I actually made a really great dinner that pleased almost everyone (Thomas will never be completely pleased unless I am serving McDonald's). I had pulled out pork chops Wednesday evening to have last night. I am not a huge fan of pork chops, and yesterday I scoured the Internet in search of an easy recipe that sounded good. I found a fabulous one...and I actually had all four (that's right, only FOUR) ingredients on hand! It consisted of a package of dry Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning, a can of cream of mushroom soup, and a can of cream of chicken soup...in the crock pot on low for seven hours and there you go! It does NOT get easier than that, and even I liked them! I also made my easy-peasy green bean casserole, and found an easy cheesy potato casserole, and there you have dinner folks...a fabulous dinner that not only tasted great but consisted of little more than opening cans and turning on the oven (& crock pot).
Now I acknowledge this is not the healthiest meal ever. However, moderation is the key! I firmly believe that if we make good choices most of the time it's okay to allow ourselves a treat at time. For instance, my children rarely, if ever, drink pop at home. In fact, Catherine doesn't even like pop (the carbonation is the problem). My kids drink mostly water or milk for 95% of our dinners...so it drives me crazy that people want to judge us when we eat out. We go out to dinner MAYBE once every 4-6 weeks and that is pretty much the only time the boys drink pop...so stop looking at me cross-eyed because I allow them to have a RARE treat.
Anyway, off my soap box. We all really enjoyed dinner and it was another fun evening of sitting around and discussing our lives. I am so grateful for these days!
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