Please do not laugh, I am not posting this as a joke or to tease you into reading my blog post this evening. I've actually been reading several articles here on Steemit in the past two weeks on food. So delicious looking meals & menus. tip-o-the-hat to 
Tonight though it is "The San Francisco Treat" for me with Beef. Before you think 'Wow Man - Don't Do that' I am no galloping gourmet. I don't eat fast foods (ever - well in the past 3 years) and I stay away, best I can from any form of frozen meals. Lest you judge me to hard, I will say this - there is a cooking preparation method to this process, and my own personal twist to the directions on the box.
Also, a bit of information for people who always "Wondered" what is vermicelli well it is a pasta flour used in India Maida derived from wheat. There you go.
I always use butter (never margarine) 2 tablespoons (cut as directed in the wax wrapper) and follow directions to stir often over medium heat on the range top. Now I vary the directions here:
Where it says "Slowly stir in water and Special Seasonings"
One I stir in the seasoning (in the packet) and let it "Bloom" as I say, for 5 minutes.
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Two I use 50% Beef Broth and 50% water. Why? Well I think it makes everything Beefier! (That's just me, but I have never been disappointed)
Note: Here's a Budget Tip for us on Steemit who are ....well, on a budget, enough said. I shop at a local Dollar store which affords me many regular 'staples' at far less the the local grocery chains. Ricearoni 2/1 USD, Beef Broth just 1USD, a Parmesan Cheese (small container/shake) 1USD, etc.
Three (this is new and thank you again to Alla
So after it is brought to a boil, I cover it on a separate burner on low for 15 minutes.
Then I just do what it says on the Box: Add Meat to make Rice-A-Roni a Meal! So I cook some hamburger, which I scored at $2 USD per pound (I bought 3 this week) and then I added it to the simmer.
Including, butter & carrot (and parm at the end) this costs $2.75 USD makes 3 meals for me all total @ .92 cents per meal not accounting for stove top electric. (Also, as of recent I began using a dollop of sour cream to top the dish, and give it a smooth contrast heat/cool) Just me, so upvote this post and we can pay for the sour cream - lol!
This is the point where I would like to Add a really sexy Photo Pic - Sorry! Not today. My Phone does not have a camera.
I can add this picture to show the progress of my Crypto-Mining Operations over the past few days:
I was going to write more tonight, but I was "doing the dish" while blogging "Real Time" - Blogging, Mining, Faucets and Real Life Thank you to you who have begun to follow me in my first 2 weeks of Steemit, and those who have read &/or upvoted my writings. The encouragement of seeing a new follower here is what made me write today. So thank you new follower guy or gal - You made my day that much more special!