What kind of a food name is Goulash?

Tuesday, January 19th 2016

I made Goulash on Monday. I am trying to plan meals better and I hate doing the same thing week to week. I have given up on my kids trying to eat all of it so I hit and miss or have alternate ideas for them on these kinds of nights but they generally only like knock off spaghettios for soup.

I think the word itself is completely unappeasing...I don't think that is a word but I can't think of a better description. I will tell you that it was very good and simple to make. I did do a search and according to the www.kitchenproject.com I found the History of Goulash. Basically it is a meat dish with vegetables of choices thrown in with paprika. And that is exactly what I made.

Getting my children to eat has always been difficult but I do have them eating mostly chicken dishes such as chicken curry and fajita chicken. I am trying to branch them out but I have to be careful. I did finally get them to eat roast and a hobo steak which is basically a hamburger wrapped in foil and baked. Since they are homeschooled I want to feed them better meals and also more wholesome and not packaged meals (although we do love our mac n cheese in a box!)

I generally try to make things but I am not sure how to get them to eat things such as goulash. The eldest loves meat, potatoes, and ketchup but not in the same dish heaven forbid. The youngest is more game to try things and will eat the carrots out of stews along with meats unless it is hamburger. She does not care for hamburgers in general but I can get her to eat a bit with lots of ketchup.

I never can seem to get them to eat and like the same meal. One loves taco night, the other hates it. One likes hamburger night, the other wants a hotdog. And then when I fix hotdogs in the summer, the one that likes hamburgers is all offended. I mean really. So I have learned to settle with 3 out of 4 in the family. Hubby loves it all as long as it is gluten free so he is easy to please!