Ugh! I used to pride myself on my mad English, grammar and proofreading schools. Now it looks like I didn’t complete 8th grade English. So sorry friends. I blame my children (as well as for many, many other things – gray hairs, cellulite, ass girth, forgetfulness, burning dinner, under-cooking dinner – I could go on and on but I’m certain a. nobody really gives a shit and 2. you’ve probably already stopped reading!)

So I lied to you yet again. Tacos last night I did not make. I wasn’t feeling tacos so a made a new recipe I found on the line. I’ll preface this by saying I didn’t have all of the ingredients the recipe called for so I improvised. Both my boys absolutely loved it, ate quickly, quietly and without one single complaint. Hubby and I ate it, not quite as quickly, not quite as quietly and with a few complaints. 

I’m a huge fan of beef stroganoff. It was one of my favorite meals growing up and still is to this day so I figured beef stroganoff casserole on a cold winters night would be hitting my taste bud G spot (ok, gross, maybe I shouldn’t have gone there?!). It’s not that the recipe was bad. It was edible for sure. It did, however, lack in the flavor department (in my opinion). The thing that really pissed me off (that’s a lie also, I wasn’t actually mad, more annoyed) was that it smelled amazing. My mouth literally watered when I pulled it out of the oven. I was so looking forward to my first, second, tenth and nineteenth bite (as well as all the ones in between)! Imagine my disappointment when it tasted no better than shitty hamburger helper. But I’ll share it with you in case your interested. My kids loved it so maybe you will too. Unfortunately for them, I shan’t be making it again. 

Ingredients:

1 lb lean ground beef

Salt and pepper to taste

1 tsp olive oil 

8 oz fresh sliced mushrooms (I omitted them because 1. I didn’t have any and B. I don’t like them)

1 large onion, chopped

3 tsp minced garlic

1/4 cup dry white wine

1 can cream of mushroom soup 

1 cup sour cream 

1 tbsp Dijon mustard (didn’t have any of this either coz I don’t like Dijon mustard; I substituted Worcestershire, coz, ya know, they’re so similar)

Cooked egg noodles

Directions:

Throw all that shit in the trash and order pizza. Just kidding!!!!

Brown hamburger; drain grease

Add oil (weird ingredient if you ask me), mushrooms, onion and garlic

Cook and stir until onion is tender 

Add wine, reduce heat to med-low and simmer 5 minutes

Stir in soup, sour cream and mustard (or its cousin Worcestershire 😝) until combined

Stir in cooked noodles then pour into greased 13×9 inch baking dish

Cover and bake 20 min at 350 F

Uncover and bake 10 min longer

I served with a simple salad and steakhouse dinner rolls then I filled up on Ben & Jerrys milk and cookies. Shit is freaking amazing!

That was it. Make it if you think it sounds like you but don’t say I didn’t warn ya!

Tonight I’m attempting my first pot roast scar! It’s a scary thought! I’ll let you know all about it at some point this weekend but I’m off tomorrow for my weekend with the hubby for wining, dining and get your mind out of the damn gutter! Oh wait! That’s was my mind!!

Happy love weekend, friends! xoxo