TheBanyanTree: Today's Delicious Mistake

[Sheri Baity]

I wasn't so sure either Pammie that is why I put the barn cats on notice... They say wheat can be one of the sources for joint pain with fibromyalgia and arthritis so back in July I thought I would make the lifestyle change.

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On Oct 11, 2011, at 4:23 PM, Pam Lawley <pamj.lawley at gmail.com> wrote:

> doesn't SOUND so great sitting here - but I love how you just found the
> ingredients to make it work, and then liked it!!!!!  good for you!!!
> 
> (do I know why you're eating gluten-free??)
> 
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Sheri Baity <sheribaity at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> I sooo wanted something to eat that would stick to my ribs before I went
>> out hunting this evening so I headed to the cupboard to look for a box of
>> Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff.  I thought I could easily substitute the
>> noodles with some gluten free noodles of some kind.  There was no more
>> Hamburger Helpers of any variety in there... rats... I must have sent them
>> to my daughter when I started this gluten free kick.
>> 
>> ok... So I went in search on the internet for a recipe.  I found the
>> following on allrecipes.com  Easy Beef Stroganoff:
>> 
>> 1 12 ounce package egg noodles cooked and drained.
>> 6 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
>> 1 onion, chopped
>> 1/4 cup butter
>> 2 pounds lean ground beef
>> 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
>> 2 cups beef broth
>> 1 cup sour cream
>> salt and pepper to taste
>> 
>> So it was back to my cupboards to get the ingredients...
>> 
>> hmmm... hate mushrooms and don't have any
>> no more onions left either
>> no more beef bouillion cubes
>> 
>> 
>> So improvise it was.
>> 
>> I put about 1 tablespoon onion powder,
>> ground beef and 1/4 cup of butter in the frying pan.
>> 
>> I opened up a package of McCormick Brown Gravy Mix and put that in a
>> measuring cup with 2 cups of water.  I added in 4 tablespoons of gluten free
>> all purpose flour and wisked until dissolved.
>> 
>> I added that to the completely cooked ground beef mixture and wisked until
>> it started to thicken.  I went to the refrig to grab the sour cream and what
>> do you know... none!!!
>> 
>> I had used the last of it last night when I threw in a packet of Hidden
>> Valley Ranch Dressing Mix.  I thought... what the heck... let's see where
>> this is going.  If it's not eatable, I'm sure the cat will like it... lol
>> 
>> Sooo... a cup of ranch dressing mix in sour cream went into the mixture.
>> 
>> Stirred but didn't let it boil and took it off the burner.
>> 
>> I found a box of Schar brand Gluten free Tagliatelle noodles and cooked
>> them up.
>> 
>> A heaping spoonful of noodles and a generous layer of sauce... and I gotta
>> tell ya... that was the most Delicious Mistake I've ever eaten :0)))
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sheri L Baity
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>>