May 17, 2024

Simple man

I’m not a complicated man. I grew up decidedly lower middle class and my parents made the best out of what we had. I did not know we were poor until I recognized the signs when I became an adult. Mom didn’t want to send me with a handful of change to buy milk. It was what she had that day. 

It was the same with food. Somehow, I learned to actually like casseroles. One of my favorite meals was hamburger, macaroni, and tomatoes cooked together in a kind of Hamburger Helper before the stuff was invented.

I still like it. My wife? Not so much. Nonetheless, I made up a batch the other day and ate way too much. I think it has been a year since we had before this time.

It sounds pretty good right now.  I don't think the wife will agree to eat it again already. 


Yeah, I snuck in some Friday Music.

9 comments:

  1. Yah, you are a sneaky simple man. ;-)

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  2. Ha. We called that "goulash". And it was yummy.

    Happy Friday!



    Fred

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  3. It was “spaghetti and hamburger” at my house, but always made with macaroni.

    Joe

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  4. Had it all through my life. Hubby loved it. Long time since I made that.

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  5. As a child of the Fifties, I grew up eating a lot of food kids today would turn their noses up at. One of my favorites was macaroni and cheese made with spaghetti and baked in the oven till the shredded cheese melted and got crusty. I still make that. My wife loves it.

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  6. BTW, did you see Og is blogging again?

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  7. I just checked. That is good news. I used to click every month or so, but had given up. I have done reading to do! Thanks for the heads up.

    Joe

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  8. That was goulash at my house--elbow macaroni, home canned tomatoes, ground beef. I now put cheese on it. DEELISH!

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  9. Yep! Another fan and eater of this dish! My Mom also used to make chili with lots of elbow macaroni in it, to make it go further. I was an adult before I learned that chili "isn't supposed to have pasta in it"....

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