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Crockpot London Broil

November 5, 2015 by Margaret 4 Comments

Crockpot London Broil is wonderful for those busy work days. I don’t use my crock pot nearly enough. I love to cook in the Fall but I have my fair share days when I reach for frozen Chicken Nuggets and Mac n’Cheese. I really need to be more organized. New Goal – make for Crock Pot Recipes.

Hooray! for easy Crock Pot recipes.

They really are life savers. The house smells so good and dinner is ready. Stress is almost instantly deflated – It’s fabulous.

I have one problem – I forget.

Anyone else have this problem?

One thing that has helped me – here’s where the being organized part of life would really help – bring the Crock Pot out the night before. That way you see it in the morning and will remember (hopefully) to start dinner on time.

Enjoy!

Crock Pot London Broil

Ingredients:

1 – 2 pounds London broil

1 teaspoon Garlic Powder

1 – 10.5 oz. can Cream of Mushroom soup

1/2 cup Water

1/2 teaspoon Basil

1/2 teaspoon Oregano

Directions:

Place London Broil in Crock Pot. Add Garlic Powder, Soup, Water, Basil, and Oregano.

Cook on low for 6 – 7 hours.

I wasn’t sure how my kids would like it – I don’t cook with Cream of Mushroom soup very often – guess what they loved it.

Serve with:

Oven Fried Potatoes

Iowa Salad

Roast Pork Loin with Brown Sugar & Apple Juice

June 16, 2015 by Mary Ellen Stringham 2 Comments

If my father were still living he would love this recipe. He was truly a meat and potatoes man. John, my husband and the father of my children loves to make this dish. So here’s to you, Fathers. “Happy Father’s Day!”

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Lemon Basil Chicken

July 11, 2014 by Mary Ellen Stringham 7 Comments

Lemon plus spice is by far our favorite chicken marinade. This time it was Basil but right up there equal to Basil is Rosemary and Thyme.

Ingredients

1/2 cup EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest (optional)
1-2 tbsp fresh chopped basil, rosemary or thyme
1 tsp salt
4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts

Combine and mix EVOO, lemon juice, zest, basil and salt in a gallon size Ziploc bag. Add chicken breast and remove air. Let marinade 30 minutes to 1 hour before grilling. Grill using your favorite method and ENJOY!

Mary Ellen

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Last Minute Father’s Day Idea

June 13, 2013 by Margaret 1 Comment

I never know what to do for my husband for Father’s Day. Any one else have this problem? I sometimes ask him what he wants or he just buys what he wants. Like this year he bought a sledge hammer. I think it’s more fun to have something as a surprise, but that doesn’t always happen.

I still want to do something, so the kids and I are planning a little party. We made a fun Root Beer and Snickers Cake today. Pinching Your Pennies has a picture tutorial with everything you need to make your own cake. I didn’t have any wide ribbon to wrap around Root Beer and Snickers so I used scrapbook paper. And since this is not a birthday cake I changed the candle to a Father’s Day cake topper I made on the computer and taped to a dowel (a pencil would work too).

This is really easy to do last minute. You might already have everything you need in your pantry. If not everything you need can be found at your grocery store. Now we just have to find a place to hide our little surprise.

Have fun!
Mags