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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Freezing Cold Hot Chocolate

When it is cold outside, my kids are always asking for "warm chocolate".  That means they want hot chocolate but only slightly warming than room temperature.  This is quite the opposite.  The kids and I decided to be adventurous with the blender today and this is what we came up with.  The kids LOVED it!  They pretty much attacked me as I was pouring them, so this is the best picture I could get.


Ingredients:

  • 3 Packets of Instant Hot Cocoa
  • 3/4 Cup of Half and Half
  • 1 Cup of Water
  • About 1 1/2 Cups of Vanilla Ice Cream
This made enough for 3 kids and 1 mom

Pour the packets of cocoa mix into the blender.  Add in the water and blend until powder is dissolved.  Next, add in the half and half and ice cream.  Blend until smooth.  Serve in chilled glasses and enjoy!

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Mouth Watering Pot Roast

For dinner tonight, I am making my husband's favorite- Mouth Watering Pot Roast. I actually think the recipe title is Mississippi Pot Roast, but we call it mouth watering because the flavor is so good our mouths actually water when we think about it!

The best thing about this roast is that it's super easy and since you make it in the slow cooker, you can make it in the morning and forget about it until dinner. You can use a lot of substitutions as well, in fact I'm using one today because I do not have one of the ingredients.


Ingredient List:

  • 1.5/2 lb. Chuck Roast
  • 1 packet ranch dressing mix
  • 1 packet Au Jus (I am out of the Au Jus so I'm substituting for 4 cubes of beef bouillon)
  •  3/4 stick of butter (adjust this according to your taste, original recipe calls for entire stick)
  •  4 pepperoncinis

One of the most important things I would like to point out is that you DO NOT add any water or broth to this. The beef drippings and butter create enough.

Directions:

1. Put chuck roast in slow cooker
2. Empty ranch packet then Au Jus (or in this case bouillon cubes) on top of beef
3. Put butter on top
4. Place each pepper around the butter
5. Cook on low 6-7 hours until meet is tender.