In the dark

This was fun. As father was getting home from work, we quickly turned off every light in the house and hid. The object of the game is to keep everything off without getting seen.
He turns on the kitchen light and kettle. Leaves the room. Off. Off. Hide. He comes back, "What the heck". Leaves the light off but turns kettle back on. Leaves the room. Off. Hide.
Now he's getting a little frustrated. Especially when he goes back to the office and the light is off there too. Then mom got caught (maybe on purpose, not sure). Dumpling fell asleep in her hiding place. Something about it being dark and warm. Teenagers. Anyways, it was great while it lasted.

We did end up eating dinner a little late though. Used a quick fix for a fast meal.

Spanish Rice-
1 cup uncooked long grain rice
2 cups chicken broth or water
1 can tomatoes or tomato sauce
1 pound ground beef
1 onion
1 cup frozen corn, peas or green beans
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder (or not)
Salt & Pepper

In a small pot over high heat, put water or broth on to boil. When bubbling, add a bit of salt and the rice. Turn to medium-low heat and cover pot. In a big frying pan, cook ground beef over medium heat. Peel and chop the onion into small pieces (dice it if you know how) and add it to the meat to fry. When the meat is brown with no pink left and the onions are turning clear, add tomatoes or sauce, chili powder, garlic powder (if using) and frozen vegetables. Check rice. Water/broth should be mostly absorbed by the rice. Add rice to frying pan and simmer together with meat and tomato until no longer watery. Serve.
You can add a bit of salt and pepper to your liking.

This recipe is so easy and will impress your friends when the lot of you are having a hard time scraping together enough for a pizza.