Dine Without Whine.

Everyone can relate to staring blankly into your fridge wondering what in the heck to eat. And if your family is relying on you for their meals, you quickly realize that cereal can't be the answer every night as it once was. (I do, however, admit to still doing that if Rafi's out of town.)

Anyhow, this website has really been a help to me. It's called Dine Without Whine. They offer a weekly menu plan that kids and husbands (and picky people like me) will actually eat. Don't get me wrong, I do like my subscriptions to a few cooking magazines. But despite trying it many times, I'm just not a goat cheese person. Neither is my husband.

Dine Without Whine has been providing me with some new recipes to try that use familiar ingredients, take little time to prepare, and thus far have proven tasty - with the exception of chicken chop suey, though I think it was my stir-fry sauce that was so rank. Man, was it ever rank.

The Easy Beef Stroganoff recipe was quite a hit. In fact I think I'll share it now. It was that good. We didn't even miss the breading on the meat.

Easy Beef Stroganoff - Makes 4 servings

1 pound beef sirloin or beef round steaks
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2/3 cup water
1 can (4 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 package (2-ounce size) onion soup mix (1 envelope)
1 cup sour cream
4 cups hot cooked rice or noodles
Chopped fresh parsley, if desired

1. Remove fat from beef. Cut beef across grain into about 1 1/2 x 1/2-inch strips. (Beef is easier to cut if partially frozen, 30 to 60 minutes.)
2. Melt butter in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook beef in butter about 10 minutes, stirring
occasionally, until brown. Stir in water, mushrooms and soup mix. Cook about 10 minutes, stirring
occasionally, until beef is tender.
3. Stir in sour cream; heat until hot. Serve over rice or noodles. Sprinkle with parsley.


Anyway, just thought I'd spread the info.
http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/