef and ground pork. Both are frozen/thawing in the fridge. Given my fridge, they ought to be malleable tomorrow. Pork being more...what's the word I'm looking for here? Time-sensitive, basically. Anyway, pork tomorrow, ground beef Wednesday.
At first, I was just going to bung it into the skillet with some black pepper, and when it had a nice tan, dump a can of gravy over it. That seems a little anticlimatic, doncha think? Seemed like it to me.
So, here's what I'm thinking now. For starters, I have a still-viable onion in the pantry. Chop it up good and saute it. While that's happening, mix up the pork with a beaten egg and some bread crumbs with the pepper added to it. Along the lines of meatballs or meatloaf, but dropped by the pinch in amongst the translucent onion bits. When satisfied that I'm not at risk of trichanosis, I'll smother it with the canned gravy and allow them to meld at a simmer. Serve over onion rolls, which ought to be used ASAP, because by Wednesday, it may be too late.
Yes, I've been meditating obsessively* about tomorrow night's dinner. Haven't had anything tonight, not really in the mood. No firm plans for the ground beef yet, although something chili-ish still sounds good.
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* Mb once said, "Fluffy, you LUST after food!" I don't recall the exact circumstances, but I just *looked* at her and said, "Honey, nobody who doesn't like to eat gets to weigh 350." (This was a few years ago, but still....)
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At first, I was just going to bung it into the skillet with some black pepper, and when it had a nice tan, dump a can of gravy over it. That seems a little anticlimatic, doncha think? Seemed like it to me.
So, here's what I'm thinking now. For starters, I have a still-viable onion in the pantry. Chop it up good and saute it. While that's happening, mix up the pork with a beaten egg and some bread crumbs with the pepper added to it. Along the lines of meatballs or meatloaf, but dropped by the pinch in amongst the translucent onion bits. When satisfied that I'm not at risk of trichanosis, I'll smother it with the canned gravy and allow them to meld at a simmer. Serve over onion rolls, which ought to be used ASAP, because by Wednesday, it may be too late.
Yes, I've been meditating obsessively* about tomorrow night's dinner. Haven't had anything tonight, not really in the mood. No firm plans for the ground beef yet, although something chili-ish still sounds good.
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* Mb once said, "Fluffy, you LUST after food!" I don't recall the exact circumstances, but I just *looked* at her and said, "Honey, nobody who doesn't like to eat gets to weigh 350." (This was a few years ago, but still....)
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