Playing Around in the Kitchen

This morning I really had a craving for some kind of ground beef/mashed potato combination. I did not want to make our standard combo of Shepherd's Pie or even any of its similar variations. I toyed with the idea of making stuffed cabbage since I had all the ingredients, but it was too hot today to spend that much time in the kitchen. So I decided instead to use some of the basic stuffed cabbage ingredients to make an "unstuffed cabbage skillet"that we could eat over mashed potatoes. I was just winging it for the whole thing, but I've found that those are usually some of the meals that turn out the best and that I make again and again.

Growing up in a proudly Polish family, Golabki was a favorite meal of mine, right after homemade pierogis. Maintaining family traditions has been a very important thing to me throughout my parenting journey. I love serving my family meals that I ate as a child. Even though tonight's dinner was a bit of a twist on the original, I felt a familial satisfaction when the children declared this a delicious dinner.

If you're interested in the recipe, I've posted it over at Happy To Be At Home.