Tuesday, February 9, 2010

=tasty tuesday=

Beef Stew

Prep: 5-10 minutes

Cook: 45 minutes


1 lb stew meat
2 small beef bouillon cubes (or 1 big one)
1/4 tablespoon oil
2 cups water

flour

salt

pepper
1 small sweet yellow onion

1 small bag of baby carrots

1 can diced tomatoes, italian style, undrained

1 can corn, drained

1 can green beans, drained.


Preparation: Cut stew meat into bite sized pieces. Salt and pepper to taste then dredge in flour. Slice onion and cut baby carrots into 3rds.

Directions:

  1. Heat oil in bottom of stew pot. Place meat in pot and brown.
  2. Once meat is brown, pour in water until it is just barely covered (about 2 cups). Add carrots, onions, can of tomatoes and beef bouillon cubes. Cover and simmer for about 30-35 minutes.
  3. Add can of corn and green beans, simmer for 5-10 more minutes.

We love this recipe! It is so easy and makes a large pot of food. The three of us can eat off of it for a few days...or we can feed a large group of about 5-6 people. LOVE IT!

Friday, February 5, 2010

=grumpy=

It's been hard for me to blog lately. Not really sure why though, but I haven't really been feeling it. I want to...and I get ideas about what to write about...then I just don't. I don't have access to this at work and that's when I tend to be on the computer. When I'm at home, I don't really do anything. The weekends, I rarely even check facebook. I just don't. I'm lame...

I don't have much to say other than I'm grumpy, Hailey is in bed, Michael is out with a friend and I have nothing to do. We only have a few channels now and I guarantee there's nothing on...so I think I'll get comfy, make some tea and either read a book or watch a movie. Not sure, but I'm kind of looking forward to my time to relax by myself. I don't get that very often. It's funny, when Michael worked UPS, he was never home and this is all I did....evenings were to myself and I hated it. Now, I long for it. Weird. Not all the time, just occasionally. Hmm...

Well, I'm off. That's it for now. I leave you with possibly one of the cutest pictures of Hailey taken this year...


My beautiful baby girl....she's so gorgeous!