Baked potato soup

 My toaster oven I can cook two things at once.  

I like to cut the bacon in half.

Potatos

Put the bacon on the wire rack. Slide on top of the potato so the spuds can bathe in the bacon grease. Cook both  for about a half hour.

Pot of love and leftovers 

Fry up some mushrooms and throw the sliced bacon in to crisp up. Set aside in a bowl once done.

Dice up the potato. Mix with an emersion blender. Season as you are doing this. Salt, lots of pepper, and tonight I used Italian seasoning. I used half and half for the liquid. Just keep adding the liquid till it is how you want your soup. Then put in the bowl of mushroom and bacon.

That is the soup, the other bowl is freshly grated Irish white cheddar. Cheese makes everything better.

Grocery list

Potato 

Bacon

Mushroom

Half and half (can use regular milk, I just like it creamier)

Cheese

Beef and broccoli

 Make rice. I use the real rice, it's cheaper and healthier. Less chemicals are better, the minute rice while easy is bad  While the rice is cooking cut up the steak into bite sized pieces. Make broccoli, I used the frozen in the bag and make it in the microwave.

Season your steak as it is cooking, once the broccoli is done add that to the steak pan. This is also when I add a bit of soy sauce. I like to throw my cooked rice into the same pan. Everyone in the pool. Dinner done!

Easy pasta

 Aldi has fresh pasta 

Boil water. Put pasta in. Don't walk away! It is done before 5 minutes. Drain pasta. In the warm pan melt a tablespoon of butter and whatever seasoning You want. Once butter is melted ( can turn on the heat if pan is to cold) put the pasta back in and give it a stir. Dinner done. I ate mine with garlic bread sticks and more cheese slices. XO

Simple also works

 Way to many changes to list. I still live alone but my heart is very taken. I brought this to help him start to enjoy the pure happiness I feel in the kitchen. He is learning from almost step one. Some will be so easy but this is also a safe place for him to be able to look at when needed. Today it was over 100 degrees. Simple works best.

6 25 2024 part 1