Week 34: Home Alone Again

Recipes to Go: 507 200

Weeks to Go: 52 17

Recipes Made This Week

Skillet Beef Stroganoff

Hungarian Stew

Corn 'n' Black Bean Salsa

Reuben Braids

So, after driving almost 12 hours straight and only a few hours sleep, The Husband was off again on a business trip the day we got back from Brazil.

This left me, not only alone, but horribly spoiled after not cooking for two weeks, and entirely unmotivated. Hence the pathetic four recipes.

Despite the fact that The Husband loves it, I made the Skillet Stroganoff without him. And it was wonderful. And I ate it over rice since I didn't have any egg noodles. And of course, I made it without horseradish because that's one of the few things The Husband legitimately doesn't like, so we don't have that in the house, either. I feel like I made it up to him by making the reuben later in the week, and letting him have all the leftovers, too.

Though winter was over for the most part, it was still chilly enough to make the Hungarian Stew. It was hearty, as one would expect from the Hungarians, and the best part, it only made 6 servings, which in our house means a meal and a half. Plus The Captain loved the sauce.

I made the salsa for game night. It tasted very fresh and delicious. And it came together very easily. It would appear that all those years I was intimidated and impressed by homemade salsa were years I probably could have been making my own. Luckily I still think the phrase "homemade" holds some prestige, so there's still a possibility that I could impress people with my throw-together meals.

I made the Reuben Braids specifically for The Husband's return home. He loves reubens and I was so happy to see him again that I probably would have baked a cake. But I didn't, just a yummy and easy sandwich. This recipe was more sandwich-like than the other Reuben bake. It required you to cut the dough and braid it around, which ends up looking impressive and is not only easy, but fun. Braiding dough is also something I've wanted to do for a long time.

Sorry, for the lack of pictures. I was sadly unmotivated to take pictures, either.