@Birdofparadise8 I understand about not being able to talk to your parents. My mum tries her best to understand but I prefer not to tell her unless it's really serious. My dad has depression and PTSD so he understands how I feel but is usually wrapped up in his own struggle so I don't share with him much either.
You probably are overthinking it, it's natural to do so when you're in a heightened state.
The beef and red wine casserole was a Masterfoods sauce mix where you add the ingredients and throw it all in the slow cooker. It has beef, mushrooms, tomato paste, carrots and the sauce. Oh and red wine of course. If you don't drink you can substitute the wine with beef stock or red wine vinegar. If you use red wine vinegar you dilute it with water so it's half vinegar half water.
Cheesy Potato Chicken Sausage Casserole
1 Pack chicken sausages, (I used a pack of 8 chicken and herb)
2 tbs olive oil
6 cups diced potatoes
½ tsp salt
1 small onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 cups milk
2 tbs cornflour
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
200 gm spinach leaves
2 tbs bread crumbs
Preheat oven to 180 degrees
Add oil to a large skillet or oven safe pan, brown sausages and then set aside
Add potatoes to pan and sauté until they can just be pierced with a fork, approx. 8 – 10 minutes. Don’t over cook or they will break apart in the oven. You may need to add extra oil to prevent the potatoes sticking to the pan. Set aside once cooked.
Place onion and garlic to pan and sauté until onion is soft.
Add milk to the pan and bring to a simmer. Slowly sprinkle the cornflour into the pan and whisk to prevent lumps forming. Once the mix starts to thicken or the milk has simmered slowly add the 3 cups of cheese a little at a time and whisk until melted.
Remove pan from heat and stir in spinach until it is just wilted, approx. 1 minute.
add the sausages and potatoes back to the pan and stir until everything is coated in the sauce.
Sprinkle the top with breadcrumbs and place the pan in the oven uncovered.
Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked through.
Serve with your choice of salad.
As I mentioned the sausage recipe sounds strange but it is really tasty. I didn't have parmesan cheese so just used 3 cups of cheddar, and I didn't have any spinach leaves so I skipped that and opted for a green salad.
With Christmas coming up I am super sensitive because I know I won't see my Godchildren. I still have their birthday presents from this year that their mother refused to give them. I keep hoping maybe one day I'll get the chance to see them.
