What's For Supper?

I made a hamburger-macaroni dinner, intended to be something like the one my mom used to make, except that I don't know what she put into it, other than hamburger, macaroni, and tomatoes.

Cooking the macaroni separately, I cooked a pound or so of hamburger in a skillet, with an onion.

I added a couple of tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce to the hamburger after it had browned, except that I didn't actually measure it - or anything. I rarely measure things.

I added a jalapeño pepper, a stick of celery, some chili powder, a splash of olive oil, some fresh parsley, and about six smallish tomatoes, which I had diced.

Along the way, there were generous amounts of salt, pepper, and a couple of other things that I found in the spice rack, but I don't remember what they were.

The result was pretty good, actually. It didn't taste much like I remember my mom's tasting like but it was good. If I do it again, I'll add a small can of tomato sauce, and maybe a second jalapeño pepper, because it wasn't quite as spicy as I had expected it to be.

 

Tonight was an experiment night for me.
I tried making simple veggie burgers for the first time, and actually, it tasted pretty good once it was on the bun and had all of the accompaniments like lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, and all of the usual hamburger condiments.
I have been trying to lean towards more veggies and less animal products in my diet, because all animal foods are inflammatory, which is not only bad for my arthritis, but also for my heart and kidneys.

So.....here is how it went.
I looked at videos on youtube, read some online recipes, and discovered that most of them were too complicated for me. Cooking is not my favorite pastime, under any circumstances.

The easiest one I found was simply cooked beans and brown rice, carrot, ground oatmeal and ww flour if needed; so that is the one I tried. I added seasonings, and some flax meal and chia seeds for extra fiber and protein, and mashed and mixed the whole thing up, and then cooked a hamburger-sized patty.

For bread, I got a package of those little whole wheat sandwich thins, which are pretty low-carb and 5 grams of fiber.
There is not much to them; but I don’t usually eat all of the hamburger bun anyway, and this little skinny-bun turned out to be just right for my veggie burger.
I still have some of the mix left, so I can try making this again when I get the urge for cheeseburger deluxe.

 

Tonight we had brown rice cooked with some turmeric which makes it a pretty yellow color, besides being an anti-inflammatory. Along with the rice I made a stir fry with some of my fresh picked Malabar spinach and some kale that I have growing. In the aerogarden, as well as the regular stir fry veggies.
It turned out to be a nice supper, and I have rice left over to use in something else.
My daughter, Robin has some turmeric rhizomes that are starting to sprout, so she. Is going to plant some and bring me some to plant. It is supposed to grow something like ginger root grows, and I am looking forward to try growing some and having it fresh to use in foods.