{"id":430,"date":"2010-05-02T21:38:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-02T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2010\/05\/hypothesis-successful.html"},"modified":"2010-05-02T21:38:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-02T21:38:00","slug":"hypothesis-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2010\/05\/hypothesis-successful.html","title":{"rendered":"Hypothesis Successful!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday morning I posted about the Hamburger Helper we were planning for dinner<\/a>. I predicted that our dinner would be a beef-based gravy and it turned out that’s exactly what we ended up with.<\/p>\n

I know I had promised just a comment at the bottom of yesterday’s post about the outcome of the Hamburger Helper. But this was worth a separate blog post because of a suggestion from a friend (which I’ll mention below).<\/p>\n

So here’s what we ended up with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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From 2010 05 01 Hamburger Helper<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Howie’s vomit? No…”Beef Pasta” flavored Hamburger Helper.  Let’s show it nice and up close for you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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From 2010 05 01 Hamburger Helper<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I don’t know about you, but I don’t find this appealing looking one bit. It tasted edible, and only Jacob liked it…I can’t believe I loved this stuff as a kid!  My hypothesis was correct in that the flavor of this dish was based on a creamy beef gravy. You add milk along with the browned beef and water. If you manage through the preservative-y saltiness, you can taste a beefy-type flavor.<\/p>\n

Why is this a separate post? Because when I posted this picture to my Facebook page, one of my friends, who maintains a gluten-free<\/a> household, brought this blog post<\/a> to my attention. Homemade Hamburger Helper! Without the preservatives, sodium and other unpronouncable ingredients! Yay!<\/p>\n

I was thinking that Hamburger Helper would make a good camping meal, so I’m looking forward to this alternative! Now, to choose a flavor, Suzanne made so many options!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday morning I posted about the Hamburger Helper we were planning for dinner. I predicted that our dinner would be a beef-based gravy and it turned out that’s exactly what we ended up with. I know I had promised just a comment at the bottom of yesterday’s post about the outcome of the Hamburger Helper. 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