Pork Stir Fry

Yesterday we took the Menu for Mom suggestion and made it our own. They suggested Quick Pork Lo Mein. I made it stir fry. I don't like Ramen noodles, and I couldn't find them at the store, so I didn't worry about it. I made rice and added vegetable bouillon. (I think I forgot to put in all the water for the rice, became it cooked weird. It tasted fine-maybe a little dry- but it cooked. I chopped up red and green bell peppers and green onion and sauteed them in olive oil. When they were about done I added my cooked pork loin. Then finally put in the broccoli I accidentally cooked instead of defrosted from the microwave. Heated it up and served them with peaches on the side.

daughter7-ate the meat from the stir fry, raw baby carrots, and peaches
son5-ate the broccoli from the stir fry and peaches
son3-ate his rice and daughter7's rice, everything but the peppers from the stir fry and peaches
mom-ate two helpings of stir fry with rice and peaches

I thought it was really good. But that is usually what happens when I make stir fry. Dad and I eat it and the kids pick at it.

Dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's

Tonight we went to my parent's house for dinner. My dad made wiener schnitzel. We also had rice, gravy, green beans, and corn.

dad-ate a little of everything
daughter7-ate the meat, rice, tried the gravy, and corn
son5-had everything on his plate and he ate everything except maybe the gravy
son3-had everything, ate everything and then kept asking for more gravy. He ate a lot of gravy
mom-ate a little of everything

My dad makes good wiener schnitzel. He learned from a foreign exchange student we had from Austria. It is now one of his specialities.

Chili

Today was a cold snowy day so chili seemed like the perfect dinner. I took the recipe I found for chili seasoning and altered it a bit. I am looking for a simple but good chili recipe. Maybe this blog will help me find it. Here is what I did today:

1 lb of hamburger, browned
1 Tbsp chili powder
1/2 Tbsp seasoned salt
1 tsp cumin, ground
1/2 tsp oregano, ground
1 beef bouillon cube
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Mixed ingredients all together then added:
1 (15.5 oz) can Mexican style Chili beans
3 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
2 (pint) jars canned tomatoes

I put it in my slow cooker on medium for about 6 hours.

I also made:
rice
corn bread
caned pears
(the tomatoes in the chili was our vegetable)

dad-said chili and corn bread were good; ate everything but rice
daughter7-ate everything except rice; even started a second bowl of chili; no cheese on top
son5-ate some of chili with cheese, ate corn bread and pears
son3-only ate pears
mom-not what I am looking for in chili; try adding onions and more tomatoes

leftovers: everything

How I felt about cooking dinner-nice to have in slow cooker so I could forget about dinner for a while. Felt good to have day one started.