I decided to have some friends over for a dinner last night. It was great to spend some time with them! I cooked all the main parts of our Mexican meal in the crock pot. I love my new one!
Salsa Chicken
2 pounds chicken
1 cup salsa
My chicken was frozen so it took about 3 hours on high to cook.
Beef Brisket Enchilada Style
4 lbs beef brisket
2 cups red enchilada sauce
Salt and pepper the beef, cover with sauce. Cook on low for 8-10 hours until the meat shreds easily.
Pork Barbacoa (Sweet BBQ Pork)
3 lbs pork roast
1 cup red enchilada sauce
1 cup brown sugar
1 small can dice green chilies
Salt and pepper pork roast, cook on high for 4-6 hours until tender. Shred meat removing and excess fat. Add the sauce, sugar, and chilies and cook for 1 more hour.
Crockpot pudding cake~from scratch
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 2/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup oil
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/4 t baking soda
2/3 cup cocoa
1 t salt
1 t vanilla
1 t baking powder
2 eggs
Mix everything together in a mixing bowl and beat for 2-3 minutes until fully combined. Pour into greased crockpot.
Mix
1/4 cocoa powder
1/2 cup brown sugar
Sprinkle over the top of the cake
Pour 1 1/2 cups hot water over the cake.
Cover and cook for 2 hours on high.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Crock pot pudding cake
1 cake mix prepared according to directions on box
1 small box pudding
4 cups of milk
Prepare the cake mix and pour into crockpot. Mix milk and pudding together and pour over the top of the cake. Cook for about 2 hours on high.
I used a dark chocolate cake mix and chocolate pudding. I think that you could make this cake a lot of different ways!
1 small box pudding
4 cups of milk
Prepare the cake mix and pour into crockpot. Mix milk and pudding together and pour over the top of the cake. Cook for about 2 hours on high.
I used a dark chocolate cake mix and chocolate pudding. I think that you could make this cake a lot of different ways!
Menu Plan Monday 8/25-8/31
I know that it is Tuesday, I am a little late in posting. Hopefully I can get into a better routine and actually get this posted before Monday!
Tuesday
Hot Cereal
Grilled cheese
Beef and Broccoli and Chow Mein
Weds
Cereal and toast
soup and leftovers
Black Bean Chili
Thurs
Carrot Muffins and chilled peach soup
leftover chili and chips
silly spaghetti cupcakes with garlic bread cups
Fri
Chocolate chip muffins
leftover spaghetti
Chicken lettuce wraps PF Chang style
Sat
Chucks for donuts
leftoversCalifornia Pizza Kitchen
Sun
muffins
Pulgogi and clear noodles
leftovers for dinner
Tuesday
Hot Cereal
Grilled cheese
Beef and Broccoli and Chow Mein
Weds
Cereal and toast
soup and leftovers
Black Bean Chili
Thurs
Carrot Muffins and chilled peach soup
leftover chili and chips
silly spaghetti cupcakes with garlic bread cups
Fri
Chocolate chip muffins
leftover spaghetti
Chicken lettuce wraps PF Chang style
Sat
Chucks for donuts
leftoversCalifornia Pizza Kitchen
Sun
muffins
Pulgogi and clear noodles
leftovers for dinner
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Check out these stores
I love to explore stores in my area. I have found a few that are really great and some that I will never go to again!
The ethnic stores have been a great find for me! The local Asian food store has great produce the my husband loves like Chinese Broccoli, baby bok choy, fresh bean sprouts. Also many types of tofu, baked, fried, flavored, and soft. If you are not a fan of these things, check out the meat dept! The ground beef and pork was almost half the cost of my regular grocery store and it was also much fresher. Chicken in all shapes and forms was very cheap too. Don't be afraid to pick up spices and sauces to experiment with.
