I hope that you know this is a family friendly blog and that the “toy” that I am referring to happens to be my favorite kitchen appliance that I own, it just so happens to be hot pink!
My ice cream maker….It only makes one kind of ice cream, home made vanilla. This is because I am partial to a certain family recipe.
We got this a couple of years ago from QVC. It was one of the best purchases I think anybody could ever make!
We will be sitting with many bowls of….
during the summertime!
**edited to add....I still can't get the Linky working. It's there and then goes away. Linky will be up next week for sure. If you will just add your link in the comments that would be great!**
I love my slow cooker, but honestly I only fix roast in it, I really need to search for some really good recipes to try out. Share some if you have them, I’d love new recipes!
This weeks dinner comes from my slow cooker….
Roast with Potatoes and Carrots
This is straight from the Lipton Onion Soup Mix Box. It’s the best roast recipe that I have found. I do add (which isn’t mentioned below) a 1/4 cup Dale’s sauce to this…We live Dale’s sauce!
1 Tbsp. oil
3-to 3-1/2- lb. boneless beef pot roast (rump, chuck or round)
4 carrots, sliced
4 medium all-purpose potatoes (about 2 lbs.), cut into 1-inch pieces
2 envelopes Lipton® Recipe Secrets® Onion Soup Mix
3/4 cup water
1. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and brown roast.
2. Arrange carrots and potatoes in slow cooker. Top with roast and set aside.
3. Combine Lipton® Recipe Secrets® Onion Soup Mix with water in glass measuring cup. Add to skillet, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan. Add soup mixture to slow cooker. Cook covered on Low 8 to 10 hours or HIGH 4 to 6 hours. Remove roast and vegetables to serving platter.
4. Thicken gravy, if desired, by combining additional 1/4 cup water with 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Cook on HIGH 15 minutes or until thickened.
I hope that you will link up your recipes as well! I am sure we would all love to try out something new!
I am trying a new linky out since Mr. Linky can't seem to retrieve my password, but that maybe because I totally forgot it!My bloggey friend over at Crunchy Green Lovin' Mom is having a huge birthday celebration on her blog! There is a new giveaway daily so you better hop over and see what all the fuss is about…don’t forget to visit everyday between now and the 17th!
Oh, I almost forgot the party started yesterday…so don’t walk over, RUN!
We have been without it for a couple of months now, only happening around us…Up North of us, of just to the West, only to dissipate before it gets here.
But over the past couple of days we have had lot’s of this….
Our plants and grass are thankful for it…But I have grown tired of it. I have paint and can’t get anything done since it’s here!
What better way to celebrate the 4th then with family! I am a huge family oriented person…So when we got invited by my Uncle Allen to spend time with them I said we’ll be there!
We spent the day just us in the pool…We had our ribs on the 3rd since Zack was off. I can’t have a 4th of July celebration without BBQ ribs…That is just a southern staple!
That afternoon we went over to Uncle Allen and Aunt Lindas’ and had hamburgers and hotdogs…I took my flag cake which was SO good! The tip for this recipe is do not follow the Kraft recipe. Go with the adding fruit directions on the actual Jello box. The Kraft recipe does NOT give the jello enough time to set up before adding the fruit!
After we ate we headed to the beach for some fireworks! They brought their own as well as watching the beaches show at 9pm.
They dug a hole that was HUGE! I was freaking out a little with all that sand…I can’t stand the stuff!
I thought this was a pretty neat picture…The kids were watching the fireworks…The picture was taken on the “firework” setting on the camera. The green around their necks and around them are glow sticks. I liked that! *smiles*
I hope everyone had a great 4th of July!
**edited to add** I am linking this up over at Kimba’s for…
So there is this dresser that belonged to my grandmother and granddaddy that had been mine when I was a young girl and now belongs to Kayla. I love my Kayla but she is destructive! Or at least was when she was younger. So, it needed to be made over!
I had been talking about doing this for a long time…And so the other day I took the plunge….
(oh see that desk in the reflection…that’s next!)
I started by filling in the top with wood filler….there were tons of places that needed fixing.
Then I primed it….and painted two coats of Parchment Paper by Behr. This is the same color that I used in the girls/guest bathroom. There was a lot left and it was the perfect off white color to match her bed.
Ahhhh…much better. I spray painted the knobs and pulls with brushed nickel spray paint since all our accents throughout our home are brushed nickel.
I added a runner (body pillow pillow case and a striped sham) to the top to keep her from messing it up….She will appreciate me when she gets older and it’s still in perfect condition!
I was surprised what a difference this little makeover made. I can’t wait to tackle that desk and chair!!
So yesterday I posted all the stuff that I crafted with…scroll to yesterdays post…Today I am showing what I made with those things!
A birthday card that I knew would look great in the girls bathroom!
By the way….how do you ladies keep pictures from sticking off the wall like that??! It drives me nuts…You can’t see it in person but from this picture it’s very obvious!
And this next project….This word has been heavy on my heart lately…Faith…I wanted to show it somewhere that I spent a lot of time…the kitchen!
Excuse the fuzzy photo! I was in a hurry to get the pictures taken and posted. *smiles*
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