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Dragon Fruit, Crockpot Stroganoff, and our new vacuum!

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So I was grabbing something at Whole Foods, and right at the front entrance, there were these Dragon Fruits, and the sign said "Last of the season" so I figured if I wanted to try them, now was the time!  I've never tried them before, and they're just so dang pretty, don't you agree? (I had to look up how to eat and serve them, cause I had NO clue!)  Next up, I wanted to share my super easy crockpot beef stroganoff.  Like, super easy. All you need is: 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can beef broth 8 oz of sour cream 1 lb beef cut into strips (I used chuck medallions) 1 box pasta of your choice (ie egg noodles, rigatoni, etc) First sear the strips super fast, toss into the pot. Then toss the soup and broth into the pot on cook on low for around 4-6 hours When you're ready to eat, mix in the sour cream, and the cooked noodles and you're ready to go.  Add some salt if you'd like.  It's ok, no ones looking ;) Next up, Rob finally...

Meal planning

Ok, so I've never done this meal menu planning thing before.  I've seen other people explain the way they do it, but its so hard to figure it our for your own family.  The only way I could get it to semi make sense for me was to work it out myself.  I'm sure I'll get it down over time...probably as soon as I have no time due to a crying baby...lol.  So here is my goal. Once a week I want to try certain things.  So, Mondays I will try a new breakfast item.  Preferably one that is a little more time consuming than eggs or cereal, and preferably one that makes enough to cover and have stuff for the next day or two, or three.  Like Cinnamon rolls, or muffins of some kind. Thursdays will be my shopping day for the week. Fridays I will try some sort of new bread roll, or bread loaf.  I have NO talent whatsoever making things that require yeast, so I'm hoping that by trying and trying again, I might get it down a little better.  Or at least fi...