Beef Stroganoff

This is how my mom always made it, and it's another easy weeknight meal made from stuff I pretty much always have laying around. For the longest time I had no idea that this wasn't how EVERYBODY made it lol!

• 1 lb sliced steak (I love skirt/asada steak for this)
• 3 cloves crushed garlic
• 1 tb granulated onion/onion powder
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup brown gravy mix (I buy this stuff by the pound at winco!)
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 dash worchestershire sauce

Brown the steak with onion, garlic, salt, and pepper.
Slowly combine the brown gravy mix and half of the water.
Add the remaining water to the skillet, and slowly stir in the gravy mixture.
Simmer over medium heat until thickened.
Stir in the sour cream and worchestershire sauce.
Serve over egg noodles.

This was probably one of my top 10 favourite dinners when I was a kid!

Basic Sloppy Joes

Just an easy toss-together meal! It took me a few tries to get a sloppy joe that I REALLY liked.

• 1 lb ground beef
• 3 tb chili powder
• 5 cloves crushed garlic
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup tomato sauce

Cook the ground beef with the garlic, salt, and pepper, then drain any excess grease.
Add everything else and simmer for about 10 minutes.

I like to serve this over garlic toast with cajun potato wedges. Just cut potato wedges and toss with a little oil and seasoning, and bake at 400 degrees until tender. The thinner you slice them, the quicker they will cook ;)