What's Cookin'??

When I left work today, it was raining. Now, I do not like to drive in the rain. I love rain, and I enjoy thunderstorms, but since our auto accident several years ago that happened IN THE RAIN, I just do not enjoy driving in it. So, I head out of downtown and get on the interstate, homeward bound. Now, every other person on that interstate must not like to drive in the rain either because the traffic was virtually AT A STANDSTILL. It took me nearly an hour (in the rain, no less) to get to my exit. I had to make a stop at the grocery store - the dogs needed some Chop House canned dog food to mix in with their hard food for dinner. I grabbed the Chop House, a can of Italian Wedding soup, a small flank steak, some fresh mushrooms and a green pepper. Then I came home, fed the 'kids' their Chop House Blend, and started dinner. I put the canned soup in a small pot and turned the heat to low - so it could slowly simmer while I cooked. Then I thinly sliced the steak into ribbons, and also the green pepper, half an onion, the mushrooms, and 2 minced cloves of garlic. I put the slivered meat into a bowl, and it was seasoned with Montreal Steak seasoning, a dash of garlic powder, some pepper, and a smidge of salt. Those of you who are Southern will know what a SMIDGE is. I then drizzled some soy sauce and a little sesame oil over the meat so it could marinate. After 20 minutes, I turned the soup off, cooked some wild rice, and sauteed the meat and veggies quickly over high heat. It took about 5 minutes - after it all browned, i turned it down, popped the lid on for 5 minutes and 'ta-da'!! Done. It was delicious. Not bad for a Monday night, eh? Stormy said so! Stormy knows....