I just made the best beef stew that i have ever had! i found the recipe online, but have tweaked it a bit, as i always do. Please enjoy, and let me know what you think!
Apple Cider Beef Stew (crockpot)
2lb stew beef
1/2 cup onion, chopped
3 med apples, chopped (i used cortlands)
8 carrots, chopped
6 med potatoes, cubed
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp rosemary
2 tsp garlic powder, or 2 cloves garlic minced
1 bay leaf
2 cups apple cider (apple juice may work too)
layer onion, carrots, apples and potatoes in crockpot. Toss meat in 2 tbsp flour, brown lightly in a pan, then add to crockpot. sprinkle spices over the top. Pour cider over everything. cook on high for 6-7 hours or until veggies are tender. may have to add a bit more flour to thicken at the end
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Friday, December 14, 2007
Christmas Memories
I have so many memories from Christmas with my family.... some happy, some sad, some laugh out loud hilarious!
Searching the tree farm for the perfect tree... we would run around the fields putting our mittens as close to the top of our favorite tree as we could reach, then we would all go around searching for the mittens untill we agreed on the perfect tree. We lost alot of mittens that way.... but it made for some wonderful memories.
My dad and brother playing with the hedge clippers in the living room...... that never lead to good things lol!!
Decorating the tree with my Mom, and FINALLY being able to put my great grandmother's glass ornaments on the tree myself! My Mom never.... to this day.... threw away the ornaments my brother and i made. Now my boys get to help her put them on the tree.
There was ALWAYS an orange at the bottom of our stocking..... to balance out the candy and junk food we would be snacking on the rest of the day i guess.... and a new toothbrush.
Mom would set the table in the good china Christmas morning, with crystal wine goblets for our orange juice sunrise (orange juice with a splash of grenadine). We would have bacon and eggs... an orange of course... and what we always called plucky bread. The BEST stuff in the world!!! I thought i would share the recipe with you today. I'll be making it for my family this Christmas.
MONKEY BREAD (aka plucky bread)
3 packages of buttermilk biscuit tubes
1 cup sugar (divided)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
Take 3 packages of buttermilk biscuit tubes (10 per roll) and cut each roll into 4 pieces. Drop roll pieces into 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Drop sugar-coated pieces into a well buttered Bundt pan (don't squish roll pieces when placing them in the Bundt pan).
Put 1/2 cup of the left-over sugar/cinnamon mix and 1/2 cup packed brown sugar and 1 cup of butter (2 sticks) into a small saucepan.
Bring this mixture just to a boil; remove from heat immediately. Carefully drizzle over the roll pieces.
Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Cool slightly in an upright position, then tip pan over onto a plate to remove monkey pull-apart bread.
Searching the tree farm for the perfect tree... we would run around the fields putting our mittens as close to the top of our favorite tree as we could reach, then we would all go around searching for the mittens untill we agreed on the perfect tree. We lost alot of mittens that way.... but it made for some wonderful memories.
My dad and brother playing with the hedge clippers in the living room...... that never lead to good things lol!!
Decorating the tree with my Mom, and FINALLY being able to put my great grandmother's glass ornaments on the tree myself! My Mom never.... to this day.... threw away the ornaments my brother and i made. Now my boys get to help her put them on the tree.
There was ALWAYS an orange at the bottom of our stocking..... to balance out the candy and junk food we would be snacking on the rest of the day i guess.... and a new toothbrush.
Mom would set the table in the good china Christmas morning, with crystal wine goblets for our orange juice sunrise (orange juice with a splash of grenadine). We would have bacon and eggs... an orange of course... and what we always called plucky bread. The BEST stuff in the world!!! I thought i would share the recipe with you today. I'll be making it for my family this Christmas.
MONKEY BREAD (aka plucky bread)
3 packages of buttermilk biscuit tubes
1 cup sugar (divided)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
Take 3 packages of buttermilk biscuit tubes (10 per roll) and cut each roll into 4 pieces. Drop roll pieces into 1 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Drop sugar-coated pieces into a well buttered Bundt pan (don't squish roll pieces when placing them in the Bundt pan).
Put 1/2 cup of the left-over sugar/cinnamon mix and 1/2 cup packed brown sugar and 1 cup of butter (2 sticks) into a small saucepan.
Bring this mixture just to a boil; remove from heat immediately. Carefully drizzle over the roll pieces.
Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Cool slightly in an upright position, then tip pan over onto a plate to remove monkey pull-apart bread.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
New to the game
Well..... where do i begin on this new adventure???
My hope with this blog is to share a bit of myself, my business, friends, and fun things i find along the way. With Christmas right around the corner i'm always looking for new ways to save money, but give my friends and family wonderful memories.... and maybe a few nice gifts mixed in there too. Thankfully most of the women i know have asked for hand made gifts.... and ofcourse i have barely even started... UGH! I am probably the worst procrastinator ever.
Here's one thing i did a couple years ago to save money.... and they were a HUGE hit!!
Mason Jar Recipes..... great for people who love to cook but might not have the time to put things together. There are many sites based around this idea..... with some unique recipes. Just Google "Jar Recipes" and see what you can find.
Here's one recipe I found that looks delicious..... and would be very pretty and festive in the jar. I might just have to make these up for myself.... YUM!
My hope with this blog is to share a bit of myself, my business, friends, and fun things i find along the way. With Christmas right around the corner i'm always looking for new ways to save money, but give my friends and family wonderful memories.... and maybe a few nice gifts mixed in there too. Thankfully most of the women i know have asked for hand made gifts.... and ofcourse i have barely even started... UGH! I am probably the worst procrastinator ever.
Here's one thing i did a couple years ago to save money.... and they were a HUGE hit!!
Mason Jar Recipes..... great for people who love to cook but might not have the time to put things together. There are many sites based around this idea..... with some unique recipes. Just Google "Jar Recipes" and see what you can find.
Here's one recipe I found that looks delicious..... and would be very pretty and festive in the jar. I might just have to make these up for myself.... YUM!
Chocolate Cranberry Cookies Mix in a Jar recipe
Layer the following ingredients in order in a 1-quart wide mouth canning jar:
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder (clean inside of jar with tissue after this layer)
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed firmly
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
1 cup chocolate chips
1 3/4 cups flour plus 1 teaspoon baking powder plus
1/2 teaspoon baking soda (mixed)
Remember to press firmly between each layer. Place lid and ring onto jar.
Attach the following recipe on a gift tag:
Chocolate Cranberry Cookies:
Empty jar of cookie mix into large mixing bowl. Add 1 1/2 sticks butter or margarine, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix until completely blended. Shape into balls and place 2 inches apart on sprayed baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees F for 13-15 minutes.
Makes 2 1/2 dozen cookies.
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