Sherried Beef Tips

Dinner tonight is "Sherried Beef Tips" I'm making with a half a London Broil. Cut the beef into 1" cubes. In a casserole dish mix a can of cream of mushroom soup, fresh or canned mushrooms, 2 cups water, 1/3 cup sherry, and a packet of dry onion soup mix. Stir in the beef. Cover and cook at 325 for 2-3 hours. An easy "throw together" dinner since you don't need to brown the meat first. After it's cooked you stir in some sour cream.

Corn chowder

Soup time! Corn chowder last night, which I made from a conglomeration of recipes. Let's see, I diced up a couple of slices of bacon and then cooked it in a bit of butter until it was browned. Drained most of the fat, all but a couple of tablespoons, then added a couple of diced onions and cooked them until they were soft, about 10 minutes. I then added 4 cups chicken broth and 3 cups diced potatoes and cooked them about 15 minutes until the potatoes were tender. I added 2 cups milk, one can (15 oz) of regular corn, drained, and 1 can of creamed corn, and heated it all up.

I served it last night with Welsh Rarebit.

Tonight with the girls gone I sauteed some diced red peppers in a bit of butter and added them to the corn chowder. They added a nice bit of crunch!

Meatballs and mashed potatoes

I can make good meatballs and I do sometimes. And sometimes I buy the bags of frozen premade ones because they're so dang handy and taste pretty good. Tonight I thawed some by simmering a handful in some hot water for a bit, while I peeled, cut, and boiled some potatoes for mashed potatoes. When they seemed thawed and heated through I drained all but about a 1/2 cup of the water (and poured what I drained on the dog's food--boy did he think he got a treat!). I added a can of cream of mushroom soup and heated that while I made the mashed potatoes. I've got a whole page of things to do with pre-made meatballs from years ago and this was one of the ideas on it. Came out pretty good, sort of like poor man's quick and dirty stroganoff. Served with a vegetable on the side, carrots or peas both seem good to me, it made a pretty easy satisfying meal.

To top that off, I made an apple streusel pie. Recipe another day!