Small Fry Hungarian Goulash

I have never made nor eaten Hungarian goulash, so once again have no basis for comparison. That said, you know you are in trouble when just mixing in the ingredients produces a foul odor. On their own (beef, garlic, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, ground mustard, salt, cayenne, paprika, brown sugar and red wine) they do not offend.  Needless to say, I was a bit worried. But then, a funny thing happened. Julia came home from school and said "Mmmmm, something smells good." So with that, the pot simmered for 2 1/2 hours, I added a little flour and water to thicken the sauce and it served over noodles. I had my doubts, but it tasted pretty good.

Episode Note: "Big Little Man" Another mid-childhood crisis for Bobby when he realizes he is shorter than everyone else in the family. Apparently. it doesn't dawn on him that it is because he is younger than everyone but Cindy. There's an incident where Bobby clings to the house after a ladder he shouldn't have been climbing falls. Greg calls him a peewee and it cuts to the core. No one can seem to convince Bobby not to sell himself short, and Sam the butcher calling him "shrimpo" doesn't help. Meanwhile, Greg gets a job delivering meat at Sam's to earn money for a surfboard. Bobby goes through a series of attempts to grow/stretch his body to no avail. The girls even try to encourage him by moving the growth chart lower but Cindy tattles (she never learns), and Bobby is lower than ever. He picks a fight with the biggest kid in school and gets a black eye. Carol convinces him to use his brain power instead of his might to prove his worth. So, instead of Stretch Armstrong, he becomes Mr Know-It-All, but that backfires as well. Alice advises like a good recipe, Bobby needs a balance in his life, hmmmm. Anyway, she sends Bobby on an errand to Sam's to show her confidence in his abilities. But Bobby screws things up when he locks himself  and Greg in the meat locker. The situation seems hopeless until Greg breaks the small window in the door and only Bobby with his diminutive stature can fit through to save the day. Finally, Bobby is glad to be a small fry, not realizing that short people got no reason, no reason to live.