Turkey Jive

Ready to eat...

Check out my turkey art.  Apparently someone was just jealous or mean or both...

Truth be told, I'm having a hard time with holidays this year.  I've been thinking a lot of my grama who passed a year ago.  I'm also just bummed and mad that we can't afford to travel for the holidays to be with family and no one is coming to see us.  Despite how much I love living in the Yoop, I sometimes feel really lonely and isolated living where I do.   But life goes on and I have my little family who depends on me to bring a little festive into our home, so I managed to crawl out of the fetal position this weekend and make it happen.

Asian Beef Noodle Soup

I just realized that a majority of my recipes on this blog are for soup!  Note to self:  Non-soup recipe next time.

Anyway, I have a church cookbook that I use frequently.  Church cookbooks are among the best, by the way.  I have always breezed past this one but no longer.  It was a hit with the family.


Asian Beef Noodle Soup

2 tablespoons vegetable oil (or sesame oil)
6 oz. boneless beef sirloin, cut into bite size strips (I used stew meat)
1 red bell pepper
3-4 green onions, sliced
4 1/2 cups water
2 pkgs. oriental flavor Ramen noodles

In large pot heat oil.  Add beef, pepper and onion.  Cook and stir until beef is no longer pink.  Stir in water and contents of ramen seasoning packets.  Bring to a boil.  Break up ramen noodles and add to pot.  Reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes.

Serves 4