Friday, 4/2/2010

Ben's mom Jennifer drove up from Portland this afternoon to spend the Easter weekend with us. She arrived just after 6pm, just in time for dinner. I made Chili Macaroni Hamburger Helper. It was my first time making that flavor of H.H. Knowing that flavor is usually pretty mild, I added extra chili powder, cayanne pepper, and cumin to the hamburger. Thanks Ben for the suggestions;) Turned out they were good choices and the flavor was better than your average H.H.

Now, I must say that I made the H.H. around 5:30 in order to feed Katie. I left the skillet on low with the lid on in order to keep it warm for myself and Jennifer. I think the hamburger dried out a bit and the macaroni was a little too soft as a result. But in the end, Katie was happy because she got to eat when she was hungry. And, at least the flavor was good:)