A little bit of cooking for a Cheese Bar Thanksgiving, while drinking Champagne and chatting with family over a teams call (or listening). It was simple to prepare, and I made some adjustments.

I also got a chance to finally start the Cranberry Apple Shrub. It should have its last shake and strain, soon, and then we can have it. I like a good shrub, and this seems seasonally appropriate..

Steak and Broccoli Stir-Fry

After a lazy thanksgiving (only cooking the Cheese Bar’s pre-pared food), This was a good follow up for a lazy Friday. It came together well after I prepped everything. Some of the flank steak was a bit too wide, but as I got a bit further in I got a bit better as I cut through the steak. It came out well, in the end. A bit of Jasmine Rice to serve over and good eating. I ate the left overs the next day for breakfast.

Split Pea and Ham Soup

This is my go to when we have ham to use. It takes time, but I always enjoy a good split pea soup. This was one that was quite nice and I think I’ve made it before. I added a bit more ham than called for, and it turned out well. There are lots of leftovers, and that’s not a bad thing.

Macaroni and Beef Casserole

Something sort of like Hamburger Helper, I suppose, though I don’t have a lot of experience with that. My big complaint about this was the amount of dishes that were used. Where, for times sake, I suppose it was necessary, but filling up the entire bottom rack and then some with used pots was kind of a pain. I did make some on the fly adjustments (more tomatoes). As things seemed to get a bit dryer then they should. Baked and pretty good, and the leftovers were nice too.

Ham and Egg Sandwich (yes again)

I ran out of the English muffins I had had been using, so I improvised a bit and used a larger bun. It worked ok, but wasn’t quite the same as what I wanted. But now I am low on ham and I won’t get new English muffins til Thursday. However I do have coupons for new ham, so…there is that.

Leftovers (Sandwich of Excess)