What to look for there:
Asian stores
Produce:baby bok choy, chinese broccoli, cabbages, english cucumbers, fresh bean sprouts
tofu and soy products
meat: ground beef, ground pork, whole chickens, chicken wings and drumettes, chicken drum sticks, flank steak, pork roast
Spices: dry mustard, chili powders, dried onion and garlic
Sauces: Soy, chili sauces and paste, Hoisin sauce, Hawaiian BBQ sauce, Plum sauce
Canned: coconut milk, baby corn
Noodles and rice
Mexican Stores
Produce: Mangoes, papayas, pineapple, melons. potatoes, onions, garlic, avocados, fresh cilantro, yams and sweet potatoes
Meat: beef flank steaks, beef roasts, whole chickens, ground pork
Pantry: spices and dried chilies, cornmeal, tortillas and tortilla chips,
Sauces: chili sauces, tomato sauces, enchilada sauces, chili verde sauce
Canned: tomato sauces, canned chilies, salsas, canned pork, canned chicken.
The ethnic stores have been a great find for me! The local Asian food store has great produce the my husband loves like Chinese Broccoli, baby bok choy, fresh bean sprouts. Also many types of tofu, baked, fried, flavored, and soft. If you are not a fan of these things, check out the meat dept! The ground beef and pork was almost half the cost of my regular grocery store and it was also much fresher. Chicken in all shapes and forms was very cheap too. Don't be afraid to pick up spices and sauces to experiment with.
What to look for there:
Asian stores
Produce:baby bok choy, chinese broccoli, cabbages, english cucumbers, fresh bean sprouts
tofu and soy products
meat: ground beef, ground pork, whole chickens, chicken wings and drumettes, chicken drum sticks, flank steak, pork roast
Spices: dry mustard, chili powders, dried onion and garlic
Sauces: Soy, chili sauces and paste, Hoisin sauce, Hawaiian BBQ sauce, Plum sauce
Canned: coconut milk, baby corn
Noodles and rice
Mexican Stores
Produce: Mangoes, papayas, pineapple, melons. potatoes, onions, garlic, avocados, fresh cilantro, yams and sweet potatoes
Meat: beef flank steaks, beef roasts, whole chickens, ground pork
Pantry: spices and dried chilies, cornmeal, tortillas and tortilla chips,
Sauces: chili sauces, tomato sauces, enchilada sauces, chili verde sauce
Canned: tomato sauces, canned chilies, salsas, canned pork, canned chicken.
Where have we been?!
We have been out of town for a week! It was so much fun to visit friends and family in our old home town. We miss our family there, but not the weather! It was nice to get out of the heat and back to the 70 degrees that we love here at home.
I have a new recipe for you to try, sorry no pics though!
Mexican Shredded Beef
1 beef roast, the one we used was about 4 lbs
salt and pepper to taste
garlic powder
fresh garlic
1 can of mexican style stewed tomatoes
The roast we used was frozen, just season the roast the best you can. Add the roast to the crockpot with the garlic cloves, we used 4. Add the tomatoes and let it cook for 6-8 hours until very tender. Shred and eat. You could make enchiladas, taquitos,or just serve it with rice.
I have a new recipe for you to try, sorry no pics though!
Mexican Shredded Beef
1 beef roast, the one we used was about 4 lbs
salt and pepper to taste
garlic powder
fresh garlic
1 can of mexican style stewed tomatoes
The roast we used was frozen, just season the roast the best you can. Add the roast to the crockpot with the garlic cloves, we used 4. Add the tomatoes and let it cook for 6-8 hours until very tender. Shred and eat. You could make enchiladas, taquitos,or just serve it with rice.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Delivery
Look what Oprah left on my doorstep today! I was so excited, I entered online a long time ago, I didn't think that there was any chance I would get one. So cool!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Albertsons ad for 7/23-7/30 2008
Here is the Albertsons shopping list thru tues night
http://pinchingyourpennies.com/coupons/store_sales.php?id=UT_Albertsons_Jul23_Jul29
http://pinchingyourpennies.com/coupons/store_sales.php?id=UT_Albertsons_Jul23_Jul29
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