TSB: It's What's For Dinner

I'm not going to pretend it hasn't been a while. A long while. I have one person in my life who has been on my case about my lack of blogging of late. She just happens to be important enough that I am ending my unintentional sabbatical to write about something so mundane it could be a Seinfeld episode. I'm going to blog about my favorite dinner.

I've never been one for fancy meals. I would much rather buy a plane ticket than eat at an expensive restaurant. I certainly can understand why some people become foodies, it's just never been my thing. Growing up, fine dining meant Taco Bell night. We went to Applebee's for graduations. I could have cared less. Food is food and I couldn't describe one taste over another if my life depended on it. This is probably why my manager at Starbucks was so frustrated with my lack of accurate description of coffee and inability to identify appropriate pairings. I often described the flavor of a given coffee as being "acidic." That's not even a flavor. Quite the digression.

So, while I have many a dear friend who can cook like nobody's business and even have a knack for food photography (you know who you are), I prefer to eat TSB. What is this TSB dinner I keep referring to? In short, it's when I Throw Shit in a Bowl. Clever, right? Tonight afforded me occasion to TSB. In keeping with blog tradition, I will list my directions for making tonight's TSB Dinner:

TSB

Feeds as many as you have ingredients for.

Ingredients: 

3 slices yellow onion

3 slices green pepper

1/4 c. frozen peas

1 Boca Hamburger Patty, zap for 1 minute and crumble as desired

1 c. Whole Wheat Pasta of choice

1/3 c. Ragu Ultra Chunky Pasta Sauce

Mozzarella Cheese to taste

**SUBSTITUTIONS: Whatever you want/currently have and need to use up.

Directions:

* Bring 3 cups water to a rolling boil, add pasta until thoroughly (enough) cooked

* Drain pasta and place into bowl of generous depth

* Add desired vegetables, boca meat and sauce. Make sure frozen peas are near the top to ensure proper thawing.

* Zap for two minutes, add cheese and give hearty stir.

**NOTE: If sauce is new jar from the pantry, adjust cook time as it will not take as long to heat as partially-used jar from the fridge**

* ENJOY!!

I'd show you a picture but I doubt you'd find it appealing. Instead, here's one of me eating a similar meal in Africa.