Mixed Bean and Portobello Ragout

This week, I got a little side tracked so I didn't actually make my weekly meal until yesterday. It comes from the Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook and was quick to make (only about 30-45 minutes)

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Thoughts and Variations
I couldn't find fresh green beans so I used frozen ones, I used portobello mushrooms, and I used a 540mL can of Italian-style stewed tomatoes (17oz roughly). My pacakage of lima beans didn't have cooking instructions, so I used the green bean instructions instead and they seemed to work out fine. I forgot to cut the green beans though, so they are still whole. Using the whole can of tomatoes also didn't seem to hurt anything and the ragout thickened up just fine.

It tasted pretty good, but also kind of separate? The beans didn't seem to all play together very well and I felt like I needed more mushrooms to balance things out. I may try anither kind of ragout a different time, but I don't know if I will make this recipe again.

Weekly Post

This week has been pretty good. Nothing super exciting went on and I managed to get some stuff done. I'm doing pretty well with my temperature blanket and have managed to stay mostly on top of it since I got caught up over my vacation.

Apologies for the shortness of this; my brain is scattered right now and I'm not thinking super clearly. I hope everyone had a fantastic week, and I encourage questions and discussions in the comments if you want to know more about my week or share about yours.

*hugs to all*