Crock Pot Meat & Potatoes

MOMYS recipe

1 pkg. stew meat
2-4 large potatoes, cut
2-4 carrots, washed and ends cut off
2 cans cream of chicken soup
3 C. water
2 envelopes onion soup mix
minced dried onion, rejuvenated
salt & pepper to taste

Place meat in the crock pot.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Combine soup, water, onion soup mix, and minced onion.  Pour over the meat.  Place lid on and turn to high for 2 hours.  Stir and add potatoes and carrots.  Cook on high for 4-5 hours.  Turn to low if necessary.

This is a super easy and yummy meal.  Serve with homemade bread and you have full tummies.  This is a wonderful meal for Daddy.  Meat and potatoes!  His favorite!  :)  

Love Always,
Mommy

Shredded Beef Tacos (Street Tacos)

Heavenly Homemakers

2-3 lb. frozen roast
1/4 C. Italian Dressing Mix
tortillas
fresh limes, quartered
fresh lemons, quartered
fresh cilantro, chopped

Place the FROZEN roast into the crock pot.  Sprinkle on Italian Dressing Mix.  Cook on low for 5 hours.  Shred the beef and stir into juices.  Spoon meat onto warmed tortillas.  Serve with lemon, lime, and cilantro.  Delicious!

These are the most amazing street tacos!  Daddy got hooked on street tacos and now the whole family loves them.  No lettuce, cheese, or tomatoes like traditional "American" tacos- oh no!  These are street tacos!  Mommy has to admit, they are awesome!  I love that this incredible dinner is so fast and easy to make.  

Love Always,
Mommy

Energy Bites

Donna Bixby shared this recipe

1/2 C peanut butter
1/3 C honey
1 C. toasted oats
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 C mini choc chips
1 C wheat germ

Toast oats at 350 for about 10 minutes.  Combine peanut butter, honey, and vanilla.  Stir in oats and wheat germ.  Add mini chocolate chips.  Refrigerate for 30 minutes.  Remove from fridge and scoop into balls.  Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

September 6, 2012
These are a yummy snack.  You children really enjoy this treat.  Mommy would rather you eat these than cookies and you guys like them very much!  Super easy to grab and snack on.

Best No-Bake Cookies

Charlotte Sims

Best No-Bake Cookies

• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 c. milk
• 2 c. sugar
• 1/2 c. cocoa

Mix in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring until melted and combined.  Boil 1 1/2 minutes only! Remove from heat and stir in:

• 1/2 c. peanut butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 c. oats (we like old-fashioned oats)

Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper.  Let set and enjoy!

True confession:  we like to eat these when they're still hot and gooey.  Get a mug and a spoon, scoop up some chocolate-y deliciousness and eat raw almonds or do Hoe Downs afterwards to offset the sugar high.

September 6, 2012

Mommy made these the other day and they were amazing!  I like them better than the Durst family no bake cookie recipe.  Yikes!  That seems treacherous! These were so good and moist, not at all dry.  I think this is my new no bake cookie recipe from now on.  Hannah, Daniel, and Mommy ate some of this hot and gooey in a mug and it was delicious!  Warning- these are very rich.  So yummy!

Smoothie Hints

Smoothie Hints

Smoothies are a yummy and filling way to get all kinds of "good for you" things into your diet.  Here are some smoothie basics.

Use a combination of fresh and frozen fruit.  The frozen fruit will make it cold without diluting the flavor.  Bananas, as well as apples, are great for adding sweetness.

Choose just a couple types of fruit.

Add raw honey or maple syrup as a sweetener if needed.

It is so easy to add probiotics, some greens (spinach, lettuce, etc), liquid vitamin D, chia seed gel, egg shell water, ground flax seed, apple seeds, etc. to boost the nutritional value.  Hannah doesn't like green smoothies so if adding greens I usually make sure and use blueberries to make it purple instead.  :)

Raw milk, Kiefer, raw milk yogurt, or juice work wonderfully to thin the smoothie to the desired consistency.

Don't forget to add a splash of vanilla for extra yumminess!  :)

Very Berry Smoothie

Mommy created recipe

2 apples
2 bananas
10 frozen strawberries
small handful frozen blueberries
small handful frozen raspberries
small handful frozen blackberries
splash of grape juice

Quarter the apples and remove the stem.  Peel the bananas.  Blend all ingredients until smooth.

Mommy likes to make smoothies for breakfast or lunch.  They are never the same twice but Hannah liked this one so much she wanted me to write down what I did.  :)  It was really good!  Smoothies are a wonderful way to get all kinds of "good for you" stuff and still have it taste really yummy!


Love Always, 
Mommy

Chocolate Eclair

Joanne Rittmueller

Frosting:
1/2 C butter
1 C sugar
1/2 C baking cocoa
1/4 C milk

Place frosting ingredients in a small saucepan.  Bring to a boil.  Boil for 1 minute, remove from heat and set aside.  (Be sure to use the timer for this- the frosting will burn easily.)

Filling:
1 box graham crackers
3 1/2 C milk
8 oz. Cool Whip
2 sm. packages Instant French Vanilla Pudding

Mix pudding and milk.  Whip with a whisk until thick.  Blend in Cool Whip.

To assemble, line a 9x13" pan with whole graham crackers.  Top with half the pudding mixture.  Add another layer of crackers.  Top with remaining pudding mixture.  Add a third layer of crackers.  Spread cooled frosting over the top.

Refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours.  Make sure the lid does not touch the frosting until the frosting has hardened or it will stick to the cover and pull it off the top of the eclair.  This is even better if made the night before.

Oh- this is an amazing dessert!  It is always a hit when I bring it places and there is rarely any left when we leave.  Joanne Rittmueller was the counselor in charge of the Peer Counselors at Mommy's college.  Mommy was a Peer Counselor for a couple of years.  Joanne brought this to a meeting one time and gracious shared the recipe when we asked.  I have been making it ever since.  This is some good eatin'!  :)
Love Always,
Mommy