Where Have I Been?

While I can't honestly say I've made a new recipe lately, I can say I have been making easy meals and old recipes at home more than we have been eating out. Again, this is a huge plus for me and I must consider it a success in itself.

Also, another success is that I had a completely stress free, although hurried, trip to the grocery store on Sunday that resulted lunches for the week and fixings for four dinners.

I think I'm starting to get the hang of this and need to get back to the 1 new recipe per week challenge!

I may start with a recipe just sent to me by a friend. Sounds easy and yummy, by Better Homes and Garden - Hummus-Crusted Chicken.

King's Hawaiian Cinnamon Nutmeg French Toast

This stuff is the bomb! Milk, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, and King's Hawaiian sweet bread. Chill the bread in the fridge overnight so it doesn't break apart when you slice it. YUM!!!




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Snow Day Super-Simple Beef Stew

Threw this in the crockpot this morning. Gotta love a work-at-home snow day that will end in Super-Simple Beef Stew!

12 ounces small red potatoes, quartered (about 2 cups)
4 medium carrots, cut into 1/2 inch pieces (2 cups)
1 small red onion, cut into wedges (1/2 cup)
1 pound beef stew meat
1 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream of mushroom or cream of celery soup
1 cup beef broth
1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram or thyme, crushed
1 9-ounce package frozen cut green beans, thawed

1. In a 3 1/2 to 4 quart slow cooker, place potatoes, carrots, onion, meat, condensed soup, broth, and marjoram or thyme. Stir to combine.
2. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 9 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 4 1/2 hours. If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. Stir in thawed green beans. Cover and cook for 10 to 15 minutes more.

This is from a crockpot cookbook I cannot seem to locate. I had copied the page out and thought it sounded perfect for Snowpocalyse 2011!