So one of the good things about growing up in a home with double digit siblings...is that we all had to learn how to help out. There were no "boy jobs" or "girl jobs" when I was a kid. If Dad needed a certain wrench handed to him under the car...he didn't care if he was looking at hairy calves, or Panty hose, you handed him the right wrench.
Same with Mom...if she needed garlic crushed and a bay leaf, well, whoever was nearest to the kitchen started fixing the garlic cloves...and getting a bay leaf. So all of us could, at least in theory: set the timing for spark plugs, change a tire, fixe a meal, and do the laundry.
So tonight, I called on some of those old skills and made "Hamburger Soup." I don't make it very often because I have to use so many pots and pans, and cut up tons of vegetables...and I am the one who does dishes!
And since I only know how to make it for ten folk...that is how much I make. Kathy and I will be eating it for the next week. It has to simmer for a long time to get the juices, herbs, and spices to do their thing...but man oh man, does it smell good.
Last time I made it a few months back. I gave myself a "C-" . It was okay. But this time I am hoping for a "B+" or even a "A." It is simmering away...and I think it will be perfect when Kathy gets home in about an hour.
I don't know why it is considered a "Poor Man's Meal." It has enough vegetables in it to stuff a Vegetarian. And enough spices to make even Curry blink. Sure it has meat, which some folks don't like, but it is lean and the fat has been taken out.
But grab a buttered dinner roll, and dip it in the soup...or use that roll to sop up the bottom of the bowl...and well, I think that is delicious. And healthy ! LOL
Keep your fingers crossed that it is edible!