Bored in the Kitchen? - Romance Writers Weekly - #lovechatwrite

As you can tell, this is a well-used cookbook. It is also almost thirty years old, as I received it a bridal shower gift.

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I don’t know about you, but I feel like I have cooked four hundred meals in the last four weeks. We’ve only ordered take out a couple of times, and with a twenty-two year old son still living at home (who is lucky enough to be still working at his construction job), I can’t get lazy and open a can of soup for dinner. In order to keep boredom from setting in, I’ve started experimenting with new recipes, which is why I thought this week’s topic on the Romance Writers Weekly Blog Hop might be fun for us all.
 
It’s recipe Swap time! Share your favourite dinner recipe. Can be as easy or complicated as you like.
 
I am sharing one of my favourite one-pot meals. I cobbled it together from two recipes in the Company’s Coming Pasta Cookbook.
 


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Hamburger Pasta
 
1 lb. ground beef

1 cup onion, chopped
1 cup green pepper, chopped
Butter, margarine or oil
 
14 oz. can brown beans
28 oz. can canned diced tomatoes
Generous squirt of ketchup
½ tsp. basil
½ tsp. oregano
½ tsp. salt
 
1.5 cup water
2 cups macaroni (or other small pasta)
 
1 cup (or more) shredded Cheddar cheese
 
There are two ways to make this recipe.

1. If the ground beef is uncooked, scramble fry it until browned, then move on to the onion and green pepper step.
2. If you want to make this recipe even quicker and easier, cook the ground beef ahead of time. Sometimes I buy a big package and cook it all up, then divide it into 1 pound portions and freeze until I need it. If you do this option, start with the onion and green pepper step and add the pre-cooked hamburger when you add the macaroni.

In a large, deep skillet, saute onion and green pepper until soft.
Add next six ingredients. Stir until well mixed.
Add macaroni and water (and ground beef if pre-cooked). Stir well. Cover and cook until macaroni is just tender.
Add cheese and stir until melted. Enjoy!
 
Now, hop over to Leslie Hachtel for another new-to-you recipe!

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I got some GREAT news a couple of weeks ago. CROSSROADS CORNER, Book 3 in my Bendixon Sisters Series, has been nominated for a 2020 RONE Award in Steamy Contemporary!

The next stage is reader voting, which will be May 4 to 10. I'll be sure to include a link on my website to make it easy for you to vote.

If you haven't read CROSSROADS CORNER yet, maybe now is the time to pick it up! You'll find the first two chapters on a hidden page here, or buy links to most retailers are here. I hope you'll check it out!

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