Recipe: Brown Rice

Next week, when Noah and Anna both head off to MDO, I am going to tackle a duty I have long neglected: Cooking meals for my family on a daily basis. You see, cooking has never been my thing and it really stresses me out. I need time, planning, and quiet (translate: no interruptions) to get it done without high levels of anxiety on my part. So each week from now on my goal is to plan a schedule of meals a week or two at a time. Then, while the kids are at school, buy all the groceries needed for all those meals, and hopefully, cook a few of those meals in advance. And the more I think about it, the more excited I am getting about my pending project. Josh is doubly excited about it. :)

Along the way when I find a good recipe, I am gonna post it here for anyone interested in super easy good stuff, b/c you know I won't be cooking it unless it is relatively easy. :)

Here is the first of some of my favorite recipes...Brown Rice (I got this one from Carol, my mother-in-law). And left alone in a house with a pot of this, I could eat the entire thing myself. It is that delicious to me. Carol says it's probably something to do with the stick of butter. :)

Brown Rice

Melt 1 stick of butter in a casserole dish. Add 1 cup of Uncle Ben's Converted Rice, 1 can of French Onion soup, 1 can Beef Consomme soup, and (optional) 1 can of mushrooms. Don't drain. Bake covered at 400 degrees about 40-45 minutes. Then gobble!