Oh my Crock Pot Steak

I fixed this for our supper tonight- and if it's any judgment by the sauce alone- OH MY!!!! Thought I would share the recipe (it's from the Geyer Springs cookbook!!)

Crockpot Steak
1 round steak
flour for dusting
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can full of water
1 pkg. Lipton soup mix

Dust steak with flour and brown off in a skillet. Transfer to the crockpot. Mix soup, water, and soup mix together. Pour over steak and cook on low 8 hours. It is heavenly!!! I'm serving ours with rice and green beans....hurry home Luke I'm hungry!!!

Birthday with Friends

Joe- little did I know he didn't like Flying Fish- so he's sporting his 1 fillet basket here...Nick is impressed, I can tell!

My basket- yes I had 3 fillets and was a pig- but it's my birthday right???

Me and the hubby- I love this man so much!!!!

Our great friends: Crazy Joe, Nick, and Heather

Flying Fish Baby


I had an early birthday celebration on Friday. First, I went to lunch with my good friend Alicen...we had a GREAT time! We ate at Senor Tequilas and then had yogurt at Yogurt Mountain in West Little Rock. We couldn't pass up Target, so we shopped there too! When I got back to my car, Luke posted a note on my speedometer that said "Look in your Console"....so I did...and behold an Iphone4 was there!!! I was shocked...and I love it! Luke was keeping with tradition- he bought me my first cell phone when I was 18- as a birthday present....we texted a lot back then- before texting was even cool!

That night, we went to eat with Nick, Joe, and Heather at Flying Fish downtown. We LOVE to eat there. It was crowded as usual, but that didn't stop us! We stayed there for almost 2 hours visiting about old times, old friends, and old memories. What fun they are! I'm truly blessed to have great friends that have known me a LONG time!!!

Crockpot Chicken Stew

I tried a new recipe last night in the crockpot. It was very tasty for sure and thought I would share- although I didn't take a picture of it.

Crockpot Chicken Stew
1 1lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into cubes- I used 2 breasts
4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed- USE SMALL CUBES- mine were too big and would have been MUCH better smaller
1 (14.5oz) can Italian style tomatoes
2 onions, chopped- I used the chopped out of the freezer
1 green bell pepper chopped- I used the chopped out of the freezer
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 c. chicken broth
1 t. Italian seasoning

Layer potatoes and chicken in the crockpot. Mix other ingredients together and pour over the top. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours.

Orange Sweet Potato Pork Chops

Orange Sweet Potato Pork Chops in the Crock Pot

4 sweet potatoes- peeled and sliced
2 pork chops- it said you could use 6- but we won't eat that much!
1 c. orange juice
1/3 c. brown sugar

Peel and slice sweet potatoes. Place in crockpot. Brown pork chops in a skillet until slightly browned. Place on top of sweet potatoes. Mix orange juice and brown sugar together and pour over the top. Cook on low 6-8 hours.

We really liked this recipe- it was super easy. I served it with English Peas and made a box of muffins. I would make it again for sure!

Snow Day

Snow Ice Cream

Ingredients: 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk, 1 t. vanilla, 8 c. snow (the non "flavored" kind...meaning NO YELLOW SNOW!!!)

Gather the snow

Mix and act like you are having a good time....

Then make pigs of yourself and eat it!!!

Snow Daze....




This says "Mel loves Luke" but my arms aren't long enough!

Samson

Crazy wild Stormy

Me and old Snoopers

BJ could have been a sled dog!

Old Madison Murphy, not enjoying the snow, but was told she HAD to go potty....which she did then ran back inside! We're enjoying the 6 inches we got!

Joe's Birthday

Nick sporting his Ghengis bowl

Jamie sporting her Ghengis bowl

Me and the hubby

Famous best friends- Nick and Joe

The Birthday boy himself- and yes they sang to him AGAIN this year!

We celebrated Joe's 29th birthday at Ghengis Grill. We really like to eat there and are glad it's Joe's favorite too! We talked about old times and Luke and I got to hang out with Jamie- Joe's girlfriend. She's a mess and we really like her! We topped the night of with Baskin Robbins- even closed the place down. I'm so glad we were able to celebrate with Joe- we've been friends since 8th grade!! Happy Birthday Joe!

Scripture Memorization

I decided my goal for 2011 is to memorize more scripture. I bought my index spiral yesterday and am going to be memorizing right along with Beth Moore. You can go here to see the rules if you want to participate too:

http://blog.lproof.org/2010/12/siesta-scripture-memory-instructions.html

I can't think of a more wonderful way than to fill my mind with God's word. Today is the first day and I've decided to make Deuteronomy 31:8 my first verse. "Do not be afraid or discouraged for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will neither fail you or abandon you."

I'll post other verses throughout the year- the goal is to memorize 24 verses this year! I can't wait!