Pot Roast

So, as I mentioned earlier, it is Grant's birthday today. And I always let the birthday person pick what they want to do about dinner. So Grant chooses Pot Roast. In the summer, whatever, he's goofy and we love him anyway.

So I'm pretty sure everyone knows how to make pot roast, but thought I'd just post it anyway, just in case.

So you get a huge hunk of meat, the cheap stuff, like a rump roast or something similar. Do NOT buy a good piece of tenderloin or something like that......Mike can fill you in on why that is a bad idea.

Anywhoooo, so brown the hunk of meat in a skillet, while sprinkling liberal amounts of Lawry's season salt on top. Meanwhile, rinse and cut whole carrots into large chunks..do the same with potatoes, I use the Yukon Gold in this recipe, toss those in the bottom of a large crock pot, sprinkle more Lawry's, place the browned meat on top of the veggies, put about 2 cups of water in there with a 12 oz bottle of low sodium v-8 (there's enough sodium already). I add fresh or frozen green beans about half way through cooking, so they aren't too mushy.

so turn that on high and let it set for the day. Meat should fall apart and you can make a yummmy gravy with the juice before serving.

Monkey Bread

So today is Grant's birthday, and I made Monkey Bread for them, out of canned biscuits, which I can not eat. SO, I thought I'd experiment to see what yummy breakfast treat I could come up with for me!

I had some of Grandma Ferndon's frozen donut holes, they were dry and not so yummy when I had them last, so i decided they were perfect to play with.

I drizzled butter over them first, then I sprinkled a mizture of white sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon on top. I threw it in the microwave for about 2 minutes, drizzled some of my cream cheese glaze (same as cream cheese frosting, only thinner) and oh, boy, YUM!!! and easy too!!!

So that is how to make dry donut holes better than palatable. Not exactly health food, but hey! it's a birthday!

Request.....

we got back from vacation and my tomatoes have gone crazy. I have more grape tomato's than I know what to do with and the big ones are starting to ripen at an alarming rate. I plan on sharing with a couple of the neighbors, but I need some yummy recipes.......I will be making corn and black bean salsa with some of it, but there is only so much of that I want to eat...and don't EVEN suggest canning these babies......first off, I am NOT a canner, too much work...and second I want to eat them fresh......so any good ideas????? throw them at me.....you all have my email, if not, it is in my profile!!!

FRANKS.....!!!!,

homemade salsa

YUM!!!!

so you know how I planted that garden...welllllll, I have jalapeno's and tomatoes coming out of my ears!!! YEAH!!!

The tomatoes aren't quite ripe yet, some of the grape ones are, but we have been eating those as fast as they ripen as we pick them...anywhoooooo, so I bought some home grown tomatoes and used my jalapeno's and a red onion and bit of lime juice and made some fabulous salsa. It's all gone, already.....too bad for yoU!!!!!

Anywhoooo, Paula, add some of this to the corn and black bean salsa and you are going to pass out, it is soooooo good.!!!!

of course the sangria could have affected my taste buds, but everyone else ate it too, and not everyone else is drinking sangria....so anywhooooo...off to eat ribs......later....

p.s. I have a jalapeno story, but I will post it tomorrow........Charles ate one...that's all I'm sayin' for now!!!

More Ice Cream.....part 2

2 cans evaporated condensed milk
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 small pkg butterscotch pudding mix'
6 tbsp DebEl whole egg powder
3 cans (sweetended condensed milk) of 1% milk
1 cup powdered sugar


I'll let you know how this turns out.

I'm experimenting...bwwaaaahahahahahaaaa

I meant to add salt, but forgot......oh well......