I'm feeling inspired

Thanks Cynthia for starting back up. I must admit I have been in crisis mode for what feels like the last 3 months, and our meals show it. So this week I WILL PLAN! And, hopefully, follow the plan.

M - Grilled hamburgers/hotdogs with baked beans
T - It's Brandon's birthday, and he wants a picnic with potato salad, sandwiches, and other stuff that he/I haven't decided on yet.
W - Shepherd's Pie (Cynthia talking about it made me want some badly -- my recipe is at the end)
Th - We are eating out, I have the RS coming for a Movie night and I don't want to cook dinner and clean it up.
F - Chicken and baked potatoes/sweet potatoes depending on who wants what
S - Taco Salad

Shepherd's Pie

5 potatoes
1 lb hamburger
1 small onion
1 clove garlic, minced
salt & pepper to taste
2 cans green beans, drained
1 can mushroom pieces and stems, drained
1 can cream of mushroom soup (if not GF)*
1/4 soup can milk
Grated Cheese, if desired

1. Boil Potatoes (I don't peel them) until they are fork tender. Mash them, with the skins, if desired.
2. Meanwhile, in an oven proof skillet, cook hamburger with onion until light brown, add garlic and salt and pepper and cook until well browned. Add beans and mushrooms and cook until hot. Add cream of mushroom soup and milk. Top with mashed potatoes leaving a hole in the center. Top with cheese, if desired.
3. Cook in a 350 oven for 30 minutes.

*If I am making it GF I just make a thick mushroom white sauce. I drain another can of mushrooms (reserving liquid) and saute them with onion and garlic in butter, add 2 T potato flour to make a roux. Then using the drained liquid from a can of mushrooms plus milk to make 1 cup I add that plus some oregano and Worcestershire sauce. Boil until thick. Often I make all the ingredients for the "pie" and then I portion some meat into a small casserole dish to add the GF sauce to and cover it with potatoes and make a regular for the rest of us.